2026:BHC-AS:11237 Amberkar IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2826 OF 2026 Bhushan Vijay Vartak .. Petitioner Versus The District Collector, District Palghar and Ors. .. Respondents ....................

 Mr. Arshad Shaikh, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. S.R. Nargolkar, Mr.

S.S. Nargolkar & Ms. Shreevidya Nargolkar, Advocates for Petitioner  Ms. Neha S. Bhide, G.P. a/w Ms. S.D.Vyas, Addl. G.P. and Ms. Pooja Patil, AGP for Respondents - State ...................

CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J.

DATE : MARCH 05, 2026 P. C . :

1. Heard Mr. Shaikh, learned Senior Advocate for Petitioner and Ms. Bhide, learned Government Pleader for Respondents – State.

2. Writ Petition assails impugned Order dated 10.12.2025 passed by Respondent No.1 – District Collector, Palghar, inter alia, rejecting Application filed by Petitioner seeking updation of Mutation entry in the Revenue Record as directed by concurrent orders passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer (for short “SDO”) and Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal (for short “MRT”) in proceedings under the Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975 (for short “MPF Act”) and Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (fo