Parivartan Foundation Charitable Trust Thr Its Secretary v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr Its Chief Secretary And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 26 OF 2025 Parivartan Foundation Charitable Trust .. Petitioner

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

.. Respondents Ms. Jai Kanade i/by Saaya Sureshbabu a/w Rahul Shirgavkar for petitioner.

Mr. O. A. Chandurkar, Addl. Govt. Pleader with Smt. Tejas J. Kapre, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 5 and 8 to 10. by PRAVIN DASHARATH PANDIT Date:

2025.03.26 21:01:58 +0530

CORAM:

ALOK ARADHE, CJ. & M. S. KARNIK, J.

PRAVIN DASHARATH PANDIT DATE:

26th MARCH, 2025 P.C.:

1.

Heard on the question of admission.

2.

In this Public Interest Litigation, the petitioner, inter alia, seeks to direct investigation in respect of acquisition of land bearing Survey No. 121, situate at Village More, Taluka Vasai, District Plaghar. The petitioner also seeks a direction to official respondents to recover a sum of Rs.22,47,91,215/- from respondent nos.6 and 7.

3.

The petitioner is neither the owner of the land bearing Survey No. 121, nor in any way connected with the Mumbai - Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project.

4.

Insofar as the grievance of the petitioner with regard to misappropriation of fund by a public officer is concerned, the

7-PIL-26-2025.doc Maharashtra Lokayukta and Up-Lokayuktas Act, 1971 provides a forum to the petitioner to make a complaint under the provisions of the said Act. Therefore, we are not inclined to entertain the PIL. The same is disposed of with the liberty to the petitioner to approach the Lokayukta for redressal of its grievance, if any.

(M. S. KARNIK, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE)