Case Note & Summary
The judgment text provided contains only the cause title and party details for three writ petitions filed in the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench. It does not include the court's reasoning, issues, arguments, or final order. The petitioners in each writ are landowners/farmers from various villages in Nagpur and Bhandara districts. The first writ petition, WP No. 404 of 2024, includes thirteen petitioners from Tarsa, Pipri, Isapur, Sawali, and Mangali Gosawi. The second writ petition, WP No. 2504 of 2024, includes twelve petitioners from Nawargaon, Kharbi, Moregaon, Tanda, and Pimpalgaon, with survey numbers specified. The third writ petition, WP No. 1419 of 2024, includes fifty-three petitioners from Kharbi, Devhadi, Tudka, Mangasa, Parsodi, Aashti, and other villages, also with survey numbers. The respondents in all three petitions are Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Deputy Collector and Competent Authority for Gas Pipeline Infrastructure Ltd.; Gas Pipeline Infrastructure Limited (formerly GAIL (India) Ltd.); and in the second and third petitions, District Collectors and Tahsildar. The petitions appear to concern acquisition of right of user in land under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962, specifically Section 2(a), which defines the competent authority. No further factual background, legal issues, arguments, court analysis, or decision are set out in the provided text.
Issue of Consideration
WRIT PETITION NO. 4 04 OF 20 24 N
