Bombay High Court

SHREE SAIBABA SANSTHAN SHIRDI THROUGH ITS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that there is no difficulty in allowing the civil application and directed the implementation of the resolution granting the lease.

Summary

The Shree Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, through its CEO, filed a civil application seeking a court order to implement Resolution No. 403 dated 03‑07‑2024, which authorizes the lease of its land (Survey No. 116/5) to the Zilla Parishad, Shirdi for five years. The resolution was passed by the Sansthan’s ad‑hoc committee under Proposal No. 17. The State of Maharashtra and other respondents opposed the application. The Court examined whether there was any legal impediment to directing the lease. Finding none, the Court held that the application could be granted without difficulty. Accordingly, the Court allowed the civil application and directed implementation of the resolution as prayed for.

Issues considered

Whether the civil application seeking a direction to implement Resolution No. 403 for leasing Sansthan land to Zilla Parishad should be allowed

Subjects

lease
land
resolution
civil application
public interest litigation
implementation
Sansthan
Zilla Parishad

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39388-DB

1 CA / 11073 / 2024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11073 OF 2024 IN
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 98 OF 2021

SHREE SAI BABA SANSTHAN TRUST SHIRDI THROUGH
ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

...
Advocate for applicant : Mr. A.S. Bajaj
AGP for the respondent – State : Mr. P.K. Lakhotiya
Advocate for petitioner in PIL : Mr. U.R. Awate h/f Talekar and Associates
...

CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT AND
JITENDRA JAIN, JJ.

DATE : 28 AUGUST 2026

PER COURT :

Heard learned Advocate for the applicant and learned
Advocate for the respondent.

2. This civil application is for directing to implement
Resolution No. 403 dated 03.07.2024 pursuant to Proposal No. 17. The
Adhoc committee of the Sansthan has passed the resolution for
granting the land Survey No. 116/5 owned by Sansthan to Zilla
Parishad, Shirdi on lease basis for 5 years.

3. Looking to the object, this Court does not find any difficutly
in allowing the Civil Application. Civil Application is allowed in terms of
prayer clause B.

[ JITENDRA JAIN ] [ KISHORE C. SANT ]
JUDGE JUDGE
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