Tejas Dilip Ahirao And ORS v. Project Director, National Highway Auth. Of India And ORS

7-WP-1936-25.DOCX Sayali

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1936 OF 2025 Tejas Dilip Ahirao and others

...Petitioners

Versus

Project Director, National Highway of India and Others

...Respondents

______________________________________________________ Mr Shriram S. Kulkarni with Mr Gaurav Ugale with Mr Monish K Vig with Ms Prayal Khataukar, for Petitioners. Mr B.V. Samant, Addl. G.P with Ms. S.R. Crasto, AGP for State in WP-1931/2025.

Mr. B.V. Samant Addl. GP with Ms. M.S. Bane, AGP for State in WP-1936/2025.

Mr. B.V. Samant, Addl. GP with Mr. Aditya R. Deolekar, AGP for State in WP-1937/2025.

Mr. Rakesh Singh i/b M.V. Kini and Co., for Respondent Nos. 1 and 7.

Mr. Ashutosh Mishra, for UOI.

Mr. Satish P. Aher, Dy. Sub Divisional Engineer Mr. Wadekar, Present.

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CORAM:

M.S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ.

DATED:

07 MARCH 2025 PC:- 1.

Leave is granted to implead National Highway Division, Nashik as Respondent No. 7.

2.

Amendment to be carried out forthwith.

3.

Re-verification is dispensed with.

4.

Mr. Rakesh Singh waives service on behalf of the Respondent Nos. 1 and newly impleaded Respondent No. 7.

7-WP-1936-25.DOCX 5.

Mr. Rakesh Singh files an affidavit on behalf of Respondent No. 7, a copy of which has already been furnished to the learned Counsel for the Petitioners.

6.

Reply filed by Respondent No. 7 is taken on record. 7.

List this Petition on 20 March 2025 at 2.30 pm for disposal. 8.

We clarify that if the Status-quo order was granted by us earlier, it will apply only to the properties described in Exhibit-A in each of these petitions and not any other property. (Jitendra Jain, J) (M.S. Sonak, J)