Ashok Namdev Potinde and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra Throu. Principal Sec. Revenue and Forest Dept and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Ashok Namdev Potinde v. State of Maharashtra; Bombay High Court, Writ Petition No. 4355 of 2024, disposed 08-05-2026 (M.S. Karnik & S.M. Modak, JJ.). Petitioners represented by Hemant Ghadigaonkar; State by AGP P.G. Sawant. Concerned delay in deciding application dated 25/02/2016 under Section 36(A), Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, pending before respondent No.5. Court fixed outer limit of sixteen weeks from compliance of queries, set appearance date 19/05/2026, kept contentions open. No monetary quantum. Advocates citing: Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 S. 36(A); land revenue; expeditious disposal directions.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.5 to decide the application dated 25/02/2016 under Section 36(A) of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 expeditiously and within sixteen weeks from the date of compliance of the queries, with respondent No.5 to specify the compliance time limit; petitioner to appear before respondent No.5 on 19/05/2026 with a copy of the order and cooperate; all contentions kept open for decision on merits and in accordance with law.