Mohabbat Khan Sattar Khan v. the Collector and District Magistrate, Chandrapur and Others
Public Interest Litigation – Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; PIL No. 12 of 2026; Mohabbat Khan Sattar Khan vs. Collector & District Magistrate, Chandrapur; Anil S. Kilor and Raj D. Wakode, JJ.; decided 16 February 2026; PIL disposed of; PIL treated as representation; direction to Collector, Chandrapur to decide representation after hearing parties within 12 weeks; appearance on 26.02.2026; no costs; advocates Rabi A. Ghosh, Ankita A. Umrao (petitioner), Tajwar Khan AGP (respondents 1-5, 8, 9).
What did the court decide?
PIL disposed of with direction to respondent no.1-Collector, Chandrapur, to treat the PIL as the petitioner's representation and decide it after hearing necessary parties within 12 weeks from the date of the petitioner's appearance; petitioner to appear before respondent no.1 on 26.02.2026 at 11.00 a.m. with copies of the PIL and the order; no order as to costs.