Krushnarav Alias Kisan Nanasaheb Mane Deshmukh Decd Thr Lhrs Radhabai Krushnarao ... And ORS v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7267 OF 2025 Digitally signed by UDAY SHIVAJI JAGTAP Date:
2025.09.10 18:02:10 +0530 Krushnarav alias Kisan Nanasaheb UDAY SHIVAJI JAGTAP Mane-Deshmukh since deceased through LRs.
... Petitioners
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
... Respondents ALONG WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 6477 OF 2025 Tarabai Nanasaheb Mane-Deshmukh Since deceased through LRs.
... Petitioners
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The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
... Respondents .............
Mr. Ve nkatesh Shinde (through VC) for the Petitioners. Mr. Nitin Deshpande (through VC) a/w Mr. Abhijeet B. Desai for the Respondent No.5.
Mr. S.B. Kalel, AGP for the Respondent - State. .............
Coram : M. S. Karnik & Sharmila U. Deshmukh, JJ.
Date : September 9, 2025.
P. C. :
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Heard learned Counsel for the Petitioners. Both the Petitions are being disposed of by a common order.
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The relief prayed for by the Petitioners is for direction to the Respondents - Authorities to issue lead forms to the Petitioners under the G.R. referred to in the petitions and decide the said lead forms, which are submitted by the Petitioners within a time bound manner. 3.
The petitions are opposed by Mr. Deshpande, appearing on behalf of the Respondent No.5.
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It is pertinent to note that this Court in Writ Petition No. 4303 of 2016 in the case of Smt. Jayashri Narayanrao Mane & Ors. Vs. The Collector, Solapur and Ors. had passed the order dated 4th April 2025, which reads thus :- "(a) The Respondent No.1 Collector, Solapur or such other appropriate sub-ordinate authority of the Respondent/State who is competent to decide the Petitioner's application for return of the lands under provisions of Government Resolution (GR) dated 04.05.2012 read with provisions of Section 28-1AA (3) of the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling and Holdings) Act, 1961, is directed to consider the Petitioner's application dated 09.11.2012 afresh in accordance with law and in light of the order of the Supreme Court and compromise thereunder in Petitioner's family and further in view of similarly situated belated case considered by the Respondents. The consideration shall be restricted only as regards the application of Narayanrao Nanasaheb Mane-Deshmukh in respect of 18 acre of land.
(b) Petitioners are at liberty to file documents in support of their case within a period of 4 weeks from today. 2 of
(c) Concerned authority to hear the Petitioners or their representative and decide the Petitioner's application within a period of eight weeks thereafter. Decision be taken by a reasoned order and communicated to the Petitioners. 5.
In our opinion, for the same reasons as in the order dated 4th April 2025 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 4303 of 2016, the present Petition can be disposed of in terms of prayer clause (a). 6.
The Petitioners are at liberty to file documents in respect of their case within a period of two weeks from today. The concerned authority to decide the application and pass a reasoned order within a period of eight weeks thereafter and communicate the same to the Petitioners. 7.
It is made clear that all contentions of the parties are kept open and we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the Petition. It is open for the Respondents also to produce the relevant material and documents in support of their contentions.
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Both the Petitions stand disposed of in the above terms. No costs. [ Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J. ] [ M. S. Karnik ] 3 of