The High Court dismissed PIL No. 23 of 2020 after accepting that the Land Acquisition Process for Jalna Township Project was denotified via a notification dated 23-29.07.2020, holding the main prayer satisfied.
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2026:BHC-AUG:12146-DB
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 23 OF 2020
Balraj Prakash Pande VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
Mr. R. L. Chhabda, Advocate for petitioner Mr. S. B. Narwade, AGP for respondent-State
CORAM : Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi & Hiten S. Venegavkar, JJ. DATE : 18th March, 2026
PER COURT :-
(Hiten S. Venegavkar, J.)
(Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi, J.)
B. S. Joshi
1 of 1
912-PIL-23-2020.odt
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the denotification of land acquisition process via Notification dated 23-29.07.2020 satisfies the main prayer clause of the petition.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Balraj Prakash Pande
The State Of Maharashtra
Vibha Kankanwadi
Hiten S. Venegavkar
As recorded by the court registry
Litigation brought on behalf of the public interest rather than a personal grievance, relaxing the usual rule of locus standi.
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