BABAN MARUTI MOHITE AND ANR vs DEPUTY COLLECTOR ACQUISITION 24 AND ORS — WP/3253/2026

Case under Land Acquisition Act Section NA. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 01st April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM010035012026

Filing Number

WP/2041/2026

Filing Date

21-Jan-2026

Registration No

WP/3253/2026

Registration Date

09-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manish Pitale , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shreeram Vinayak Shirsat

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manish Pitale , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shreeram Vinayak Shirsat

Bench Type

Division

Category

LAND ACQUISITION/REQUISITION(CENTRAL/STATE) ( 20 )

Sub-Category

ACQUISITION GENERAL ( 4 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

01-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 02-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Land Acquisition Act Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BABAN MARUTI MOHITE AND ANR

    Adv. NITIN PADMAKAR DESHPANDE

  2. 2.DATTATRAYA MARUTI MOHITE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.DEPUTY COLLECTOR ACQUISITION 24 AND ORS

  2. 2.DEPUTY COLLECTOR (REHABILITATION), PUNE

  3. 3.ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, PUNE

  4. 4.DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER, PUNE DIVISION

  5. 5.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

  6. 6.RANGANATH SITARAM MOHITE SINCE DECEASED THR HIS LHRS(Legal Heir)6.

  7. 7.HANUMANT RANGANATH MOHITE6.

  8. 8.BABAN RANGANATH MOHITE6.

  9. 9.SHIVAJI RANGANATH MOHITE6.

  10. 10.POPAT RANGANATH MOHITE6.

  11. 11.SHARAD SOPAN MOHITE

  12. 12.TUKARAM SAKHARAM MOHITE, SINCE DECEASED THR HIS LHRS(Legal Heir)7.

  13. 13.RAMDAS TUKARAM MOHITE7.

  14. 14.SOMNATH TUKARAM MOHITE7.

  15. 15.HIRABAI TUKARAM MOHITE

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 01-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Manish Pitale,hon'ble Shri Justice Shreeram Vinayak ShirsatView PDF

    The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by Baban Maruti Mohite challenging land acquisition proceedings. The court held that once land vests in the State through acquisition proceedings, former owners lose all interests and cannot seek substitution of alternative land, particularly when the representation was made over 20 years after the 1991 acquisition award. The court relied on settled law that acquired land must be used for public purposes or auctioned, not returned to erstwhile owners. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 01-Apr-2026

    Fresh Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Manish Pitale , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shreeram Vinayak Shirsat

  4. 18-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Manish Pitale,hon'ble Shri Justice Shreeram Vinayak ShirsatView PDF

  5. 18-Mar-2026

    Fresh Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Manish Pitale , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shreeram Vinayak Shirsat

  6. 18-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 21-Jan-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/3253/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by Baban Maruti Mohite challenging land acquisition proceedings. The court held that once land vests in the State through acquisition proceedings, former owners lose all interests and cannot seek substitution of alternative land, particularly when the representation was made over 20 years after the 1991 acquisition award. The court relied on settled law that acquired land must be used for public purposes or auctioned, not returned to erstwhile owners. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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