Ananda Shankar Patil vs Hindurao Maruti Mhatugade Advocate - A. P. Paste — 52/2023

Case Summary: R.C.S. No. 52/2023 Petitioner: Ananda Shankar Patil Respondents: Hindurao Maruti Mhatugade (Advocate A.P. Paste) and others (Defendants 1-13) Court: Civil Judge Junior Division, Kagal Date: 06/09/2023 Outcome Injunction Application Rejected. The court denied the plaintiff's request for temporary injunction (under Order 39, Rules 1-2 CPC) to restrain defendants from disturbing his possession of agricultural property Gat No. 3 in Savarde Budhruk, Kolhapur. The court found no prima facie case, no balance of convenience favoring the plaintiff, and no irreparable loss that would result from refusing the injunction. Key Findings The court held that while the plaintiff produced a 2010 sale deed claiming ownership, the deed lacked specific boundaries for the disputed ten property portions. The plaintiff's earlier similar suit (R.C.S. No. 58/2007) had failed on identical grounds. The defendants, claiming tenancy rights converted to ownership under the Bombay Tenancy & Agricultural Lands Act, presented conflicting evidence regarding property possession and boundaries, making it impossible to establish a clear prima facie case at the interim stage. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.