{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5775 OF 2009 Kaduba S/o Laxman Thete R/o Gandheli, Tq & Dist-Aurangabad PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Secretary, Industries, Energy and Labour Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. Inspector General of Registration And Collector of Stamps, Maharashtra State Pune Ground Floor, Opp-Vidhan Bhavan (Council Hall), New Administrative Building Pune 3. Deputy Inspector General of Registration Aurangabad Division, Central Administrative Building 2nd Floor, (South East Cabin) Collector office Compound, Aurangabad 4. Regional Officer, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Aurangabad RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5781 OF 2009 Narayan Bhanudas Thete R/o Gandheli, Tq & Dist-Aurangabad PETITIONER VERSUS {2} 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Secretary, Industries, Energy and Labour Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. Inspector General of Registration And Collector of Stamps, Maharashtra State Pune Ground Floor, Opp-Vidhan Bhavan (Council Hall), New Administrative Building Pune 3. Deputy Inspector General of Registration Aurangabad Division, Central Administrative Building 2nd Floor, (South East Cabin) Collector office Compound, Aurangabad 4. Regional Officer, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Aurangabad RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5782 OF 2009 Rambhau S/o Laxman Thete R/o Gandheli, Tq & Dist-Aurangabad PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Secretary, Industries, Energy and Labour Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. Inspector General of Registration And Collector of Stamps, Maharashtra State Pune Ground Floor, Opp-Vidhan Bhavan (Council Hall), New Administrative Building Pune {3} 3. Deputy Inspector General of Registration Aurangabad Division, Central Administrative Building 2nd Floor, (South East Cabin) Collector office Compound, Aurangabad 4. Regional Officer, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Aurangabad RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5783 OF 2009 Hari S/o Eknath Thete R/o Gandheli, Tq & Dist-Aurangabad PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Secretary, Industries, Energy and Labour Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. Inspector General of Registration And Collector of Stamps, Maharashtra State Pune Ground Floor, Opp-Vidhan Bhavan (Council Hall), New Administrative Building Pune 3. Deputy Inspector General of Registration Aurangabad Division, Central Administrative Building 2nd Floor, (South East Cabin) Collector office Compound, Aurangabad 4. Regional Officer, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Aurangabad RESPONDENTS ....... {4} Mr.S.S.Thobmre, Advocate for petitioners Mr.N.B.Khandare, Government Pleader for respondents No.1 to 3 Mr.S.S.Dande, Advocate for respondent No.4 ....... [CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, and A.V.POTDAR, J.J.] DATE : 1st September 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER A.V.POTDAR, J.) : 1. As facts raised in these petitions are identical and common question of law is involved in these petitions, these petitions are being decided of by this common judgment. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties these petitions are heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. By these petitions, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have challenged the communications dated 14.11.2007, 18.12.2007 and 02.01.2008 issued by Regional Officer MIDC, Aurangabad, Inspector General of Registration, Pune and Deputy Inspector General of Registration, Aurangabad, respectively, by which the respondents have refused registration of the lands notified for SEZ under notification dated 04.01.2007. 4. The petitioners are the owners of agricultural lands situated at village Gandheli, Tq & Dist-Aurangabad. The lands of the petitioners are notified as Industrial Area by the State Government vide notification dated 04.01.2007. However, no acquisition proceedings u/s 32 (1) of the {5} Maharashtra Industrial Development Act have been initiated as yet in furtherance of notification dated 04.01.2007, for the purpose of SEZ. 5. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 6. Our attention is drawn towards judgment dated 14.08.2009 passed by this Division Bench in writ petition Nos.3941/2009, 3944/2009 and 4193/2009. Learned counsel appearing for the parties agree that the issue involved in the said writ petitions and the issue involved in the present writ petitions is the same and hence these petitions can be disposed of in terms of the judgment passed in writ petition Nos.3941/2009, 3944/2009 and 4193/2009. Accordingly, all the writ petitions are allowed in terms of the judgment dated 14.08.2009 in writ petition Nos.3941/2009, 3944/2009 and 4193/2009 and the impugned communications dated 14.11.2007, 18.12.2007 and 02.01.2008 issued by Regional Officer MIDC, Aurangabad, Inspector General of Registration, Pune and Deputy Inspector General of Registration, Aurangabad, respectively are hereby quashed and set aside. 7. Rule is thus made absolute in terms of prayer clause “A” to the petitions with no order as to costs. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] [P.V.HARDAS, J.] drp/wp5775-09