1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3896 OF 2009 1. Shivram Dharma Valvi } Age : 50 Yrs., Occ. : Agril. &Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 2. RameshDharma Valvi } Age : 45 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. &Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 3. Yela Rama Valvi } Age : 45 Yrs., Occ. :Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 4. Lalsing Rama Valvi } Age : 41 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 5. Deelip (Dilya)Janya Thakare } Age : 40 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 6. Dinesh Atya Valvi 21/4/2010 } Age : 51 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 7. Dajya Rupaji Valvi } Age : 57 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 2 8. Pakya (Pokya)Fulji Valvi } Age : 50 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 9. Ganya Madya Valvi } Age : 47 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 10. Vanya Madya Valvi } Age : 56 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 11. Pnda Sama Valvi } Age : 53 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 12. Bhongya Wadya Valvi } Age : 45 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 13. Nimba JermaValvi } Age : 55 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 14. Rajya Shelya Valvi } Age : 56 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 15. Kandya Punya Valvi } Age : 51 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } 3 Dist. : Nandurbar. } 16. Rashya Thogya Valvi } Age : 55 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 17. Gavalya Hatya Valvi } Age : 52 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 18. Bijala Aaatya Valvi } Age : 40 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 19. Seema Bonda Thakare } Age : 48 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 20. Joma Velya Valvi } Age : 50 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 21. Ashok Shivnya Valvi } Age : 42 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } 22. Ojama Janglya Valvi } Age : 30 Yrs., Occ. : Agri. & Labour, } R/o : Dhanpur, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } .... PETITIONERS V E R S U S 4 1. The State of Maharashtra } Through its Secretary, } Forest & Revenue Department, } Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32. } 2. The Additional Commissioner, } Nashik Division, Nashik. } 3. The Collector, Nandurbar, } Dist. Nandurbar. } 4. The Tahsildar, } Taloda Dist. Nandurbar. } 5. Forest Develolpment Corporation of } Maharashtra Ltd. } Having its registered office } at 6-A, Nawab Lay Out, Tilak Nagar } Nagpur, Dist. Nagpur(Maharashtra) } 6. The Deputy Forest Officer } Forest Development Corporation of } Maharashtra, Taloda, Tq. Taloda, } Dist. : Nandurbar. } .... RESPONDENTS Mr. A.G.Magare, Advocate for petitioners. Mr. K.J.Ghute Patil, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. Mr. Pradeep Shahane, 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. 5 2. Vide the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners pray that they be rehabilitated and their encroachment on the forest land be regularized so also prays to direct the respondents to consider their application submitted on 20/5/2009 and decide the same. 3. In view of the fact that the application given by the petitioners on 20/5/2009 is pending consideration with respondent no. 4, we do not feel it appropriate to grant relief in terms of prayer clause C and D to the petition. However, we direct respondent no. 4 to decide the application filed by the petitioners dated 20/5/2009 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 3896.09 ( J ) 6