Vinayak Rankhambe v. The Municipal Corporation For The City Of Kolhapur And ANR.

25:BHC-AS:6-DB Megha 222_pil_31_2005.docx

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.31 OF 2005 Vinayak Rankhambe

...Petitioner

V/s.

The Municipal Corporation for the City of Kolhapur through its Commissioner and Anr.

...Respondents

______________ None for the Petitioner.

Mrs. Neha Bhide, GP with Mr. B.V. Samant, Addl.GP and Mrs. G.R. Raghuwanshi, AGP for Respondent No.2.

______________ CORAM: ALOK ARADHE, CJ. & SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.

Dated: 2 JULY 2025.

P.C.:

1.

None for the Petitioner.

2.

In this Petition Petitioner inter-alia seeks quashment of notices dated 10 August 2004 and 5 October 2004 issued under Rule 15(2) of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949.

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Megha 222_pil_31_2005.docx 3.

This Petition is pending before this Court for the past about 20 years with no interim order. Issue at this point of time, with regard to validity of impugned demand notices in this PIL has been rendered academic on account of efflux of time. Therefore, the PIL is dismissed.

[SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE] Signed by: Megha S. Parab Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 03/07/2025 16:19:56 Page No.

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