Rajendranath Parasnath Pandey And ANR v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr Its Chief Secretary And ORS

9-PIL.128.2025.doc JVS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 128 OF 2025 JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE Date: 2026.04.07 10:41:42 +0530 Rajendranath Parasnath Pandey & Anr.

} Petitioner

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

} Respondents Mr. Eknath Dhokale, Advocate for Petitioner.

Ms. Neha S. Bhide,Government Pleader with Mr. O. A. Chandurkar, Additional Government Pleader and Ms. G. R. Raghuwanshi, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4.

Mr. Sandeep Dilip Shinde, Advocate for Respondent NO. 5.

CORAM:

SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ. & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.

DATE:

6th APRIL 2026 P.C.:

The petitioner no. 1, who claims that he is a Reporter, Editor and Publisher of weekly newspaper, namely, "Jagruk Crime Times", is seeking a direction to the respondent nos. 1 to 5 to remove the encroachment made by the respondent no. 6. This petitioner no. 1 is joined by one Sujit Anant Kadam, who states that his occupation is service and is involved in various social activities, seeks a direction for registration of criminal complaint against the said encroacher who has raised unauthorised construction on Gurcharan land in Survey No. 13/A situated at village Netivali, Taluka Kalyan, District Thane.

2.

This Public Interest Litigation does not comply with the Rules 5 and 7 of the Bombay High Court Public Interest Litigation Rules, 2010. The petitioners nowhere have provided any description of the social work undertaken by them. This Public Interest Litigation is a

9-PIL.128.2025.doc targeted attack on the respondent no. 6 and the reason for that is not easy to find out.

3.

Public Interest Litigation No. 128 of 2025 is dismissed. [GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE]