Gorakhnath Mansingh Shinde v. the State of Maharashtra Thr. the Govt. Pleader A.S. High Court, Mumbai and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Procedural disposal only — no substantive holding. Writ Petition No. 4684 of 2024, Bombay High Court (Kolhapur Circuit Bench, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction), decided 6 April 2026 by Sachin S. Deshmukh J. Petitioner Gorakhnath Mansingh Shinde did not press the petition against the State of Maharashtra & Anr. (J.P. Patil, AGP for the State) and obtained liberty to file a comprehensive application under Section 73A of the Maharashtra Public Trust Act; petition disposed of with that liberty, and the concerned Authority directed to decide the application on its own merit. Useful only as a reference for liberty-to-file-fresh-application outcomes; contains no ratio on Section 73A MPPTA.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to file a comprehensive application under Section 73A of the Maharashtra Public Trust Act; the concerned Authority to decide such application on its own merit.