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Civil Appeal Nos.5041-42/2012 Page 1 of 20
Non-Reportable
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Civil Appeal No. 5041-42 of 2012
Chandrabhan Rupchand Dakale (D)
by LR Shri Surajmal Chandrabhan Dakale (D)
by LR Shri Rajesh.
…. Appellant(s)
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
…Respondent(s)
J U D G M E N T
C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J.
1. The captioned appeals carry challenge against the
judgment dated 08.12.2008 passed by the High Court of
Bombay Bench at Aurangabad in Writ Petition No.4361 of
1998 (Aurangabad), which was originally filed at
Bombay Bench and numbered as WP No.2530 of 1982
(Bombay). In view of the nature of the case on hand, we
make it clear that the expression ‘appellant’ is being
used hereafter in this judgment will take in not only the
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present appellant but also his predecessor(s) who
contested the subject matter or allied matters at any
stage or any earlier occasion, unless otherwise
specifically mentioned.
2. The facts, in succinct, necessary for the disposal of
the appeals are as under: -
The self-same appellant who was holding
agricultural lands, but in excess of the ceiling limit in
terms of the provision under the Maharashtra
Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 (for
short the “Act”), filed a declaration under Section 21(2)
th...