📄 case scenario – mobile tower issue (napane village)

📍Village: Napane
🏞️ Taluka: Vaibhavwadi
📌 District: Sindhudurg
📅 Original Tower Installation Year: 2005
📝 Lease Renewal Year: 2017 (as per available info)
🏡 Land Type: Private land owned by individual
📃 Current Land Status on 7/12: Agricultural (not converted to NA)

🔍 What Happened:

• A mobile tower was installed in 2005 on Gat No. 1200, on agricultural land owned by a private individual in our village.

• A lease agreement was entered between the landowner and the telecom company.

• The lease was renewed again in 2017.

• A Gram Panchayat NOC was also issued at the time — but we do not have any record that this was discussed in Gram Sabha, or that NA conversion was done.

• The land’s 7/12 extract today still shows agricultural status.

• The NOC seems to have been issued in a Gram Panchayat internal meeting, not a Gram Sabha.

• There are now health and safety concerns, and several villagers, including myself, have raised objections.

• I have filed RTIs and gathered documents. 

I now want to understand the proper legal route for:

❓ Questions:

1. What steps should I take to get the NOC cancelled at the government level?

   • Who should I approach – Gram Panchayat, BDO, Tehsildar, Collector?

   • Can I ask for inquiry or inspection?

2. How can the lease be cancelled or declared invalid?

   • Can this be done through administration, or do I need to go to civil court?

   • What evidence do I need to collect?

3. Can I challenge this at judicial level (civil court / PIL)?

   • Should I file a civil suit against the landowner/company for illegal lease?

   • Is a PIL suitable if public health or environmental concerns are involved?

4. Should I serve legal notice to the company or landowner before any action?

5. What risks do I face, and what protections should I take (RTI, written objections, etc.)?