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These consolidated writ petitions arose from a dispute concerning land situated in the vicinity of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Thane district, Maharashtra. The State of Maharashtra, through the Chief Conservator of Forests and Director of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, filed Writ Petition No. 3205 of 2018 challenging actions relating to the land in question, while D. Dahyabhai & Co. Pvt. Ltd. and its director filed Writ Petition No. 10024 of 2023 against the State of Maharashtra and Thane Municipal Corporation, raising issues concerning development permissions, town planning, and the status of the land.
The matters involved competing claims over forest and non-forest land, the extent of protected area boundaries, the role of the Thane Municipal Corporation in granting permissions for development, and the applicability of environmental and forest conservation laws. Interlocutory applications were filed by Conservation Action Trust and Oriental Florie Culture LLP seeking to be heard in the respective writ petitions, reflecting the public interest dimension of the controversy.
The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, presided over by Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge, heard the consolidated petitions together given the overlapping questions of fact and law. The judgment addressed questions pertaining to land use, forest status, municipal development approvals, and the rights of private landowners vis-à-vis conservation obligations under applicable legislation.
Catchwords:
Sanjay Gandhi National Park
forest land
Thane Municipal Corporation
development permissions
town planning
environmental conservation
private land
writ petition
interlocutory application
Conservation Action Trust
Bombay High Court
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"title": "The State Of Maharashtra vs D. Dayabhai And Co. Pvt. Ltd. And Ors.",
"case_number": "Writ Petition No. 3205 of 2018 with Writ Petition No. 10024 of 2023",
"side": "civil",
"date_of_judgment": "2026-02-20",
"bench": "Ravindra V. Ghuge",
"reportable": false,
"parties_petitioner": "The State of Maharashtra by and through the Chief Conservator of Forests & Director, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali East, Mumbai; D. Dahyabhai & Co. Pvt. Ltd. and Nitesh Prataprai Kothari",
"parties_respondent": "D. Dayabhai and Co. Pvt. Ltd., Heirs of Shri Narayan Ganu Tangad
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