15-WP-8927-2026.odt rajshree IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8927 OF 2026 Asif Dawood Patel & Anr. ....Petitioners V/S State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents Mr.Atharva Bhingardeve for the Petitioner. Ms.S.A. Prabhune, AGP for the State. CORAM : BHARATI DANGRE & ASHISH S. CHAVAN, JJ DATE : 9th SEPTEMBER 2026 P.C. : 1 In the wake of the directions issued by us in a bunch of Writ Petitions, the lead Petition being Writ Petition No.1536 of 2017, decided on 23rd July, 2026, as well as the directions issued in Writ Petition No.5344/2026 decided on 24/08/2026, we deem it appropriate to permit the Petitioners to prefer a representation to the Deputy Conservator of Forests, and permit the Petition to be treated as a representation to be placed before the Scrutiny Committee which shall follow the mandate as set out in the Government Resolution dated 13th August, 2026, issued by the Revenue and Forest Department, streaming for redressal of grievance of those who claim that their lands have been wrongly 1/2 RAJSHREE KISHOR MORE Digitally signed by RAJSHREE KISHOR MORE Date: 2026.09.10 18:04:47 +0530 15-WP-8927-2026.odt mutated as ‘Private Forest’ without following the procedure laid down in Section 35 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927. All the pleadings shall be adjudicated by the scrutiny committee in expeditious manner. 2 With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition(s) stands disposed of. Interim Application, if any, also stands disposed of. [ASHISH S. CHAVAN, J.] [BHARATI DANGRE, J.] 2/2