Shri Guru Sakhare Sanstha Sadhak Ashram Alandi and Anr. vs State of Maha. Thr. Urban Development and Ors. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Shri Guru Sakhare Sanstha Sadhak Ashram Alandi and Anr. vs State of Maha. Thr. Urban Development and Ors. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioners to raise all grievances raised in the petition before the Special Land Acquisition Officer No. 14 Pune at the hearing fixed on 25/03/2026; the said respondent to take the grievances into consideration and decide them in accordance with law; liberty reserved to the petitioners to approach the Court afresh in the event any grievances survive. Interim applications, if any, also stand disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Grievances of the petitioners regarding the proposed acquisition of their lands located in Survey No. 119/9/2/2 pursuant to the notice dated 23/02/2026 issued by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, and whether the writ petition could be disposed of with liberty to raise those grievances at the hearing fixed on 25/03/2026.

Ratio / Principle

The Court accepted the suggestion made on behalf of the petitioners, considering the issues raised in the petition and the reliefs sought therein.

Key takeaways

The writ petition was disposed of by leaving it open to the petitioners to raise the grievances raised in the petition before the Special Land Acquisition Officer No. 14 Pune on 25/03/2026 when the hearing is fixed, and directing the said respondent to take the grievances into consideration and decide them in accordance with law.ratio¶¶22
Liberty was reserved for the petitioners to approach this Court afresh in the event any grievances survive after the hearing before the Special Land Acquisition Officer.ratio¶¶26

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Manish Pitale & Shreeram V. Shirsat, JJ.) disposed of a writ petition by Shri Guru Sakhare Sanstha Sadhak Ashram Alandi concerning a notice dated 23/02/2026 issued by the Special Land Acquisition Officer No. 14 Pune calling upon the petitioners to remain present on 25/03/2026 in respect of proposed acquisition of lands in Survey No. 119/9/2/2. Copies of the notice (marked 'X') and of a corrigendum dated 01/01/2025 issued by the Collector (marked 'Y') were taken on record. Accepting the petitioners' suggestion, the Court left it open to them to raise all grievances indicated in the writ petition before the Special Land Acquisition Officer at the hearing fixed for 25/03/2026, directed the said officer to consider the grievances and decide them in accordance with law, and reserved liberty to the petitioners to approach the Court afresh in the event any grievances survive. Interim applications, if any, also stand disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION NO. 3517 OF 2026

Shri Guru Sakhare Sanstha Sadhak .. Petitioners Ashram Alandi and Anr

V/s.

The State of Maharashtra and Ors .. Respondents

Mr. Abhijeet A. Joshi, for the Petitioners.

Ms. M. S. Bane, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4 – State.

Digitally signed by VARSHA VARSHA DEEPAK DEEPAK GAIKWAD GAIKWAD Date: 2026.03.18 15:32:13 +0530

Ms. Shakuntala Walekar, for Respondent No. 5.

CORAM : MANISH PITALE & SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, JJ. DATE : 17TH MARCH 2026.

PC:

This petition was circulated by the learned counsel for the petitioners in the backdrop of the recent development. By a recent notice dated 23/02/2026, the Respondent No. 4 - Special Land Acquisition Officer has called upon the petitioners to remain present on 25/03/2026, in respect of proposed acquisition of lands belonging to the petitioner located in Survey No. 119/9/2/2.

It is brought to our notice that the contents of the table contained in the said notice partially take care of the grievances of the petitioners and the petitioners can raise all grievances on the said date of hearing fixed for 25/03/2026.

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It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that if this Court grants liberty to the petitioners to raise all such grievances, as indicated in the writ petition, before the respondent - Special Land Acquisition Officer No. 14 Pune, when the aforementioned hearing is conducted on 25/03/2026, the writ petition itself can be disposed of. It is submitted that this Court may reserve liberty for the petitioners to file a fresh petition depending upon the result or the outcome of the hearing to be conducted by the respondentSpecial Land Acquisition Officer.

Considering the issues raised in the present petition and the reliefs sought therein, we are of the opinion that the suggestion made on behalf of the petitioners can be accepted.

In view of the above, a copy of the notice dated 23/02/2026 issued by the Special Land Acquisition Officer No. 14 Pune along with a copy of a corrigendum dated 01/01/2025 issued by the respondent Collector are taken on record marked ‘X’ and ‘Y’ respectively.

In light of the said documents taken on record, the writ petition is disposed of by leaving it open to the petitioners to raise the grievances raised in this petition before the Special Land Acquisition Officer No. 14 Pune on 25/03/2026 when the hearing is fixed. The said respondent shall take into consideration the grievances of the petitioners and decide them in accordance with law.

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Liberty is reserved for the petitioners to approach this Court afresh in

the event any grievances survive.

The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms. Interim applications, if any, also stand disposed of.

(SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, J.)

(MANISH PITALE, J.)

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