Bombay High Court
VIMALBAI DATTATRAY RAVTEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The writ petition is dismissed, with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal under Section 247 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966.
Summary
Vimalbai Dattatray Ravte filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging an order passed by the State of Maharashtra. The petitioner sought relief through the writ jurisdiction of the court. The court examined whether the writ petition was the appropriate remedy for the grievance. It held that the petitioner had an alternative statutory remedy under Section 247 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ petition but granted the petitioner liberty to pursue an appeal under the said provision. No substantive merits of the impugned order were adjudicated.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate remedy for challenging the impugned order—writ jurisdiction or the statutory appeal under Section 247 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966?
Legislation cited
- Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 — s. 247
Subjects
- writ petition
- land revenue
- Section 247
- alternative remedy
- appeal
- high court
Judgment
IN THE JUDICATURE OF HIGH COURT AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
926 WRIT PETITION NO. 2298 OF 2019
Vimalbai Dattatray Ravte
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
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Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Patil Ujwal Subhash
AGP for Respondents-State: Ms. R. R. Tandale
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CORAM : ROHIT W. JOSHI, J.
Dated : August 19, 2026
PER COURT :-
The Writ Petition is dismissed with liberty to the Petitioner to
avail of the alternate remedy available in law by filing an appeal under
Section 247 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966, challenging
the impugned order.
( ROHIT W. JOSHI, J. )
vj gawade/-.
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