Rasik Narsingh Chauhan And Ors vs The State Of Maharashtra Thr Its ...

ik-16323572 Bombay High Court 24 December 2025 • WRIT PETITION NO. 3511 OF 2022 • 32 min read

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Rasik Narsingh Chauhan And Ors vs The State Of Maharashtra Thr Its ... is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 24, 2025 (citation: ik-16323572). Nine petitioners who purchased lands in Navi Mumbai and Nashik challenged remarks in mutation entries and 7/12 extracts stating that Central Government permission would be required for non-forest activities on the said lands. The court held that the lands were private lands which had never been part of any government forest or reserved forest, and the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 did not apply to private non-forest lands merely because they were classified as 'forest' in revenue records. The The bench comprised Justices Amit S. Jamsandekar and B.P. Colabawalla. The judgment was delivered by Justice B.P. Colabawalla.

Summary

Nine petitioners who purchased lands in Navi Mumbai and Nashik challenged remarks in mutation entries and 7/12 extracts stating that Central Government permission would be required for non-forest activities on the said lands. The court held that the lands were private lands which had never been part of any government forest or reserved forest, and the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 did not apply to private non-forest lands merely because they were classified as 'forest' in revenue records. The mutation remarks were quashed and directed to be deleted within 4 weeks.

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Nine petitioners who purchased lands in Navi Mumbai and Nashik challenged remarks in mutation entries and 7/12 extracts stating that Central Government permission would be required for non-forest acti...

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