Ajaykumar Kisanchandji Dudhani v. the State of Maharashtra, Thr. the Secretary, Urban Development Dept., Mumbai and Anr.
Maharashtra Regional And Town Planning Act, 1966 – S.127 – purchase notice
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (neutral citation 2025:BHC-NAG:2681-DB), Writ Petition No.6434/2024, decided 17/03/2025 by Avinash G. Gharote and Abhay J. Mantri, JJ. Petitioner Ajaykumar Kisanchandji Dudhani v. State of Maharashtra (UDD) and another. Lapse of development plan reservation under S.127, Maharashtra Regional And Town Planning Act, 1966: Reservation No.144 (Regional Development Plan dated 01/09/1998) over Survey No.225, 0.39 HR, village Datala, Chandrapur, reserved for an Institute; S.127 notice dated 23/05/2022 served on respondent No.2, receipt undisputed, no acquisition followed; reservation held lapsed; notification directed within four weeks; no costs. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; Development Plan Reservation No.144 declared lapsed; State directed to publish a notification accordingly within four weeks; no order as to costs.