Shri. Pundalik Ganpati Bhandavale And ANR v. State Of Maharashtra Through The Honourable Minister For Revenue And Forest Dept. And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.541 OF 2024 Pundalik Ganpati Bhandavale & Anr.

.....Petitioners Vs.

The State of Maharashtra Through The Honourable Minister For Revenue And Forest Dept. & Ors.

.....Respondents Mr. S.M.Gorwadkar, Senior Advocate, i/b Mr. Vikrant Desai, for the Petitioners.

Mrs. Ashwini A. Purav, AGP for Respondent-State. CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ.

DATE : 26th JUNE 2025.

P.C.:- 1.

Learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioners, on instructions of the Petitioners, seeks leave to withdraw the Petition with liberty to pursue their Appeal, which is pending before the Hon'ble Revenue Minister.

2.

Petition is accordingly disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed.

3.

We make it clear that we have not heard the Petition on Shivgan 1/2

902-WP-541-2024.doc merits and as such, keep all contentions of all the parties on merits open.

4.

Since the Appeal is pending since 2009 before the Hon'ble Revenue Minister, we request the Hon'ble Revenue Minister to decide the Appeal expeditiously and in any case within eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order.

5.

All parties to act on an authenticated copy of this order. (DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.) (REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.) Digitally signed by SHAMBHAVI NILESH SHIVGAN Date:

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