BHARATI H. DANGRE, J.

1. The two writ petitions revolve around a common issue as to whether it is mandatory for the State Government to record an entry of lis pendence in the land record, including the 7/12 extracts maintained under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (for short “Land Revenue Code”). In Writ Petition No. 7040 of 2013, a challenge is also raised to a Government Resolution issued by the Revenue and Forest Department of the Government of Maharashtra on 21st September 2017 by which the State Government had issued directions not to record lis pendence in the 7/12 extract, and the petitioner prays for quashing and setting aside of the same.

2. Since the parties have agreed to argue the matter finally, Rule. Rule returnable forthwith.

Heard finally by consent of the parties.

3. In order to enable us to adjudicate the issue in the writ petitions, it would be necessary to have some factual statements which would give an insight into the backdrop, in which the issue has been raised in the present petition.

Writ Petition No.7040 of 2013 seeks a direction to the State of Maharashtra to take entries of the lis pendence in the land records. The petitioner before the Cou