Kailash Rajaram Walekar v. State of Maharashtra Thr Prin. Sec. Ministry of Revenue and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court; Milind N. Jadhav, J.; Writ Petition No.6240 of 2025; Kailash Rajaram Walekar v. State of Maharashtra; Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966; Section 257 read with Schedule E MLRC; RTS proceedings; Mutation Entries; Tahsildar; two contradictory orders within one month; alternative statutory remedy; Sub-Divisional Officer Thane first appellate authority; writ court not a fact-finding court; contentions kept open; petition disposed with directions to file appeal within two weeks, disposal preferably within four weeks.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition disposed with directions: Petitioner to file a statutory appeal before the Sub-Divisional Officer, Thane within two weeks; the appeal to be heard and disposed of expeditiously, preferably within four weeks of filing; pleadings, if any, to be completed within one week; the appellate authority to hear all parties and pass a speaking order strictly on merits, uninfluenced by this order; further legal remedies kept open; all contentions expressly kept open and the impugned order left undisturbed.