Bombay High Court directs police to file case against Dhananjay Munde

Bombay High Court directs police to file case against Dhananjay Munde

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed police to file a case against Dhananjay Munde, the leader of opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, in connection with alleged illegal purchase of government land in Beed district.

AgenciesUpdated: Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 12:35 PM IST
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Aurangabad: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed police to file a case against Dhananjay Munde, the leader of opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, in connection with alleged illegal purchase of government land in Beed district. A division bench of Justices T V Nalawade and K K Sonawane gave the directions on the petition filed by one Rajabhau Phad. According to the petition, the land at Pus village in Ambajogai tehsil of Beed belongs to the government and was given to the Belkhandi Math in Beed as gift when Ranit Wyanka Giri was its mahant.

However, as per law, the land cannot be transferred without the government's permission. But after the death of Giri, his heirs transferred the land in their names and claimed that they are its owners and the government was not informed about it. The land was later bought by Munde on the basis of a general power of attorney in 2012. Munde applied for non-agricultural status (NA) of the land and got it, the petition alleged. Phad had approached the Bardapur police station in Beed seeking a criminal case to be lodged against Munde, his wife and others.

However, when the police failed to initiate a probe, Phad approached the high court claiming that the land originally belonged to the government and hence, cannot be sold to anyone. He sought an FIR be lodged under IPC Sections 420 (cheating), 467, 468 and 471 (forgery) against Munde, his wife and 15 others. Munde's lawyer Siddheshwar Thombre said there was a dispute between the then Math mahant and priest of the trust on this land. He said the matter was taken to court and on the basis of decree, another person became the owner of the land.

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