The Bombay High Court has held that in a Public Interest Litigation, the Court cannot permit the Petitioners to participate in judicial or quasi judicial proceedings pending before the Revenue Authorities, to which the Petitioners are not party.
The Aurangabad Division Bench of Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge and Justice Y. G. Khobragade dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed intent to convey to the Bench that their desire is to protect the Gairan land situated in Hingoli, Taluka and District Hingoli.
They are aggrieved that the person who was allocated the portion of that land, has indulged in creating third party interests.
On deeper scrutiny of this Public Interest Litigation paper book, the Bench noted that the person who is alleged to have created third party interest, was before the Court in Petition of 2010.
By an order dated 26.09.2013, the High Court have directed the Revenue Authorities to look into the issue of the use of the Gairan land.
A proceeding is already pending before the Revenue Authorities at the behest of another individual with regard to the same Gairan land. The Petitioners pray that they be granted an opportunity of hearing and contest the review proceedings, which are pending before the Deputy Collector since 2018.
In such facts and circumstances, the High Court do not find that any public cause is taken up in this petition and more so, when the same Gairan land is already subject matter of litigation before the various Revenue Authorities.