SANDHYA SOMBAHADUR GURUNG AND ORS vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENU AND ORS — WP/16682/2025

Case under Mah. Private Forests Act,1975 Section NA. Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 05th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM010583832025

Filing Number

WP/36273/2025

Filing Date

13-Nov-2025

Registration No

WP/16682/2025

Registration Date

08-Dec-2025

Judge

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre , Hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay Deshpande

Coram

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre , Hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay Deshpande

Bench Type

Division

Category

FORESTS ( 27 )

Sub-Category

STATE FOREST ( 1 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 24-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Mah. Private Forests Act,1975 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SANDHYA SOMBAHADUR GURUNG AND ORS

    Adv. Vijay Killedar

  2. 2.SAMRAT SOMBAHADUR GURUNG

  3. 3.SAMRUDDHA SOMBAHADUR GURUNG

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENU AND ORS

  2. 2.TALATHI, SAJA

  3. 3.CIRCLE OFFICER, BADLAPUR

  4. 4.THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, THANE

  5. 5.THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER (CONSERVATION), BADLAPUR

  6. 6.COLLECTOR, THANE

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-May-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre,hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay DeshpandeView PDF

    Summary: The Bombay High Court set aside Mutation Entry No. 1180 (dated 28.05.2006) that classified the petitioners' lands as "Private Forest" under the Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975. The court found that while a notification under Section 35(1) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 was issued in 1958, there was no proof of service of the mandatory notice under Section 35(3) to the then-owners, and the respondents could not produce any evidence of such service. Following Supreme Court precedent in *Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited*, the court held that proof of notice issuance and service is essential before declaring land as "Private Forest," which was absent here. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 05-May-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre , Hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay Deshpande

  4. 04-May-2026

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  5. 04-May-2026

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    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre , Hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay Deshpande

  6. 29-Apr-2026

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  7. 29-Apr-2026

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    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre , Hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay Deshpande

  8. 22-Apr-2026

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  9. 22-Apr-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre , Hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay Deshpande

  10. 15-Apr-2026

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  11. 15-Apr-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre , Hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay Deshpande

  12. 18-Mar-2026

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  13. 18-Mar-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre , Hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay Deshpande

  14. 04-Mar-2026

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  15. 04-Mar-2026

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre , Hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay Deshpande

  16. 28-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre,hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay DeshpandeView PDF

  17. 15-Jan-2026

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice B.P. Colabawalla , Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Satyavan Jamsandekar

  18. 18-Dec-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice B.P. Colabawalla , Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Satyavan Jamsandekar

  19. 04-Dec-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  20. 13-Nov-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/16682/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Bombay High Court set aside Mutation Entry No. 1180 (dated 28.05.2006) that classified the petitioners' lands as "Private Forest" under the Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975. The court found that while a notification under Section 35(1) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 was issued in 1958, there was no proof of service of the mandatory notice under Section 35(3) to the then-owners, and the respondents could not produce any evidence of such service. Following Supreme Court precedent in *Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited*, the court held that proof of notice issuance and service is essential before declaring land as "Private Forest," which was absent here. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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