Vardhaman Jaypal Avdhut v. The State Of Maharashtra, Through Dept Of Forest And Land Revenue And ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.12215 OF 2017 ...

Vardhaman Jaypal Avdhut ....Petitioner V/S The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

....Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.11574 OF 2017 Rahul Raghunath Jadhav ....Petitioner V/S The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

....Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.12126 OF 2017 Vardhaman Jaypal Avdhut ....Petitioner V/S The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

....Respondents ...

Mr. Rahul Patil i/b Mr. Umesh R. Mankapure for the Petitioner in all WPs. Ms. Geetanjali Shinde, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 4/State in all Wps. ...

CORAM : A.A. SAYED & PRAKASH D. NAIK, JJ.

DATE : 13 AUGUST 2019.

ORDER:

It is not in dispute that the issue raised in the Petitions is identical to the issues raised in Writ Petition No.8235 of 2018 (Prashant Lakappa Koli vs. The State of Maharashtra), which Writ Petition is disposed of by order dated 23 July 2019, copy whereof is produced by learned Counsel for the Petitioners.

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k 2/2 8 wp 12215.17 + 2 as.doc In the circumstances, following the said order dated 23 July 2019, we pass the following order in the present three Writ Petitions:

O R D E R

i) In the event the Petitioners filing Representations before the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department seeking refund of the amount within a period of two weeks from today, the said Representations shall be disposed of by the said Authority within a period of three months from the date of the receipt of the said Representations. ii) All contentions are kept open.

The Petitions are disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (PRAKASH D. NAIK, J.) (A.A. SAYED, J.) katkam 2/2