1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2425 OF 2010 1. Pohlya Irya Tahkare } Age : 50 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 2. Suresh Madya Tahkare } Age : 53 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 3. Bhaidas Banjarya Patle } Age : 55 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 4. Gulabsin Mansing Tahkare } Age : 48 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 5. Shinkya Banjarya Patle } Age : 46 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 6. Lalsing Maktya Thakare } Age : 48 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } 2 Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 7. Lala Kagada Valvi } Age : 48 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 8. Bamnya Sukla More } Age : 55 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 9. Sardar Mansing Tahkare } Age : 52 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 10. Lalu Magan Tahkare } Age : 50 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 11. Maktya Irya Tahkare } Age : 51 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 12. Dhirsing Umrya Vasave } Age : 55 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } 3 Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 13. Kirta Lalji Tahkare } Age : 47 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 14. Veersing Umrya Vasave } Age : 42 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 15. Sukala Pursha More } Age : 55 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 16. Udesing Bamnya More } Age : 50 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 17. Dharma Goma Vasave } Age : 58 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 18. Umarya Hatya Vasave } Age : 58 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 4 19. Rayala Kalsha Patle } Age : 45 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 20. Ramesh Valvi Thakare } Age : 45 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 21. Tukaram Shivnya Tahkare } Age : 47 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 22. Kala Valvi Tahkare } Age : 50 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 23. Limba Thongya Tahkare } Age : 45 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 24. Relya Kalsha Patale } Age : 47 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 25. Shinkya Thongya Tahkare } 5 Age : 47 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 26. Veerji Vitthala Tahkare } Age : 48 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 27. Chagan @ Magan Thongya Tahkare } Age : 42 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 28. Makata Mirya Tahkare } Age : 48 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 29. Khomalsing Vitthala Tahkare } Age : 50 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 30. Nava Makata Tahkare } Age : 55 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 31. Aapsing Jahgya Tahkare } Age : 58 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } 6 R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 32. Irma Makata Tahkare } Age : 48 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 33. Raysing Varya Tahkare } Age : 51 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 34. Pasha Handya Vasave } Age : 55 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 35. Sangla Pohala Tahkare } Age : 47 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 36. Parata Karma Valvi } Age : 56 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 37. Kundya Nurya Patale } Age : 48 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } 7 Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 38. Ralya Parashi Tahkare } Age : 46 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 39. Kalusing Sunkya Patale } Age : 55 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 40. Kella Madya Padavi } Age : 46 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 41. Darasing Kundya Patale } Age : 45 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 42. Mogya Hatya Tahkare } Age : 55 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 43. Jahgya Irya Tahkare } Age : 50 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } 8 Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 44. Ravlya Pohlya Tahkare } Age : 46 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 45. Jaising Suresh Thakare } Age : 57 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 46. Rayja Samsha Patale } Age : 54 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 47. Bahadursing Dilya Tahkare } Age : 49 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 48. Nivalya Shiva Tahkare } Age : 50 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 49. Amarsing Dilya Valvi } Age : 52 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 9 50. Dilip Jahgya Tahkare } Age : 48 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 51. Khuman Jahgya Tahkare } Age : 45 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } 52. Ganesh Hurya Patale } Age : 45 Yrs., Occ. : Labour, } R/o : Ban Chor Zira Shivar-Munga, } Near Eastern side of Dhanpur, } Tq. : Taloda, Dist. : Nandurbar. } .... PETITIONERS V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra } Through its Secretary, } Forest Department, } Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32. } 2. The Divisional Commissioner, } Nashik Division, Nashik. } 3. The Collector, Nandurbar, } Dist. Nandurbar. } 4. The Sub Divisional Officer, } Taloda Division, Taloda, } Dist. Nandurbar. } 5. The Tahsildar, } Taloda Dist. Nandurbar. } 10 6. Shri Limba Thogya Thakare } Age : Major, Occ. : Service as a } Secretary of Forest Rights Committee} Khardi Khurda, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } .... RESPONDENTS Mr. A.G.Magare, Advocate for petitioners. Mr. K.J.Ghute Patil, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. Mr. S.P.Tiwari, Advocate for respondent no. 6. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 21/04/2010 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. Vide the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners pray that their claim for regularization on the encroached forest land, be decided by the respondents. 3. In view of the fact that the petitioners have submitted an application with respondent nos. 5 and 6 and the same is pending consideration with them, we direct respondent nos. 5 and 6 to decide 11 the said application on its own merits and in accordance with law within period of four months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms, with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 2425.10 ( J )