Pandurang Ganpat Lekawale and Ors. v. the Competent Authority and Special Land Acquisition Officer No. 17 and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal of writ petitions; leave granted to withdraw WP 7216/2024 and WP 7884/2024 and file consolidated petition on same causes of action; contentions left open; disposed with liberty, no costs. Petitioner side: Pandurang Ganpat Lekawale & Ors (incl. Petitioner No.3 Sampat Lekawale); counsel Rahul Kadam (WP 7216/2024) and N P Deshpande (WP 7884/2024). Respondents: State of Maharashtra & Ors; AGPs R S Pawar (WP 7216/24) and M S Bane (WP 7884/2024). Bench: M.S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ.; decision dated 5 May 2025. No statutes or precedents cited; no substantive legal issue adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
Both Writ Petitions disposed of with liberty to withdraw them and file a consolidated petition on the same causes of action; all contentions left open; no costs. ¶17