Atul S/O Ramesh Ballal And Others v. Nagpur Improvement Trust, Thr. Chairman, Nagpur And Another

2023:BHC-NAG:16061-DB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO. 6741 OF 2023

1) Atul s/o Ramesh Ballal, Aged about 43 years, Occ. - Service,

2) Apoorva w/o Atul Ballal, Aged about 40 years, Occ.- Business,

3) Ashish s/o Ramesh Ballal, Aged about 45 years, Occ. - Business,

4) Meera w/o Ashish Ballal, Aged about 43 years, Occ.- Business.

All R/o Quarter No.39, Behind Guest House, VNIT Campus, Nagpur-440010.

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PETITIONERS

VERSUS

1) Nagpur Improvement Trust, through its Chairman, Office at Station Road, Sadar, Nagpur.

2) Building Engineer (West), Nagpur Improvement Trust, Office at Station Road, Sadar, Nagpur.

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RESPONDENTS ______________________________________________________________ Mr. P.R. Agrawal, Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. G.A. Kunte, Counsel for the respondents.

____________________________________________________________ CORAM : A.S. CHANDURKAR & ABHAY J. MANTRI , J J.

DATED : 2 nd NOVEMBER,

ORAL JUDGMENT : (PER : A.S. CHANDURKAR, J.) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties. 2.

The challenge raised is to the order dated 20-2-2023 issued by the Building Engineer (West) of the Nagpur Improvement Trust thereby rejecting the building plan of the petitioners seeking development work in the context of Plot No.97-A admeasuring about 216 square meters of Mouza-Sonegaon.

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After hearing the learned Counsel for the parties, we find that similar issue has been considered by this Court in Writ Petition No.8285/2022 (Kartiki d/o Jagdish Pawar and another vs. Nagpur Improvement Trust and another) decided on 14-2-2022. We find that the rejection of the building permit on similar ground was set aside in the light of discussion in paragraph Nos. 8 and 9 of the said judgment. The plot in question is already regularized by the Development Authority and we find that the petitioners would be entitled to the benefit of aforesaid decision.

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Accordingly for reasons recorded in the decision in Kartiki Jagdish Pawar (supra), the order dated 20-2-2023 passed by the

Building Engineer (West), Nagpur Improvement Trust is set aside. The respondents shall reconsider the said proposal and take a decision subject to all necessary considerations. The said decision shall be taken within a period of eight weeks of receiving copy of the judgment. 5.

Rule is made absolute in aforesaid terms. No costs. (ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.) (A.S. CHANDURKAR, J.) adgokar