1 wp 7208.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7208 OF 2011 Gangadhar S/o Baburao Rahane, Age : 80 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Revenue Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 2. The Divisional Commissioner, Commissioner Office, Aurangabad. 3. The Tahsildar, Vaijapur, Tahsil Office, Vaijapur, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 4. Rangnath Kisan Jadhav, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 5. Kacharu Punja Jadhav, Age : 70 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 2 wp 7208.11 6. Nivrutti Pandurang Jadhav, Age : 59 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Nandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 7. Smt. Vimalbai Baburao Gotis, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 8. Karbhari Rama Jadhav, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Dattanagar, Bhaggaon Road, Vaijapur, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 9. Tarachand Karbhari Jadhav, Age : 38 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Dattanagar, Bhaggaon Road, Vaijapur, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 10. Babu Namdeo Jadhav, (Dead) 11. Shrirang Bandu Jadhav, Age : 59 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 12. Bhaginath Bandu Jadhav, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 3 wp 7208.11 13. Suresh Vithal Jadhav, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 14. Raju Vithal Jadhav, Age : 25 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 15. Smt. Sushilabai Tukaram Tribhuvan, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 16. Smt. Kasabai Tukaram Tribhuvan, Age : 47 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 17. Gorakh Tanhaji Jadhav, Age : 56 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 18. Nanasaheb Tanhaji Jadhav, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Pimpalas, Tq. Niphad, Dist. Nashik. 19. Smt. Malanbai Raghunath Jadhav, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 4 wp 7208.11 20. Vishnu Kisan Jadhav, Age : 61 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 21. Pralhad Kisan Jadhav, Age : 47 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 22. Macchindra Kisan Jadhav, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 23. Pandharinath Kisan Jadhav, Age : 43 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 24. Rangnath Kisan Jadhav, Age : 41 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 25. Smt. Laxmibai Kisan Jadhav, Age : 72 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 26. Bhima Rama Jadhav (Died) 27. Ambadas Rama Jadhav (Died) 5 wp 7208.11 28. Bajirao Rama Jadhav, Age : 62 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 29. Smt. Kesharbai Punja Jadhav, (Dead). 30. Smt. Babanbai Namdeo Jadhav, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 31. Smt. Rangulabai Namdeo Jadhav, Age : 62 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 32. Balu Namdeo Jadhav, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 33. Smt. Shantabai Vitthal Jadhav, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 34. Suresh Vitthal Jadhav, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 6 wp 7208.11 35. Raju Vitthal Jadhav, Age : 25 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 36. Smt. Mandabai Anna Shejwal, Age : 37 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Zambargaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 37. Smt. Sunita Jagannath Nannaware, Age : 27 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Durgawadi, Vaijapur, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 38. Smt. Anita Bhaskar Rokade, Age : 23 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Rahadi, Tq. Yeola, Dist. Nashik. 39. Raghunath Bandu Jadhav, (Dead) 40. Bhaginath Bandu Jadhav, Age : 59 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 41. Smt. Subababai Sayaji Wagh, Age : 57 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Biloni, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 7 wp 7208.11 42. Smt. Monika Sahebrao Shinde, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Bharam, Tq. Yeola, Dist. Nashik. 43. Smt. Nanabai Prabhakar Khale, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Nimgaon, Tq. Yeola, Dist. Nashik. 44. Smt. Shevantabai Jagannath Bhalerao, Age : 42 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Chandgaon, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 45. Smt. Alka Chintaman Aher, Age : 37 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Pimpalas, Tq. Niphad, Dist. Nashik. 46. Smt. Vithabai Tanha Aher, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Pimpalas, Tq. Niphad, Dist. Nashik. .. .. Respondents Shri N. D. Sonwane, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri R. P. Phatake, Addl. G. P. for the Respondent/State. Shri V. B. Anjanwatikar, Advocate for Respondent Nos. 4 to 9, 11 to 25, 28, 30 to 38, 40 to 46. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE : 18TH OCTOBER, 2011. 8 wp 7208.11 ORAL JUDGMENT : . Shri Sonwane, the learned counsel states that, the respondent Nos. 10, 26, 27, 29 and 39 were dead before the Additional Commissioner. Their legal representatives were not brought on record before Additional Commissioner. They are not the necessary parties. 02. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of parties taken up for final hearing. 03. The S. L. D. T., Vaijapur vide its order dated 31.12.1975 held that holder of land is not surplus land holder. Thereafter, the Commissioner pursuant to the powers U/Sec. 45(2) of the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act 1961 invoked suo moto revisional powers and held that the holder of the land is a surplus land holder to the extent of 13 Acres 29 Gunthas. The said order was challenged by the petitioner in the writ petition. This Court directed the Commissioner to reconsider the said matter. Thereafter, the Commissioner vide impugned order again remitted the matter to the S. L. D. T. after coming to the conclusion that the petitioner is a surplus land holder. The same is assailed in the present writ petition. 9 wp 7208.11 04. The revisional powers have to be exercised within a period of three years from the judgment of the S. L. D. T. by the Additional Commissioner and after the lapse of the said period the Commissioner is not empowered to exercise the said powers. This issue is no longer res-integra in view of the judgment of the Full Bench of this Court in a case of Manohar Ramchandra Manapure Vs. State of Maharashtra reported in 1989 Mh. L. J. 1011. 05. In view of the judgment of the Full Bench in a case of Manohar Ramchandra referred supra, the impugned order passed by the Commissioner cannot be sustained as there is nothing on record to show that the Commissioner had applied his mind within the period of three years from the judgment of the S. L. D. T. In the light of the above, the impugned order is quashed and set aside. Rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause “B”. No costs. Sd/- [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] bsb/Oct. 11