Obaiah S/O Guruappa Dasari v. State Of Maharashtra, Thr. Secy., Department Of Revenue And Forest, Mumbai And ORS.

2026:BHC-NAG:2879-DB 118 WP-1531-2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO.1531 OF 2026 [Obaiah s/o Gurappa Dasari ..Vrs.. State of Maharashtra and Others] _____________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders.

Shri. P. R. Agrawal, Advocate for Petitioner. CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR AND RAJ D. WAKODE, JJ.

DATE : 18 th FEBRUARY , 2026 .

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Heard Shri. P. R. Agrawal, learned counsel for the petitioner.

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Ms. K. P. Marpakwar, learned Assistant Government Pleader, waives service of notice on behalf of all respondents. 3.

The contention is that the petitioner was granted permission for excavation of minor minerals from the land in question by respondent No.3. The aforesaid permission was for the period from 09.11.2015 to 08.11.2020. Accordingly, a lease was executed in favour of the petitioner. As per the lease agreement dated 09.11.2015, there is a renewal Clause provided under Chapter 8 of the terms and conditions of the lease. The petitioner had applied to respondent No.3 on 10.08.2020 for renewal of the aforesaid lease.

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Shri. P. R. Agrawal, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that till date and even after passage of more than five years, such application is not decided by respondent Nos.2 and

3. He further submits that the issue involved in the present writ petition is identical to the one involved in Writ Petition No.3249 of 2020, decided by this Court on 15.09.2022.

118 WP-1531-2026 5.

In view of the above, we dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to respondent No.3 to decide the application dated 10.08.2020, filed by the petitioner for renewal of his lease, which is at record page No.30 (Annexure-C), within a stipulated period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The respondent No.3 is directed to decide the aforesaid application in accordance with law and more specifically in view of the judgment dated 15.09.2022, passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.3249 of 2020.

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The petitioner undertakes to produce a copy of this order alongwith a copy of the aforesaid judgment relied upon by him before respondent No. 3, within a period of one week from today. The decision taken thereupon shall be communicated to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of such decision.

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The present writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. (RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (ANIL S. KILOR, J.) TAMBE Signed by: Mr. Ashish Tambe Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 18/02/2026 19:22:30