Shashikumar Ganesh Talekar v. Union of India Thr Its Deputy Secretary and Ors.
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Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction. Lead matter: (917) Writ Petition No. 9831 of 2025, Meena Pradip Agarwal v. The Competent Authority, National Highway Authority of India & Anr., heard with dozens of clubbed writ petitions (e.g., W.P. Nos. 14897/2024, 11678/2024, 10190/2024, 10692/2024, 16599/2023, 16574/2023, 7041/2024, 16631/2023 (Agricultural Produce Market Committee), (912) W.P. Nos. 6771/2021, 9260/2021, (912) W.P.(ST) 30767/2019, and multiple 2025 filings) by individual claimants, trusts and a market committee against the Union of India/Government of India, NHAI and Competent Authorities for National Highway land acquisition. Bench: Revati Mohite Dere & Dr. Neela Gokhale, JJ.; date 13 August 2025. Sole operative direction: 'Stand over to 21st August 2025, on the supplementary board' - an adjournment with no merits decision, no cited statutes and no cited precedents. Counsel: Mr. P. H. Joshi for the Petitioners; AGPs/panel counsel M. M. Pabale, M. S. Bane, Tanu N. Bhatia, S. P. Kamble, P. G. Sawant, Pooja M. Joshi Deshpande, Pooja Patil, B. V. Samant, R. S. Pawar, Ketan Joshi and Leena Patil for the Respondents-State petition-wise; Mr. Rakesh Singh with Ms. Heena Shaikh (i/b. M. V. Kini & Co.) for Respondent No.2-NHAI.