Ankit Sushil Wadhwa v. State Of Maharashtra Home Deptartment Thr. Secre. Home Transpor And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 51 OF 2024 Ankit Sushil Wadhwa .. Petitioner

Versus

State of Maharashtra & Anr.

.. Respondents Mr. Suhas S. Deokar for petitioner.

Mrs. Neha S. Bhide, Government Pleader with Mr. O. A. Chandurkar, Addl. Govt. Pleader and Mrs. G. R. Raghuwanshi, AGP for respondent no.1-State.

CORAM:

ALOK ARADHE, CJ. & SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.

by PRAVIN DASHARATH PANDIT Date:

2025.06.10 17:03:09 +0530 DATE:

10th JUNE, 2025 PRAVIN DASHARATH PANDIT P.C.:

1.

In this Public Interest Litigation, the petitioner has assailed the validity of Section 2(1-A) of the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Tax Act, 1958.

2.

In response to a query, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not an aggrieved person. It is well settled in law that validity of the statutory provisions can only be challenged by a person who is aggrieved. The petitioner is, admittedly, not an aggrieved person. Therefore, the PIL at the instance of the petitioner, in which validity of statutory provisions has been challenged, cannot be entertained.

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The PIL is, therefore, dismissed. However, issue with regard to validity of the statutory provisions involved in the instant PIL is kept open to be agitated in an appropriate proceedings.

(SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE)