Authority: High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction)

Order Date: 7 October 2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Evita Krisala Township LLP (filed five writ petitions: WP Nos. 7070, 7071, 7186, 7187, 7236, 7186, 7187), Rakesh Popat Bharne (WP No. 2415), and Ravindra Daulat Shitole (WP No. 2363).
  • Respondents: State of Maharashtra and other unnamed parties; officers of the acquiring body were added as respondents in WP Nos. 7070 and 7236.
  • Relief Sought: Deletion of entries relating to the Kasarsai Left Canal Project in the revenue records (7/12 extracts) for the lands covered by the petitions.
  • Background: Petitioners argued that the lands were never validly acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and that the entries in the revenue records were erroneous.
  • Affidavits: Reply affidavits filed in WP Nos. 7070, 7071, 7186, 7187, and 7236 stated that beyond the publication of notifications under Sections 4 and 6 of the LA Act, no further acquisition steps were taken. In WP Nos. 2363 and 2415, the State had not filed reply affidavits but the Deputy Collector, Rehabilitation, Pune, instructed the Government Pleader to delete the entries within 16 weeks.
  • Specific Findings: The affidavit in WP No. 7071 confirmed that Gau No. 232 (subject land) was not included in the acquisition notification and that a mutation entry dated 12.01.1993 predates any acquisition proposal, rendering the canal‑related remark unrelated.

Final Outcome

  • The Court held that there is no legal basis to retain the Kasarsai Left Canal Project entries in the revenue records for the subject lands.
  • All writ petitions were allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b), directing the State authorities to delete the said entries.
  • Although the Government Pleader sought a 16‑week period for compliance, the Court reduced the timeframe, ordering deletion of the entries within six weeks from the date of the order.
  • The petitions stand disposed of.

Topics: Land Acquisition, Revenue Records