7-WP-13537-2023.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 13537 OF 2023 Chandrakant Vitthal Patil And Ors … Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents —————— Mr. Manoj A. Patil a/w Adv. Ankita D. Mali i/by Adv. S. S. Borulkar for the Petitioners. Mrs. S. N. Deshmukh, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. —————— Coram : R.G. AVACHAT & AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ. Date : 13th January 2026. PER COURT : 1. Heard. 2. The Petitioners have filed the present Petition challenging the Draft Development Plan of Respondent No. 6 – Kavatemahankal Nagar Panchayat, published under Section 26(1) of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. 3. Learned Counsel for the Petitioners fairly submits that certain substantive changes have been effected by the Planning Authority to the impugned draft. Shubham 1 of 2 TALLE SHUBHAM ASHOKRAO Digitally signed by TALLE SHUBHAM ASHOKRAO Date: 2026.01.13 18:34:44 +0530 7-WP-13537-2023.doc 4. In view thereof, it appears that the cause raised in the present Petition may no longer survive. Consequently, the Writ Petition stands disposed of with liberty to the Petitioners to take appropriate recourse in law, if aggrieved by the subsequent changes made in the Development Plan. 5. All contentions of the parties are kept open. [ AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J. ] [ R.G. AVACHAT, J. ] Shubham 2 of 2