Authority: High Court of Judicature at Bombay
Order Date: 7 October 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Evita Krisala Township LLP (filed five writ petitions: Nos. 7070, 7071, 7186, 7187, 7236 of 2026) and individuals Rakesh Popat Bharne (WP No. 2415 of 2026) and Ravindra Daulat Shitole (WP No. 2363 of 2026), all against the State of Maharashtra and other respondents.
- Relief sought: Deletion of entries relating to the Kasarsai Left Canal Project in the revenue records (7/12 extracts) for the lands that are the subject of the petitions.
- Respondents: State authorities represented by various Additional Government Pleaders; officers of the acquiring body were also added as parties in certain petitions.
- Affidavits: Reply affidavits were filed in petitions 7070, 7071, 7186, 7187, and 7236 stating that beyond publication of notifications under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, no further steps were taken. The affidavit in petition 7071 specifically affirmed that Gau No. 232 was not included in the acquisition notification and that the mutation entry dated 12‑01‑1993 does not arise from that notification.
- For petitions 2363 and 2415, no reply affidavits were filed, but written instructions from the Deputy Collector, Rehabilitation, Pune directed deletion of the entries within 16 weeks.
Final Outcome
- The Court held that the subject lands were never part of a valid acquisition and therefore the Kasarsai Left Canal Project entries cannot remain in the revenue records.
- All writ petitions were allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b); the State authorities are directed to delete the specified entries within six weeks from the date of this order.
- The petitions are hereby disposed of.
Topics: Land Acquisition, Revenue Record Correction, Judicial Order