Keshav Shivaji Paikrao v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Regularization of encroached land; register of eligible encroachers as on 14.04.1990; Mutation entry No. 440 dated 16.06.1992; Government Resolution dated 12.07.2011; parity with co-encroachers Nagu Begaji, Devidas Paikrao, Rama Gaikwad; Tahsildar Hadgaon Dist. Nanded order dated 11.03.2024 quashed and set aside; remand to respondent No. 2 within 12 weeks considering prevailing legal position and Government policy; followed co-ordinate bench decision in Writ Petition No. 5099 of 2024 (Nandkishor Dhonduji Salwe v. State of Maharashtra, order dated 25.07.2024); Scheduled Caste category applicant; Jagpal Singh v. State of Punjab referred; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Divisional Bench; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 11.03.2024 of the Tahsildar, Hadgaon, Dist. Nanded quashed and set aside; matter remanded to respondent No. 2 to take a decision considering the prevailing legal position and Government policy within 12 weeks; writ petition disposed of.