1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 46/1997 IN WRIT PETITION No. 2927/1984. Ramakant Wamanrao Deshpande and others -VERSUS- State of Maharashtra and others. _______________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. ______________________________________________________________________________ CORAM : B.P.DHARMADHIKARI & A.B.CHAUDHARI, JJ. DATED : NOVEMBER 09, 2011. Heard Shri S.R. Deshpande, learned Counsel for appellants. None for respondents. On 09.08.2011 time was given to appellants to point out how writ of certiorari can be issued when Sub Divisional Officer was not joined as party to the petition. Today Shri Deshpande, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of appellants has attempted to point out that as State Government is party respondent no.1, certiorari cannot be issued to any of its subordinate officer. We have perused the relevant provisions of Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on holdings) Act. We find the Sub Divisional Officer or the 2 Superintendent of Land Records are envisaged as independent quasi judicial authorities under the legislation. It is therefore, obvious that merely the State Government is party, writ of certiorari cannot be issued to them. In the light of the law as settled in the case of Muhammed Enamul Haque .vrs. Muhammad Hussain (1968 Mh.L.J. NOC 1) and followed by the Full Bench decision reported in 2011 (5) Mh.L.J. 193 (Ramchandra Dagoji Rangari .vrs. Vashwanath Champat Naik and another), we find that the present Letters Patent Appeal is not maintainable, the same is disposed of accordingly. Needless to mention that if the appellants have got any other remedy open in law, they are free to take recourse to the same. Interim orders already operating, are continued for a period of 6 weeks to enable the appellants to take further appropriate steps in the matter. JUDGE JUDGE Rgd