1 61-WP-10204-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 10204 OF 2026 MAHADU BHUTA BORSE AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER AND OTHERS ... Mr. Bhushan Mahajan, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. V. M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 19th AUGUST, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Leave is granted to correct the nomenclature of respondent No.1. Corrections be carried out forthwith. 2. Heard learned advocate for petitioners and learned AGP for respondents-State. 3. The grievance of the petitioners can be redressed by directing joint measurement of the land of petitioners, which claims to have acquired for widening of the State Highway No.40. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to conduct joint measurement of the land of petitioners within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The petitioners and respondents shall bear charges of joint measurement equally on 50:50 basis. SVH 2026:BHC-AUG:37865-DB 2 61-WP-10204-26.odt 5. After joint measurement, report of the same be made available to the petitioners. In case, it is found in the joint measurement that petitioners’ land is affected for the road widening, the respondents shall take appropriate steps for acquisition of the said land and make payment for the same to the petitioners. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) SVH