Anant Santu Mohol And ORS v. State Of Maharashtra Thr The Chief Secretary And ORS

bipin prithiani 17-ia-11629.25.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 11629 OF 2025 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 15017 OF 2024 Anant Santu Mohol ...

Applicant In the matter between :

Anant Santu Mohol & Anr.

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Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

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Respondents WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 11630 OF 2025 (Not on Board. Taken on Board.) IN WRIT PETITION NO. 11815 OF 2024 ****** Adv. Pallavi Potnis for the Applicant.

Mrs. Pooja Patil, AGP for Respondent No.1-State. Mr. Vijay D. Patil, Senior Advocate i/by Mr. Yogesh Patil for Respondent No.4-MSRDL.

****** CORAM : MANISH PITALE AND SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, JJ.

DATE : 26th FEBRUARY 2026 P.C. :

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By these applications, the applicants (original petitioner in both the petitions) seeks to amend the writ petitions in order to add certain pleadings and also to add further prayers in these writ petitions.

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The proposed amendment pertains to the action on the part of the respondents of deducting 10% Nazrana amount from the compensation paid to the petitioners. A challenge is raised to the by BIPIN DHARMENDER PRITHIANI Date: 2026.02.27 11:14:52 +0530 BIPIN DHARMENDER PRITHIANI same.

bipin prithiani 17-ia-11629.25.doc 3.

We find that allowing the proposed amendment will not change the nature of the writ petitions, in any manner and therefore, the applications deserve to be allowed. 4.

Accordingly, the applications are allowed. The applicant is permitted to amend the writ petitions, as per the proposed amendment at schedule (A) of the applications. The amendment be carried out within two weeks from today. The amended papers shall be served upon the respondents within one week thereafter. 5.

List the petitions under the caption 'for directions' on 25th March 2026.

(SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, J.) (MANISH PITALE, J.)