Anand S/O Guruappa Dasari v. State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secy., Department of Revenue and Forest, Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Anand S/o Gurappa Dasari v. State of Maharashtra, Writ Petition No.1609 of 2026, Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, decided 23.02.2026 (Kilor and Wakode, JJ.). Minor mineral excavation permission/lease renewal delayed over five years; mandamus-style direction to respondent No.3 to decide renewal application dated 01.10.2019 within eight weeks, in accordance with law and in view of judgment dated 15.09.2022 in W.P. No.3249 of 2020; communication timelines of one week (petitioner furnishes documents) and two weeks (decision conveyed). Keywords: mining lease renewal, minor minerals, Maharashtra, pending application, direction to decide, disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.3 to decide the renewal application dated 1st October, 2019 (record Page No.27, Annexure-B) within eight weeks of receipt of a copy of the order, in accordance with law and in view of the judgment dated 15th September, 2022 in Writ Petition No.3249 of 2020; petitioner to produce copies of the order and judgment before respondent No.3 within one week; decision to be communicated to petitioner within two weeks of the decision.