Maharashtra Govt mandates Marathi for revenue hearings and orders

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Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced the caller   modular  operating process  (SoP) for the proceedings. File

Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced the caller modular operating process (SoP) for the proceedings. File | Photo Credit: PTI

The Maharashtra Government announced that the usage of Marathi is mandatory successful hearings and orders passed by authorities successful quasi-judicial proceedings successful the gross department.

Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced the caller modular operating process (SoP) for these proceedings.

“Under the guidance of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, we mean to marque the gross medication much citizen-centric and dynamic,” Mr. Bawankule said.

The Government took the determination aft considering earlier directives, recommendations from divisional commissioners, field-level instructions and observations of the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court, to contented the caller directives.

New SoP

The caller SoP besides makes it mandatory for each gross officers to behaviour hearings astatine slightest doubly a week, preferably connected Tuesdays and Fridays, portion adjournments volition beryllium allowed lone erstwhile and lone for valid reasons. All interim and last orders volition person to beryllium uploaded connected the ‘e-QJ Court’ strategy and issued lone with integer signatures.

No bid tin beryllium passed without proceeding some parties and signaling due reasoning. Speaking orders should beryllium issued wrong a maximum play of 8 weeks.

Separate guidelines person been framed for cases related to insignificant minerals, workplace entree roads, petition matters, correction of clerical errors and assorted proceedings nether the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code.

The caller rules are expected to trim pendency successful gross courts, officials said.

Published - May 16, 2026 12:55 p.m. IST

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