Shri. Hari Mahadeo Chinde Through Poa Shri. Shankar Mangalu Rathod v. The District Resettlement Office (Dro) And ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.67 OF 2018 Hari Mahadeo Chinde Shankar Mangalu Rathod

...Petitioners

Versus

The District Resettlement Office (DRO) & Ors.

...Respondents

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

DATED: 17th JANUARY, 2018.

P.C.:- The Petitioners' 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 Petitioners in the above Petition who are entitled for such allotment only if they complies with the necessary conditions and are 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 Petitioners are deprived of benefits of the land belonging to him since they were acquired. They are not put Megha 1/2

Megha 6_wp_67_2018.doc in possession of the alternate land till date. 2.

We accordingly dispose of the Writ Petition by directing the Respondents to treat the legal notice dated 8/3/2017 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