Kishor S/O. Tejram Sawarbandhe v. State of Maha., Thr. Secretary, Dept. of Revenue and Forest, Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Kishor Sawarbandhe v. State of Maharashtra — Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, Writ Petition No. 5686 of 2024, decided 13th October, 2025 (Siddheshwar S. Thombre, J.) [2025:BHC-NAG:10895]. Challenge to Tahsildar, Bhiwapur (Dist. Nagpur) order dated 29.07.2024 taking action under section 48(7) MLRC; petition disposed of as not maintainable in view of alternate and equally efficacious remedy of appeal under section 247 MLRC; four weeks' liberty to file appeal; time spent prosecuting the petition to be credited by appellate authority while considering delay application; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of as not maintainable; petitioner at liberty to file appeal under section 247 of the MLRC within four weeks, with time spent in prosecuting the present petition to be taken into consideration by the appellate authority while considering the application for delay; no order as to costs.