(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 11384 OF 2010 Grampanchayat, Daulatabad, Taluka & District : Aurangabad, through its Village Development Officer, Janardhan s/o. Daulatrao Shinde, Age : 35 years, Occupation : Service, R/o. Daulatabad, .. Petitioner District : Aurangabad. (Original plaintiff) versus The State of Maharashtra, Through its Forest Department, Aurangabad, Opp. H.S.C. Board, Regional Office, Railway Station Road, Aurangabad .. Respondent (Range Forest Officer, Khultabad). (Original defendant) ....................... Mr. M.K. Deshpande, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.J. Ghute Patil, Assistant Government Pleader, for the respondent. ........................ (2) CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 11TH JANUARY 2011 COURT'S ORDER : 1. At the stage of arguments, the petitioner / plaintiff wanted to amend his plaint. Mr. M.K. Deshpande, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, states that the trial court has taken too technical view ignoring the fact that the petitioner is a public body. He contends that after report of SLR, verification and then decision by body took some time. 2. Mr. K.J. Ghute Patil, learned Counsel appearing for the respondent, supports the impugned order. According to him, there is no jurisdictional error. 3. Perusal of the impugned order shows that the suit has been filed in the year 2007 and in that suit, at the stage of arguments, an application for amendment was moved. Some support was being taken from the report of SLR. The trial court has considered the report of SLR and has also found that the reasons given for moving application belatedly are not satisfactory. (3) 4. Thus, all relevant aspects are looked into and thereafter order has been passed. I do not find any jurisdictional error or perversity with the impugned order. 5. In the result, the petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is given liberty to challenge the impugned order, after the suit is finally decided, if occasion therefor arises. ( B.P. DHARMADHIKARI ) JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp11384