Bashwaraj Manohar Rodge v. the State of Maharashtra through the Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench), WP No. 4218 of 2025, Bashwaraj Manohar Rodge v. State of Maharashtra through the Secretary and Others, disposed 04-12-2025. Prayers: mandamus to fix boundaries of Hattibet (Udgir, Latur) and prepare map; prohibition on development works till boundary fixation. Concern: cutting of trees at Hattibet, a tourist attraction. Respondent No.5's written instructions (Exhibit 'X'): tree-cutting never undertaken; undertaking not to cut or allow cutting in future. Disposition: petition disposed of as petitioner's purpose served; no directions issued. No statute or precedent cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
No writ issued; petition disposed of after respondent No.5's recorded statements that tree-cutting at Hattibet was never undertaken and that it has no plan to cut and would not allow cutting of the trees there in future, which the Court accepted as serving the petitioner's purpose.