Panjabrao Rangrao Avchar v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Principal Secretary And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 936 WRIT PETITION NO. 14725 OF 2025 Panjabrao Rangrao Avchar

VERSUS

The State Of Maharashtra Through Principal Secretary And Others ......

Mr. N.R. Thorat, Advocate for Petitioner Mr. A.B. Girase, Government Pleader for Respondent No.1-State ......

CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI AND HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.

DATE : 09 DECEMBER, 2025 PER COURT :- 1.

Heard the learned advocate for the petitioner. 2.

The present petition has been filed for a direction to respondent No.2 to issue no dues certificate as per the award dated 03.08.2017 passed in the Permanent Lok Adalat at Aurangabad in Prelitigation Application Dispute No.24 of 2017 and for direction to respondents No.3 and 4 to issue new electric connection on the property/House bearing No.1822 situated at Gyanchand Nagar, Chitegaon, Tq. Paithan, Dist. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad). 3.

Taking into consideration the award passed on 03.08.2017 by the Permanent Lok Adalat, it can be seen that there was no amicable

936-WP-14725-25.odt {2} settlement as contemplated under Section 22C(7) of the Legal Services Authorities Act. Therefore, the award was passed under Section 22C(8) of the Legal Services Authorities Act. Whenever an award is passed by the Permanent Lok Adalat, in view of Section 22C(2), every award of the Permanent Lok Adalat under the Act shall be deemed to be a decree of a Civil Court, and therefore, when it is a decree already passed, the execution of the said decree lies before the different authority and cannot be considered by way of a writ petition. 4.

In view of this position, the learned advocate for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present petition with liberty to avail the permissible legal remedy.

5.

Leave granted.

6.

The writ petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed.

[ HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ] [ SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI ] JUDGE JUDGE S P Rane