NAVNATH SHIRAM CHAVHAN vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS — WP/245/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 05th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM030490032025

Filing Number

WP/36210/2025

Filing Date

04-Dec-2025

Registration No

WP/245/2026

Registration Date

07-Jan-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ajit B. Kadethankar

Coram

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ajit B. Kadethankar

Bench Type

Division

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 15-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.NAVNATH SHIRAM CHAVHAN

    Adv. Bora Rupeshkumar C.

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

  2. 2.THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER NASIK

  3. 3.THE COLLECTOR AHMEDNAGAR

  4. 4.THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AHMEDNAGAR

  5. 5.THE TAHSILDAR PATHARDI

  6. 6.THE GRAMSEVAK GRAM PANCHAYAT MANIKDAUNDI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-May-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Ajit B. KadethankarView PDF

    Case Summary: WP/245/2026 Decision: The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) dismissed the writ petition filed by Navnath Shiram Chavhan seeking removal of encroachments from the Jatdevla-Nagtala road in Ahmednagar district. Key Reasoning: The court found insufficient evidence to establish that the alleged encroachments were on government/public land. The petitioner provided only photographs and representations without documentary proof of land ownership. Since the ownership of the land where constructions were made remained disputed, the court held this was a question of fact unsuitable for adjudication under Article 226 of the Constitution, directing the petitioner instead to pursue a civil suit under Section 91 of the Code of Civil Procedure. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 20-Feb-2026

    Petitions For Admission - Fresh CIVIL Side Matters

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Hiten S. Venegavkar

  4. 09-Jan-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  5. 04-Dec-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/245/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP/245/2026 Decision: The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) dismissed the writ petition filed by Navnath Shiram Chavhan seeking removal of encroachments from the Jatdevla-Nagtala road in Ahmednagar district. Key Reasoning: The court found insufficient evidence to establish that the alleged encroachments were on government/public land. The petitioner provided only photographs and representations without documentary proof of land ownership. Since the ownership of the land where constructions were made remained disputed, the court held this was a question of fact unsuitable for adjudication under Article 226 of the Constitution, directing the petitioner instead to pursue a civil suit under Section 91 of the Code of Civil Procedure. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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