Vasant Kisan Gargode v. State of Maharshtra Throu. Principal Sec. Revenue and Forest Dept and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 4328 of 2024, High Court of Bombay, DB, ref 2026:BHC-AS:11630-DB, decided 5th May 2026 by M. S. Karnik & S. M. Modak, JJ.; petitioner Vasant Kisan Gargode v. State of Maharashtra and ors.; application dated 15/10/2021 under Section 36(A) Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 pending with respondent No.5; direction to respondent No.5 to decide within sixteen weeks of compliance of queries and specify compliance time limit; petitioner to appear 19/05/2026; contentions kept open; writ petition disposed of; advocates Hitendra Gandhi h/f Hemant P. Ghadigaonkar (petitioner), P. G. Sawant AGP (State); order corrected per Speaking to Minutes dated 06/05/2026.
What did the court decide?
Respondent No.5 directed to decide the petitioner's application dated 15/10/2021 under Section 36(A) of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 expeditiously, within sixteen weeks from compliance of the queries (with respondent No.5 to specify the time limit for compliance); petitioner to appear before respondent No.5 with a copy of the order on 19/05/2026 and cooperate; all contentions kept open for decision on merits and in accordance with law.