Land grab: court rejects builder’s appeal

Additional sessions judge J D Kulkarni has dismissed the petition of builder Aniruddha alias Anil Uttam Seolekar challenging the lower court’s order that had directed the police to investigate and file a case in an alleged land grab case.

Five months ago,Maruti Mathu Gaikwad (74) had filed a case against nine parties— Pinni Co-operative Housing Society,its office-bearers Parag Shah and Rajendra Uttamchand Dugad,Intel Shelters Pvt Ltd,its directors Aniruddha alias Anil Seolekar and Anandram Dagduram Mutha,Panasiya Construction Company— partnership firm represented by Mutha,Sushma Rajendra Gaikwad (daughter-in-law of the complainant) and Sushma’s father Subhash Kashinath Jadhav. According to Rahul Lonandkar,counsel for the complainant,“Gaikwad is the owner of a plot with survey numbers 9-14 of Mauje Mundhwa,Hadapsar. The 7/12 extract documents of the land have Gaikwad’s name. But Seolekar and others prepared a fake power of attorney in Gaikwad’s name. Using the fake PoA,the suspects sold the land to Pinni Cooperative Housing Society without taking Gaikwad’s consent,” Lonandkar said. “Gaikwad filed several complaints with the police. But there was no response. He filed a court complaint against Seolekar on May 10.” The order has reinstated the lower court’s order that stated,“Gaikwad had not executed the power of attorney document in favour of the accused in respect of land S. No 9 to 14 of village Mundhwa,nor has he executed any development agreement or sale deed/conveyance deed in favour of any accused.”