Abhaykumar Wasudeo Kuranjekar v. The Additional Collector, Gondia And Others

2024:BHC-NAG:5020 wp.325.24.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.325 OF 2024 Abhaykumar Wasudeo Kuranjekar VS The Additional Collector, Gondia, Dist. Gondia and others ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order Shri A.R. Ingole, Advocate for the Petitioner/s Shri K.R. Lule, AGP for the Respondents/State

CORAM

: ANIL S. KILOR, J.

DATE : 29.04.2024 1.

Despite the judgment delivered by the Division Bench of this Court, in the year 2017, in the case of BGR Energy System Ltd. Vs. Tahsildar, Saoner and reported in 2018 (1) Mh. L.J. 332, wherein it has been held by the Division Bench that the excavation of earth for laying foundation of building and utilized in the same building itself, such excavated earth would not fall within the term of minor mineral, in total ignorance of said judgment, the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) passed the order dated 02.01.2024, imposing penalty of Rs.7,50,000/- upon the petitioner on the ground that he excavated the ordinary earth/Murum for leveling the agricultural field. 2.

In the circumstances, I pass the following order: (i) The writ petition is allowed in terms of prayer clauses (ii) and (iii), which are reproduced as under: C.L. Dhakate

wp.325.24.odt "(ii) quash and set aside the impugned order dated 02.01.2024 (Annexure-E) passed by the learned respondent no.2--Sub Divisional Officer, Deori, DistrictGondia in R. Case No. 33/MNL-37/2023-2024 MouzaPauldouna, Tah. Amgaon; (iii) direct the respondent nos.3 and 4-Sub Divisional Officer, Deori and Tahsildar, Amgaon to forthwith release the JCB. Machine bearing Registration No.MH-35-AR1928, as per provisions of Section 48 (8) of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966."

3.

The learned AGP is directed to bring this order to the notice of the concerned SDO and also the judgment in the case of BGR Energy System Ltd. (supra), so that the concerned SDO shall not repeat the same mistake.

[ANIL S. KILOR, J.] C.L. Dhakate