Buda S/O. Sanu Bethekar and Another v. State of Maha., Thr. Secy., Tribal Development Dept., Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; Prafulla S. Khubalkar, J.; decision dated 07.03.2026; Writ Petition No. 1330 of 2025 (Buda s/o Sanu Bethekar and anr.) and Writ Petition No. 2635 of 2025 (Kisan s/o Bhuju Jawarkar) v. State of Maharashtra, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai and Ors.; withdrawal of writ petitions permitted with liberty; fresh application before Sub-Divisional Level Committee, Dharni to be decided on available documents; Committee to consider afresh uninfluenced by earlier orders of SDLC Dharni and appellate authorities; petitions disposed of; Advocate Siddhant I. Ghatte for petitioners; AGPs Sonia N. Thakur (WP 1330/2025) and Prachi Joshi (WP 2635/2025) for State.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the writ petitions with liberty to file a fresh application before the Sub-Divisional Level Committee, Dharni on the basis of available documents; the Committee to consider any such fresh application afresh without being influenced by its earlier orders and those of the appellate authorities.