Land allotment: Bombay HC slams revenue authorities for ‘harassing’ ex-armyman injured in 1971 war
The Bombay High Court last week pulled up state revenue authorities for “harassing” an 82-year-old former army personnel, who got injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war over allotment of land in Raigad district under the state policy for wounded soldiers.The court expressed displeasure over revenue authorities misleading the court that the land could not be allocated being reserved for forest purpose, while the petitioner claimed that the same had certain constructions, including revenue office and a resort on it. The HC said if it is proved that the court was being misled, it would consider initiating contempt proceedings against the revenue officers.
A division bench of Justices Girish S Kulkarni and Advait M Sethna on May 9 passed an order on plea by Vithoba Maruti Parbalkar, former Army of...