M/S. Talha Enterprise, Thr. Proprietor, Mr. Faizan Ali Siddiqui v. State of Maha., Thr. Secy., Ministry of Agri. and Animal Hus. and Dairy Dev. and Fisheries and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Talha Enterprise; Pench Reservoir fishing rights; illegal fishing by local fishermen; police protection; Parshivni Police Station; respondent No.5 affidavit; respondent No.2 Corporation; lease amount waiver/non-charging; communication of contract subsistence; directions; writ petition disposed with liberty to refile; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; Anil S. Kilor; Raj D. Wakode.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued: respondent No.2 to communicate confirmation of the petitioner's subsisting contract so respondent No.5 may provide police protection on making necessary payment or otherwise in accordance with law; respondent No.2 - Corporation to consider the petitioner's application seeking non-charging of lease amount for the period he could not fish, in accordance with law, and communicate its decision within four weeks of receipt; liberty reserved to the petitioner to file a fresh petition if occasion arises.