Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 183 · Decided 14 February 2020
Popatrao Vyankatrao Patil v. The State of Maharashtra & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 183 · [2020] 3 S.C.R. 789
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1600/2020
- Decided
- 14 February 2020
- Bench
- S.A. BOBDE, BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, SURYA KANT (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226, 14
Headnote
Constitution of India: Art.226 - Scope of interference - Auction of sand blocks of river - Appellant was highest bidder and he deposited the entire auction amount but he was not put in possession - He filed representation for refund of auction amount - The Panchnama exhibited that neither possession of the sand block was given to the appellant nor excavation of sand was done from the said sand block - The said position was reiterated by the Tehsildar, Sub-Divisional Officer and also Collector - However, in the transit the file was lost and as
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