Bombay High Court
BALRAJ PRAKASH PANDEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The denotification of the land acquisition satisfies the petitioner’s prayer, leading to the disposal of the PIL.
Summary
The petitioner filed a public interest litigation challenging the land acquisition for the proposed Jalna Township Project at Kharpudi village. The petitioner submitted a copy of a notification dated 23-29 July 2020 showing that the land acquisition had been denotified. The court observed that this denotification satisfied the main prayer clause of the petition. Consequently, the court disposed of the PIL without further hearing. The judgment was delivered by Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Hiten S. Venegavkar.
Issues considered
- Whether the denotification of the land acquisition for the Jalna Township Project satisfies the petitioner’s prayer in the PIL
Subjects
- public interest litigation
- land acquisition
- denotification
- Jalna Township Project
- disposal
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:12146-DB
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 23 OF 2020
Balraj Prakash Pande
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
Mr. R. L. Chhabda, Advocate for petitioner
Mr. S. B. Narwade, AGP for respondent-State
CORAM : Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi &
Hiten S. Venegavkar, JJ.
DATE : 18th March, 2026
PER COURT :-
1. Learned Advocate for petitioner submits a copy of Notification
dated 23-29.07.2020 thereby the land acquisition process of the
proposed Jalna Township Project at Village Kharpudi, Tq. and Dist. Jalna
has been denotified. The said copy of the notification is taken on record
by marking Exhibit ‘X’. He submits that virtually the prayer Clause A i.e.,
main prayer clause has been satisfied.
2. In view of the said statement and Exhibit ‘X’, we dispose of
the present Public Interest Litigation.
(Hiten S. Venegavkar, J.) (Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi, J.)
B. S. Joshi
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