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CNR No : HCBM010532462025 Shephali IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 14127 OF 2025 1. PANDIT SHIVAJI KUMBHARKAR Aged 35 Years, Occ. Agriculturist Residing at Post: Udachiwadi, Taluka: Purandhar, District:Pune.

2. VIKAS KALURAM KUMBHARKAR, Aged 35 Years, Occ. Agriculturist, Residing at Post:Udachiwadi, Taluka: Purandhar,District:Pune.

3. CHANDRASHEKHAR DINKAR MEMANE, Aged 38 Years, Occ. Agriculturist, Resident at Post:Pargaon Memane, Taluka: Purandhar, District:Pune. …PETITIONERS ~ versus ~

1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, through Principal Secretary, Revenue & Forest Department, Having Office at Mantralaya, SHEPHALI Mumbai - 400 032.

SANJAY MORMARE

2. THE DIVISIONAL REVENUE Digitally signed by SHEPHALI Commissioner, Pune Division, Pune.

SANJAY MORMARE Date: 2026.09.22 3. THE COLLECTOR OF PUNE, 17:59:22 +0530 Having Office at Pune.

4. PUNE METROPOLITAN REGIONAL Development Authority Survey No. 152-153, Maharaja Sayaji, Gaikwad Udyog Bhavan, Aundh, Pune 411067.

5. MAHARASHTRA AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED, 8^th Floor, World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai - 400 005.

6. SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, Ministry of Defence of India, address at: Room No. 101-A, South Block, New Delhi.

7. SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION, Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Block B, Safdarjung Airport Area, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 110003.

8. AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, C-Block, Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi - 110003, India.

9. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Mumbai. …RESPONDENTS APPEARANCES For the Petitioners Mr Sunip Kumar Sen, Senior Advocate, with Akshay Kolse Patil, Ms. Tanaya Patankar and Mr. Prabhakar M. Jadhav.

For the Respondent-UoI Mr Anil Singh, ASG, with Mr. Aditya Thalekar, Ms. Naveena Kumari and Ms.

Aparnaa R.S For the Respondent-State Smt Neha S. Bhide, GP, with Mr. P.P.

Kakade, Addl. GP, Smt. R.M. Shinde, AGP For Respondent No. 5- Mr Shardul Singh, with Smeet Savla &

MADC Ninad Thikekar i/b. SHS Chambers.

For Respondent No. 8 Mr Darshil Shah, with Mr. Chetan Hadolikar, Ashish Kumar Singh & Ms.

Palak Tyagi.

CORAM : SUMAN SHYAM &

ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ.

RESERVED ON : 1^st SEPTEMBER 2026.

PRONOUNCED ON : 22^nd SEPTEMBER 2026.

JUDGMENT ( P er Suman Shyam, J) :-

1. The three Petitioners in this Writ Petition are agriculturists owning agricultural land situated at Munjewadi, Ekatpur, Pargaon, Kumbharvalan, Vanpuri, Udachiwadi and Khanawadi villages of Takula Purandar in the District of Pune in Maharashtra. The Petitioners have approached this court by filing this Writ Petition inter alia challenging the decision of the authority to site/locate the new Greenfield Airport at “Site 1A”. They are also seeking to halt the process of land acquisition initiated for the purpose of construction of the proposed Greenfield Airport at Purandar, Pune.

The Writ Petition has been filed with the following prayers:-

“a. That this Hon'ble court be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ, order or direction calling for this papers and proceedings including reports, presentation, records of any third party submitted or presented to the Respondents or any of them relating to this decision to site an Airport of Purandar known as Site 1A and having examined the legality and validity and propriety of the same be pleased to quash and set aside the same;

b. That this Hon'ble court be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ, order or direction of relating to acquisition of lands at villeges Munjewadi Ekatpur, Pargaon, Kumbahrwalan, Vanpuri, Udachiwadi and Khanawadi at Purandar taluka, District: Pune and stay any acquisition of land;

c. That this Hon'ble court be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ, order or direction of relating to acquisition of lands at villeges Munjewadi Ekatpur, Pargaon, Kumbahrwalan, Vanpuri, Udachiwadi and Khanawadi at Purandar taluka, District: Pune and stay all acquisitio