Kisan Gopal Tokare v. The State Of Maharashtra Thru. Secretary And ORS

1/2 27-WP-14411-2025(D).odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.14411 OF 2025 Kisan Gopal Tokare ..

Petitioner

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

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Respondents ...

Mr. Saurabh Butala a/w Ms. Manvi Sharma, for the Petitioner. Mr. A.I. Patel, Addl. G.P. a/w Mr. V.G. Badgujar, AGP, for the Respondent - State.

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CORAM: BHARATI DANGRE & MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ.

DATED : 21st JANUARY, 2026 P.C:- 1.

According to the learned counsel for the Petitioner, the case of the Petitioner is governed by the decision of the Apex Court in Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited & Anr. V/s. State Of Maharashtra & Ors.1. and Rohan Vijay Nahar & Ors. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors.2, as regards the Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975 and classification of the lands as forest. The learned Government Advocate Mr. Patel seek some time.

1 (2014 ) 3 SCC 430 2 2025 SCC OnLine SC 2366 Kartikeya

2/2 27-WP-14411-2025(D).odt As we have already directed the listing of identical Petitions on 10.02.2026, it is open for the Respondent-State to file an affidavit-in-reply or, as directed in the other Petitions, appropriate instructions may be obtained from the Forest Department.

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Stand over to 10.02.2026. To be listed on the Supplementary Board.

(MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, J.) (BHARATI DANGRE, J.) Kartikeya