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Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975

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GANESH BRIJMOHAN POKHRIYALversusTHE TAHASILDAR, AMBERNATH AND ORS.

Disposed Off

The petitioner, Ganesh Brijmohan Pokhriyal, challenged Mutation Entry No. 1180 which recorded the State Government as the occupier of his land in Mulgaon, Ambernath, on the basis of a declaration that the land was a private forest under the Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975. The …

SOMBAHADUR ATTARSINGH GURANG AND ORSversusGANESH BRIJMOHAN POKHRIYAL AND ORS

Disposed Off

The petitioner, Ganesh Brijmohan Pokhriyal, challenged Mutation Entry No. 1180 which recorded the State Government as the occupier of his land in Mulgaon, Ambernath, on the basis of a declaration that the land was a private forest under the Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975. The …

ROHAN VIJAY NAHAR & ORS.versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.

2025 INSC 1296Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants, private landowners in Maharashtra, challenged revenue annotations and mutation entries that labelled their lands as private forests and vested in the State, arguing that the statutory requirements for acquisition were not fulfilled. The State contended that notices issued under …

GODREJ & BOYCE MFG. CO. LTD. & ANR.versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.

2014 INSC 68Appeal(s) allowed

Godrej & Boyce acquired a 133-acre parcel in Vikhroli, which was declared waste land and cultivated before 1951. The State later issued a show‑cause notice under Section 35(3) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (notice No. WT/53) in 1956‑57, but never served it or took possession, while repeatedly …

MAHARASHTRA LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ORS.versusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

2010 INSC 768Dismissed

The Supreme Court examined whether a 53‑acre portion of Survey No. 345‑A in Dahisar was a "private forest" under the Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975 on the appointed day of 30 August 1975, and whether the State’s acquisition of that land was proportionate and lawful. The Court …

CHINTAMANI GAJANAN VELKARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.

2000 INSC 45

C.G. Velkar, a private forest land holder, challenged the vesting of his 20‑hectare land in Versave village in the State of Maharashtra under the Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975. The dispute centered on whether the word "issue" in Section 2(f)(iii) of the Act required actual …