Bombay High Court reserves order on PIL seeking CBI probe into Lavasa project

Key Points

1. A Division Bench reserved its order on a PIL seeking a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the Lavasa hill station project on **December 16, 2025**.
2. The PIL names former Union Minister **Sharad Pawar**, Deputy Chief Minister **Ajit Pawar**, and Baramati MP **Supriya Sule**.
3. The PIL alleges illegal permissions, misuse of public resources, and revenue losses through stamp duty exemptions and land allotments.
4. The petitioner argued that permissions under Section 63(1A) of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act were illegally granted.
5. The PIL claims the Lavasa project has remained unresolved for over a decade, affecting farmers' livelihoods.
6. The petitioner highlighted that complaints filed since **December 2018** were not acted upon by local police.
7. The PIL cites a Comptroller and Auditor General report and a People’s Commission of Inquiry report, alleging losses running into hundreds of crores.
8. The Urban Development Department allegedly appointed Lavasa as a Special Planning Authority (SPA) under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act.
9. An intervention application by Sharad Pawar argued the PIL was barred by constructive res judicata.
10. Another application sought initiation of prosecution against Sharad Pawar for perjury and deliberate contempt.