Vilasrao N. Jagtap and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra Thr. Principal Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Searchable terms: illegal change of land use; land allotted by Government for Society; co-operative society; complaint to S.D.O., Jat, District Sangli; report dated 13th January 2022 by S.D.O. to Collector, Sangli; report dated 14th January 2022 by District Deputy Registrar (D.D.R.), Co-operative Societies, Sangli; direction to Collector, Sangli to conclude reports within 12 weeks; representation by complainants within two weeks; presence before Collector on 6th January 2026 at 11:00 a.m.; contentions kept open; locus standi objection raised but not decided; Writ Petition No. 7706 of 2022; Bombay High Court Kolhapur Bench; writ petition disposed of by administrative directions. Relevant to matters concerning duty of Collector to act on reports of subordinate authorities in co-operative society land-use complaints.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: the Collector, Sangli to take the reports of the S.D.O., Jat and the D.D.R. to their logical conclusion within 12 weeks from communication of the order; liberty to the Petitioners to make a representation pointing out shortcomings/deficiencies within two weeks; Petitioners to remain present before the Collector, Sangli on 6th January 2026 at 11:00 a.m., with the Collector to consider their response and take an appropriate decision within 12 weeks from 6th January 2026; all contentions of the parties kept open.