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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
REVATI MOHITE DERE, SANDESH D.PATIL
Ambar Auto Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Through its Director Shri Rajaram Budhaji Pansare – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra, Through the Ministry of Industries, Government of Maharashtra – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual basis for the allotment dispute. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 2. petitioner's claim of pre-emption rights. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. court's analysis on the application process and rights. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. legal definition of pre-emption rights. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 5. petition dismissed, no further matters. (Para 13 , 14) |
JUDGMENT :
Sandesh D. Patil, J.
1) Heard learned Counsel for the parties.
2) Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith and by consent of the parties, taken up for final disposal. Mr. A.I. Patel, learned Addl. G.P, waives notice on behalf of the Respondent No.1-State. Dr. Milind Sathe, Senior Counsel, waives notice on behalf of the Respondent Nos.2 and 3- MIDC. Mr. Veer Kankariya, learned Counsel waives notice on behalf of the Respondent No.4.
3) The Petitioner has approached this Court inter alia seeking quashing and setting aside of the allotment Order dated 8th October 2024, made in favour of the Respondent No.4 in respect of Plot No.H- 145/2, admeasuring 1500 sq.mtrs., situated in MIDC Area, Ambad, Nashik (hereinafter referred to as ‘the said plot’). The prayer is also made to direct the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to allot the said plot in favour of the Petitioner.
4) It
A right of pre-emption can be forfeited through inaction; the petitioner's claim was dismissed as he had voluntarily abandoned his interest in the plot.
The central legal point established in the judgment is that the allotment of property must comply with the terms and conditions laid down in the relevant circular, and lack of transparency and fairne....
The decision to allot a specific plot for installation of an oxygen manufacturing plant depended on the Land Committee as per the MIDC regulations, and the MIDC's disregard of its own regulations and....
The government must act in a fair and just manner in the distribution of wealth, and any arbitrary distribution would violate the law of the land.
Writ petitions can be maintained against administrative actions affecting contracts, especially when principles of natural justice and public policy are at stake.
The court emphasized that failure to comply with payment directives, as mandated by public notice, results in cancellation of allotment, and timely action to enforce rights is critically important.
The court emphasized the legal principles related to the disposal of public properties, legitimate expectations, and the authority's discretion in allotment decisions.
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