State of Maharashtra, By and through the Chief Conservator of Forests & Director vs D. Dayabhai and Co. Pvt. Ltd.

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2026 Supreme(Bom) 528

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
RAVINDRA V.GHUGE, ASHWIN D.BHOBE
State of Maharashtra, By and through the Chief Conservator of Forests & Director – Appellant
Versus
D. Dayabhai and Co. Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Janak Dwarkadas, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. Anant G. Mallya and Mr. Sachin H. Kankal, AGP, Mr. Chirag Balsara a/w. Mr. Sanjay Borkar, Mr. Jaydeep Deo & Ms. Rashmi Chavan i/b. Ms. Minal Chandnani and Mr. Rajesh Ranglani, Mr. Karl Tamboly a/w Mr. Vishesh Srivastav, Mr. Anubhav Singh, Mr. Pratik Thorat and Mr. Nikhil Waje i/b. I.C. Legal, Mr. R. S. Apte, Senior Advocate i/b. Mr. Mandar Limaye, Mr. Ashutosh Gole a/w. Mr. Nikhil Waje, Mr. Kunal Dwarkadas a/w Mr. Aniket Kharote i/b Jayakars, Mr. S.G. Karandikar.

Table of Content
1. procedural history and petitions overview (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
2. parties' pleadings summaries (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15)
3. state's arguments on godrej & rohan nahar (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22)
4. landowner's counter on notice validity (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28)
5. respondents' submissions on tenancy (Para 29 , 30 , 31)
6. factual analysis of notice defects (Para 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51)
7. mrt issues and godrej application (Para 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58)
8. notice invalidity due to non-service (Para 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64)
9. subsequent acquisitions by tmc (Para 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80)
10. no vesting; petitions dismissed (Para 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94)

JUDGMENT :

RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.

INDEX

Sr. No.	Particulars
A	Preface
B	Summary of the Pleadings and averments of the State
C	Summary of the Pleadings and averments of the Land Owner (Respondent No.1/ Company)
D	Summary of the Pleadings and averments of Respondent No.2 (Deceased, through LRs 2.1, 2.3 to 2.1