Manohar Pundlik Sawant And ORS v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr Its Secretary And ORS

Mamta Kale 7-ia-3233-2026 in wp-5153-2004.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3233 of 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 5153 OF 2004 Manohar Pundlik Sawant ...Applicant Vs.

The State of Maharashtra and Ors.

...Respondents

---- Mr Murari Madekar i/b M/s Madekar & Co., for the Applicant / Petitioner.

Ms Neha Bhide, GP, a/w Ms Shruti Vyas, Addl.GP, a/w Ms Savita Prabhune, AGP, for the Respondent / State.

---- Digitally signed by MAMTA AMAR KALE Date:

2026.05.05 11:32:07 +0530 MAMTA AMAR KALE CORAM: BHARATI DANGRE & MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ.

DATED : 28th APRIL, 2026 P.C.

1.

In the petition admitted on 4th March, 2005, the petitioner has filed an Interim Application seeking an amendment.

2.

We have heard the learned Counsel for the applicant and perused the original Writ Petition which seek cancellation of the impugned mutation entries made in the revenue records of the land and seeking a direction to the respondents to process the application submitted by the petitioner / owners of land for its developer.

Mamta Kale 7-ia-3233-2026 in wp-5153-2004.doc 3.

The petition having been admitted, since during its pendency, there is pronouncement of the Apex Court in case of Rohan Vijay Nahar Vs State of Maharashtra, (2026) 2 SCC 182 and the petitioner want to press into service the ground set out in the decision of the Hon'ble Apex Court, he seek amendment in the petition in terms of the Schedule appended to the application. 4.

We see no difficulty in granting the said application as the petition is already admitted and the authorative pronouncement of the Apex Court will decide the entitlement of the petitioner as claimed in the Writ Petition. 5.

The Interim Application is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). The petition is permitted to be amended as per Schedule.

Let the amendment be carried out within a period of two weeks and amended copy of the petition shall be served upon the learned Government Advocate, who is at liberty to file the reply affidavit, if necessary. List the amended petition four weeks thereafter.

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