Rohan Vijay Nahar vs The State Of Maharashtra

insc-2025-1296 Supreme Court of India 7 November 2025 • CIVIL APPEAL No. 5501 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5511 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14074 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14075 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14076 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14077 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14087 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14078 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14083 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14079 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14080 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14081 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 9434 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5468 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5458 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5473 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5455 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5466 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5456 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5454 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5457 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5460 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5469 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5462 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5503 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5465 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5459 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5461 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5467 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5463 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5464 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5483 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5834 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5504 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5512 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5474 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5508 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5476 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5506 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5478 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5487 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5480 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5481 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5608 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14105 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5502 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5509 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5513 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5454 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 1592 OF 2023; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5505 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5507 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 1504 OF 2020; CIVIL APPEAL No. 574 OF 2020; CIVIL APPEAL No. 582 OF 2020; CIVIL APPEAL No. 576 OF 2020; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14086 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14098 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14088 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14089 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14106 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14094 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14097 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 6245 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 1538 OF 2020; CIVIL APPEAL No. 1721 OF 2020; CIVIL APPEAL No. 3433 OF 2020; CIVIL APPEAL No. 1594 OF 2023; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14082 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14085 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14073 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14070 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14103 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 14104 OF 2024; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5491 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5490 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5489 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL NO. 5454 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5471 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5470 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5472 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5488 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5499 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5482 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5477 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5486 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5475 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5485 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5484 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5479 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5492 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5493 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5497 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5498 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5495 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5496 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5494 OF 2019; CIVIL APPEAL No. 5500 OF 2019 • 36 min read

3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Constitution of India Development plans under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 Forest Act Indian Forest Act, 1927 MPFA Act MPFA were addressed with reference to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) (Amendment) Act, 1978 Maharashtra Private Forests Acquisition Act, 1975 Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966

Judges (2)

Prasanna B. Varale Coram Vikram Nath Delivered

Parties (2)

State of Maharashtra Respondent Rohan Vijay Nahar Appellant

Case Significance

Rohan Vijay Nahar vs The State Of Maharashtra is a Supreme Court of India decision dated November 7, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1296). Batch of nearly 100 civil appeals challenging declaration of lands as private forests under the Indian Forest Act and Maharashtra Private Forests Act. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, setting aside the High Court's judgment for failure to follow the binding precedent in Godrej and Boyce, and quashed all mutation orders. The bench comprised Justices Prasanna B. Varale and Vikram Nath. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vikram Nath.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 3 case citations.

Summary

Batch of nearly 100 civil appeals challenging declaration of lands as private forests under the Indian Forest Act and Maharashtra Private Forests Act. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, setting aside the High Court's judgment for failure to follow the binding precedent in Godrej and Boyce, and quashed all mutation orders.