Smt. Sitabai Namdev Patil Deceased Thr. LRS.1- Shankar N. Patil and Ors. v. the Special Land Acquisition Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Interlocutory order on impleadment/substitution of legal heirs of deceased parties in a pending land acquisition first appeal. Bombay High Court allows IA No. 7675 of 2025 and IA (St) No. 17327 of 2025 (heirs of Respondent No.1 and Respondent No.4) and, by consent, connected IAs (St) Nos. 11716 of 2025 and 17328 of 2025 in Cross Objection (ST) No. 572 of 2006 in First Appeal No. 1428 of 2005. Parties: State of Maharashtra; Special Land Acquisition Officer; heirs of Vithoba Jagannath Mhatre (incl. Janabai Sunil Mhatre); heirs of Sitabai Namdev Patil (incl. Shankar N. Patil). Counsel: Sanchita Thakur (Applicants); A. A. Patil, Addl. G.P. (State). Action within two weeks; appeal listed February 9, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Legal heirs of deceased Respondent No.1 and Respondent No.4 permitted to be brought on record, with necessary action within two weeks of upload of the order; connected Interim Applications (St) Nos. 11716 of 2025 and 17328 of 2025 also allowed; First Appeal listed for February 9, 2026.