Kakasaheb Kachru Shinde v. The State Of Maharashtra Through The Secretary And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.11101 OF 2024 Shivaji Appasaheb Rode ... PETITIONER

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The State of Maharashtra & ors.

... RESPONDENTS .......

Mr. K.F. Shingare, Advocate for petitioner Mrs. Kalpalata Patil Bharaswadkar, A.G.P. for State .......

AND WRIT PETITION NO.11127 OF 2024 Ramkrishna Shankarrao Gaikwad ... PETITIONER

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The State of Maharashtra & ors.

... RESPONDENTS .......

Mr. K.F. Shingare, Advocate for petitioner Mr. S.J. Salgare, A.G.P. for State .......

AND WRIT PETITION NO.11128 OF 2024 Kakasaheb Kachru Shinde ... PETITIONER

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The State of Maharashtra & ors.

... RESPONDENTS .......

Mr. K.F. Shingare, Advocate for petitioner Mrs. S.N. Deshmukh, A.G.P. for State .......

AND WRIT PETITION NO.11133 OF 2024

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Kakasaheb Kachru Shinde ... PETITIONER

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The State of Maharashtra & ors.

... RESPONDENTS .......

Mr. K.F. Shingare, Advocate for petitioner Mrs. S.N. Deshmukh, A.G.P. for State .......

AND WRIT PETITION NO.11134 OF 2024 Kakasaheb Kachru Shinde ... PETITIONER

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The State of Maharashtra & ors.

... RESPONDENTS .......

Mr. K.F. Shingare, Advocate for petitioner Mrs. S.N. Deshmukh, A.G.P. for State .......

AND WRIT PETITION NO.11178 OF 2024 Kakasaheb Kachru Shinde ... PETITIONER

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The State of Maharashtra & ors.

... RESPONDENTS .......

Mr. K.F. Shingare, Advocate for petitioner Mrs. S.N. Deshmukh, A.G.P. for State .......

CORAM : R.G. AVACHAT AND NEERAJ P. DHOTE, JJ.

DATE : 8th OCTOBER, 2024 O R D E R :

The petitioners have approached this Court for

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directions to the respondent No.2 to decide the applications filed under Section 16 of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act.

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It is submitted by learned Advocate for the petitioners that the petitioners have applied under Section 14(g) (j-3) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act to the respondent No.2 in the month of June 2023 and though there is mandate to decide the same within stipulated period i.e. 60 days, the same has not been done.

3.

Issue notice to the respondents returnable forthwith. Learned A.G.Ps. waive service for the respondents No.1 and 2 in the respective petitions.

4.

In view of the above, we allow the petitions in terms of prayer clause (B). The respondent No.2 - Collector shall consider and decide the applications submitted by the petitioners in accordance with law on its own merits within 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. (NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J.) (R.G. AVACHAT, J.) fmp/-