Maula Gulab Shaikh v. The District Resettlement Office (Dro) And ORS.

Megha 6_wp_72_2018.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.72 OF 2018 Maula Gulab Shaikh

...Petitioner

Versus

The District Resettlement Office (DRO) & Ors.

...Respondents

.....

Mr. Dhananjay K. Chavan i/b. Mr. R.A. Choudhari for the Petitioner. Mr. P.G. Sawant, AGP for the Respondents-State. CORAM : RANJIT MORE AND SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, JJ.

DATED: 17th JANUARY, 2018.

P.C.:- The Petitioner's counsel placing reliance on the order dated 19th December, 2016 passed by this Bench in Writ Petition No.3780 of 2016 contends that the Petition pertains to the projects i.e. Dhom Dam Irrigation Project, Koyana Dam Project and the Petitioner in the above Petition who is entitled for such allotment only if he complies with the necessary conditions and is entitled. It is needless to say that the consideration of the applications or representations concerned, has to be strictly in accordance with the procedure contemplated, keeping in mind the fact that since 1970 the Petitioner is deprived of benefits of the land belonging to him since they were acquired. He is not put in possession of the alternate land till date.

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We accordingly dispose of the Writ Petition by directing the Respondents to treat the legal notice dated 23/12/2016 and also the present petition itself as representation and dispose them of strictly in accordance with law, based on merits, as expeditiously as possible, in any case not later than four months from today. (SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.) (RANJIT MORE, J.) Megha 2/2