Balaji Bapurao More (Since Deceased Through His Legal Heir) Ramesh Balkrishna More v. The Deputy Collector, Rehabilitation Raigad

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3661 OF 2020 Balaji Bapurao More.

] (since deceased through his legal heir) ] Ramesh Balkrishna More.

] ... Petitioner

Versus

The Deputy Collector, Rehabilitation ] Raigad & Ors.

] ... Respondents Mr. Nitin Deshpande a/w Ms. Kanchan C. Phatak for Petitioners. Mr. A. I. Patel, Addl.G.P. a/w Mr. A. A. Purav, AGP for State. CORAM :- A. A. SAYED & S. P. TAVADE, JJ.

DATE :- 22 DECEMBER, 2020 P. C. :- 1.

The Petitioner seeks the following relief :

"(a) This Hon'ble Court may, by way of appropriate writ order or direction, direct the Additional Collector, Raigad to process the Petitioner's application dated November 23, 2017 and allot land as prayed for, within a period of three weeks from the date of Order of this Hon'ble Court." 2.

Learned Counsel for the Petitioner has relied upon the orders passed by this Court in Writ Petition (Stamp) No.92162 of 2020 in Anandi Dhondu Sawant Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Ors. It is not disputed that the issue raised in the said Petition is similar to the one raised in the present Petition.

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Hence, we dispose of the Writ Petition by directing the Respondents to dispose of the application dated 23/11/2017 of the Petitioner for allotment of alternate land preferably within 4 weeks from the date of receipt of this order. We make it clear that we have not gone into the merits of the matter. All contentions, including that of delay, are kept open.

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The Petition stands disposed of accordingly.

(S. P. TAVADE, J.) (A. A. SAYED, J.) URS 2 of 2