Ramdas Lakshman Nimbalkar And ORS v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr The District Deputy Registrar And ANR

4.wp.2424.2023.doc Rajeshri Aher

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2424 OF 2023 Ramdas Lakshman Nimbalkar and Ors.

...Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra Thr. The District Deputy Registrar, Jalgaon and Co-operative Department and Anr.

...Respondents

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Dr.Ranjit A. Thorat, Senior Advocate i/b Mr.Suryajeet P. Chavan, Advocate for Petitioners.

Mr.A.P. Vanarse, AGP for Respondent-State.

Mr.Nikhil Adkine a/w Mr.Santosh Yadav, Advocates for Respondent No.2.

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CORAM

:K. R. SHRIRAM & RAJESH S PATIL, JJ.

DATED : 1ST MARCH 2023 P.C.:

The primary relief is in prayer Clause (b) to the Petition. Petitioners are seeking a direction to Respondents to provide documents, as requested in letter dated 23rd January 2023. Mr.Adkine for Respondent No.2 states that the documents will be made available within two days of Petitioners paying the requisite fees. Dr.Thorat states that even in the letter of 23rd January 2023, Petitioners had given an undertaking to pay the requisite charges for obtaining the documents. But, Respondent No.2 has not even responded to indicate how much Digitally signed by RAJESHRI PRAKASH AHER Date:

2023.03.02 14:39:27 +0530 RAJESHRI PRAKASH AHER charges have to be paid. Mr.Adkine for Respondent No.2 states that by

4.wp.2424.2023.doc tomorrow, i.e. 2nd March 2023, a communication will be addressed to Petitioners' advocate informing Petitioners about the charges to be paid. Once the charges are paid, within three working days thereafter the documents will be handed over.

In view of the above, Petition disposed.

We clarify we have not made any observations on the merits of the matter.

Dr.Thorat seeks stay of the order dated 12th March 2021 [incorrectly mentioned as "12th March 2022 in prayer Clause (c) of the Petition]. Stay refused.

(RAJESH S. PATIL, J.) (K. R. SHRIRAM, J.)