DISMISSED
The State of Maharashtra appealed against judgments that awarded compensation for lands acquired for the Ruibhar Medium Project, contending that the lower court had improperly relied on a sale deed dated 02‑07‑1982 for determining market value. The sale deed concerned land within Osmanabad municipal …
DISMISSED
The appellants’ lands in Karajgaon were acquired in 1987 for a percolation tank. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs.160 per rupee, which the claimants contested under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The reference court enhanced the compensation to Rs.50,000 per …
DISMISSED
The appellants challenged the compensation awarded for land acquired in 1987 for a percolation tank at Karajgaon, claiming the reference court erred in valuing the land and seeking further enhancement beyond the Rs 50,000 per hectare fixed by the court. The original award by the Special Land …
DISMISSED
The State acquired agricultural lands at Kalamsara for a Minor Irrigation Tank project. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at rates ranging from Rs.47,000 to Rs.60,000 per hectare. On references, the Reference Court enhanced compensation to Rs.3,70,000 per hectare and also …
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The petitioners filed a public interest litigation seeking to quash a 2015 communication that declared the reservation of certain lands in Hingoli for public amenities to have lapsed under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The respondents argued that a purchase …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant's land was compulsorily acquired and he received compensation that he deemed inadequate. He invoked Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act before the Reference Court, which enhanced the compensation. The acquiring body appealed the enhancement and, as directed by this Court, deposited …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant, Fulchand Somnath Giri, had his land compulsorily acquired and was awarded compensation by the Land Acquisition Officer, which was later enhanced by a Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The acquiring body, dissatisfied with the enhanced award, filed a First …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The Executive Engineer (Acquiring Body) filed several First Appeals challenging the compensation awarded by a Reference Court for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act. The Reference Court had enhanced the compensation from the State Level Award Officer's rate of Rs.1,71,000 per hectare to …
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The petitioners, Baburao Vithal Sanap and another, filed a writ petition seeking rental compensation for land that had been acquired, claiming entitlement from the date of possession until the award under the Land Acquisition Act. The High Court examined whether such a claim could be entertained …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
A group of sixteen first appeals arising from land acquisition proceedings for the Tapi Minor Irrigation Project in Dhule were heard. The appellants, whose dry lands were compulsorily acquired, challenged the compensation awarded, arguing that the rate of Rs.1,20,000 per hectare (or Rs.1,10,000 for …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
A group of sixteen first appeals arose from land acquisition proceedings for the Tapi Minor Irrigation Project in Dhule, where the acquired lands were classified as dry land. The reference court had fixed compensation at Rs 1,20,000 per hectare (or Rs 1,10,000 for two appeals), which the appellants …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
A group of sixteen first appeals arose from land acquisition proceedings for the Tapi Minor Irrigation Project in Dhule, where the appellants' dry lands were compulsorily acquired and compensated at Rs.1,20,000 per hectare (or Rs.1,10,000 for two cases). Dissatisfied with the compensation, the …
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The State of Maharashtra acquired agricultural land for a percolation tank and, after issuing a Section 4(1) notification in 2005, the Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation of Rs 665 per R in 2006. The respondents filed a reference under Section 18 seeking enhanced compensation; the …
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The State of Maharashtra acquired agricultural land from the respondents to construct a percolation tank, issuing a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act in 2005 and awarding compensation of Rs.665 per R under Section 11 in 2006. The respondents filed a reference under Section …
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The State of Maharashtra acquired agricultural land for a percolation tank, issuing a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act in 2005 and awarding Rs.665 per R in 2006. The respondents filed a reference under Section 18 seeking enhanced compensation, and the Reference Court …
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The State of Maharashtra acquired agricultural land in Jalna district for a public project and initially offered compensation of Rs.665 per rupee. The landowners filed a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, and the Reference Court enhanced compensation to Rs.14,688 per rupee for …
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The State acquired lands at village Udatpur, Taluka Lohara, District Osmanabad, for rehabilitation of earthquake-affected persons. Section 4 notification was issued on 07.04.1994 and the award was declared on 23.07.1996. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs.17,300 per …
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The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing authorities to measure a parcel of land (Gat No. 106) that had been acquired for a road project. The land was taken into possession in August 1979, with acquisition notifications issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act and a final …
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The petitioners filed a writ petition alleging that their grievance under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act had been addressed, the related amount withdrawn, and an appeal pending, but a representation filed on 30.11.2015 with the Chief Administrator of CIDCO remained undecided. They sought a …
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The petitioners filed a public interest litigation seeking to quash a 2015 communication by the Maharashtra Urban Development Department that declared the reservation of certain lands in Hingoli district to have lapsed under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, and to …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants, original claimants whose lands in Anandwadi village were acquired for a percolation tank, challenged a 2022 judgment that confirmed a compensation rate of Rs 21,500 per hectare. They sought a higher rate on the ground of parity with the Balaji Ramrao Kshirsagar case, where the …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants, original claimants whose lands in Anandwadi village were acquired for a percolation tank, challenged a 2022 judgment that confirmed a compensation rate of Rs 21,500 per hectare. They argued that, under the parity principle, they should receive the higher rate awarded in the earlier …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The appellants, owners of land acquired for the Nimnna Dudhana Project, challenged a district court award that treated their entire parcel as dry land and paid compensation at Rs.655 per R. They argued that the land was partially dry and partially seasonally irrigated, warranting higher rates. …
DISMISSED
The State of Maharashtra sought to acquire 12 R of land belonging to Laxman Jagannath Narote for the Mohari Percolation Tank project. The land was acquired in 1994 under a Section 4 notification of the Land Acquisition Act, and the Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation for the land …
DISMISSED
Dagdu, the owner of 0.42 R of land acquired for the Yeldarwadi storage tank, challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, who had treated the land as dry‑crop land and paid Rs. 920 per R. He sought a reference court review, presenting documents such as a sale deed, …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The State acquired three parcels of land in Shahada for a bus stand and depot in 1992, awarding compensation of Rs 40‑50 per square metre. The claimants challenged the award under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, arguing the compensation was inadequate and that the land, being within …
DISPOSED OFF
Dadarao Satvarao Mhaske filed a contempt petition against the State of Maharashtra and others, alleging non-compliance with an earlier order under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act. The respondents filed an affidavit stating that the application for enhanced compensation had been settled by …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants challenged the award of compensation for lands acquired for the Dongargaon Barrage on the Manjra river, contending that the reference court incorrectly classified portions of the land as dry rather than irrigated. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had recorded the lands as …
DISMISSED
The State of Maharashtra appealed a reference court award that granted the claimants compensation of Rs.28,000 per hectare for agricultural land acquired under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act. The land, classified as Jirayat, was acquired for a percolation tank project. The reference court had …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants, original claimants whose lands in Mapegaon village were acquired for the Nimna Dudhna Project, challenged the compensation awarded by the Reference Court, alleging it was inadequate. They sought parity by applying a 10% per annum escalation for six years and ten months, contending …
DISPOSED OFF
Petitioner Bhagwat Kashinath Patil filed a contempt petition seeking enforcement of an order directing the State to pass an award under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act and to pay rental compensation. The court noted that the Collector had already decided the rental compensation and the award …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The State of Maharashtra appealed a reference court order that had enhanced compensation for land acquired in 1993 for a minor irrigation tank. The land, 11 roods from Gat No. 203 in Dhoki village, was taken under a notification issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act. The Special Land …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The State acquired land in Shahada, Dhule for a bus stand and depot in 1992, awarding compensation of Rs 40‑50 per square metre. The original claimants challenged the award under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, alleging inadequate compensation, and the reference court enhanced the rate to Rs …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
RakhamaJi Ramrao Gaikwad appealed against a 2002 award of compensation for land acquired for the Nimna Dudhna Project, seeking a higher rate. The High Court examined a prior judgment (First Appeal No.1192 of 2018) that fixed enhanced rates for dry, seasonally irrigated and perennially irrigated …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants, original claimants in a land‑acquisition proceeding initiated in 2004, challenged the district judge’s award of compensation dated 18 October 2011. They argued that the compensation rates should follow the market‑value determination made by a coordinate bench of the same High Court …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project, initiated in 2004, resulted in a 2011 award by the District Judge. The original claimants appealed the award, arguing that a later coordinate bench order (FA No. 1132/2012, dated 23‑April‑2026) had already fixed market values for …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project, initiated in 2004, resulted in a 2011 award by the District Judge. The original claimants appealed the award, arguing that a later coordinate bench order (FA No. 1132/2012, dated 23‑April‑2026) had already fixed market values for …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project, initiated in 2004, resulted in a 2011 award by the District Judge. The original claimants appealed, arguing that a later coordinate‑bench order (FA No. 1132/2012, dated 23‑April‑2026) had already fixed market values for irrigated …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project, initiated in 2004, resulted in a 2011 award that the original claimants appealed in 2012. The appellants argued that the compensation rate should be revisited, citing a coordinate bench order (FA No. 1132/12) that had already …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants, original claimants in a land acquisition proceeding initiated in 2004 for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project, challenged the District Judge's award dated 18 October 2011. They argued that the market value of their land should be determined in line with a prior decision of the …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, considered appeals challenging compensation awards for lands acquired in 1998 for the Hangarga Minor Irrigation Tank project. The appellants argued that the earlier awards undervalued their semi‑irrigated (seasonally irrigated) lands. Relying on a …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings initiated in 1998 involved lands acquired for the Hangarga Minor Irrigation Tank project. The original civil judge awards were challenged in appeals seeking higher compensation. The Court considered a prior coordinate bench decision (First Appeal No.1117/2007) which had …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants challenged the compensation awarded for lands acquired for the Hangarga Minor Irrigation Tank project. The High Court examined a prior coordinate‑bench decision that had enhanced compensation rates for seasonally irrigated and dry lands. Applying that precedent, the Court held that …
DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer, Medium Project K.K.V.M. Division (the acquiring body) appealed against a common judgment and award dated 03.03.2022 that enhanced compensation for land acquired from several claimants. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had fixed Rs 37,000 per hectare, which the Reference …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants, landowners from Nagapur village, challenged the compensation award and notification issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act for land acquired for the Nimna Dudhana Project. They sought a 10% per annum escalation of compensation for ten years, relying on earlier judgments …
DISMISSED
The acquiring body, Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, filed First Appeal No.1411 of 2018 challenging the judgment and award dated 30.04.2012 passed by the 3rd Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Osmanabad in Land Acquisition Reference No.389 of 2002. The claimant, Nagnath …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The appellant, Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, appealed a 2012 land acquisition award, while the respondent filed a cross‑objection 1,814 days late seeking enhanced compensation. The court condoned the delay in filing the cross‑objection, noting that the substantive issue of …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The case concerns a land acquisition award dated 15 July 2014 in Osmanabad, which was appealed by the acquiring body (Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division) and cross‑objected by the claimants (Ganpati Krishna Jadhav et al.). The High Court noted that the controversy is identical to that …
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Petitioner Sambhaji Venkatrao Jadhav filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 16‑02‑2023 of the Presiding Officer, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re‑Settlement Authority, Aurangabad, which rejected his objection. The respondent State, through its AGP, raised a preliminary objection …
DISPOSED OFF
The applicants sought condonation of a 22‑year delay in filing an appeal under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act against a compensation award made under Section 11 for land acquired for a minor irrigation tank. The reference on the award was decided in 2004; the applicants only obtained …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants, Balaji Vaijanathrao Damkondwar and others, appealed against a judgment and award dated 10 February 2006 by the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Ahmedpur, which refused to enhance compensation for land acquired in 1977. They argued that the compensation should be increased and that no …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants, landowners whose property was acquired in 1977, challenged the compensation award dated 10 February 2006 given by the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Ahmedpur, arguing that it was insufficient and that a deduction for development cost was unlawful. The High Court examined whether the …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellant's land was acquired under a notice issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act. The Special Land Acquisition Officer classified the land into three categories, but the Reference Court treated the entire parcel as semi‑irrigated and awarded compensation accordingly. Dissatisfied …
DISPOSED OFF
The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) heard a massive group of appeals arising from a common land‑acquisition proceeding for a minor irrigation project in Latur. Claimants (land owners) challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, arguing that the land was …
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The High Court of Bombay heard a massive group of first appeals arising from a land acquisition for a minor irrigation project in Latur, where claimants challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer and the reference court. The claimants argued that the land was …
DISPOSED OFF
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench heard a massive group of appeals arising from a common land acquisition proceeding for a minor irrigation project in Latur. Claimants (land owners) challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, arguing that the land was …
DISPOSED OFF
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench heard a massive group of first appeals arising from a common land acquisition proceeding for a minor irrigation project in Latur. Claimants (landowners) challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer and the Reference Court, …
DISPOSED OFF
The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) heard a massive group of first appeals arising from a common land acquisition proceeding for a minor irrigation project in Latur. Claimants (landowners) challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, arguing that the land was …
DISPOSED OFF
The claimants owned 104 hectares of land in Khopegaon, Kanheri, Wasangaon and Latur that were acquired for a minor irrigation project. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation based on rates of Rs.1.5‑2.4 lakh per hectare, which the claimants challenged as inadequate, seeking Rs.20 …
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The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) heard a massive group of first appeals arising from a common land acquisition proceeding for a minor irrigation project in Latur, where 104 hectares were acquired from several villages. Claimants challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land …
DISPOSED OFF
The case involved a large group of appeals arising from a common land acquisition proceeding for a minor irrigation project in Latur, where 104 hectares of agricultural land were acquired. Claimants argued that the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer and affirmed by the …
DISPOSED OFF
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench heard a massive group of first appeals arising from a common land‑acquisition proceeding for a minor irrigation project in Latur, where 104 hectares were acquired from several villages. Claimants challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land …
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Vasudeo Dhondiram Pujari appealed under Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1849 against the State of Maharashtra. The appellant sought to bring his legal heirs on record, and the court allowed a civil application to condone the delay, set aside any abatement, and permitted amendment to include …
DISPOSED OFF
The case involved a group of land‑acquisition appeals concerning 104 hectares of land in Latur district acquired for a minor irrigation project. Claimants argued that the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer and affirmed by the Reference Court was inadequate, asserting the …
DISPOSED OFF
The appellant, Vasu Deo Dhondiram Pujari, filed a first appeal under Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1849, seeking relief after a Special Civil Suit No. 323/1991 was partially decreed and a regular civil appeal (No. 483/2012) was pending. A separate civil application (No. 10727/2026) was …
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The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench heard a massive group of appeals arising from a common land acquisition proceeding for a minor irrigation project in Latur. Claimants (landowners) challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer and the Reference Court, arguing …
DISPOSED OFF
The High Court heard a massive group of first appeals arising from a land acquisition for a minor irrigation project in Latur, where claimants challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer and the Reference Court, while the acquiring body contested the same award as …
DISPOSED OFF
The Bombay High Court heard a massive group of appeals arising from a common land acquisition proceeding for a minor irrigation project in Latur, where 104 hectares were acquired from several villages. Claimants challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer and affirmed …
DISPOSED OFF
The claimants owned 104 hectares of land acquired for a minor irrigation project in Latur and challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, alleging it was too low and that the land was irrigated, warranting a higher rate. The acquiring body appealed, contending the …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The State of Maharashtra appealed against a compensation award of Rs 40,000 per acre for irrigated land acquired for the Benitura Medium Project, arguing that the amount was excessive. The claimants’ 2.5‑hectare irrigated land had originally been awarded Rs 14,000 per hectare, which the Reference …
DISMISSED
The State acquired land in 1996 for extending the Gaothan of Bhopani village. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs.4 per square foot, which the claimant, Narayan Daulatrao More, challenged, seeking a higher rate based on various sale transactions. The claimant argued that …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, represented by the Central Railway, acquired land in Rakshasbhuwan village for a new railway line and initially paid Rs.750 per R for dry land. Claimants filed reference petitions challenging the award, and the Reference Court enhanced the compensation to Rs.3,125 per R, also …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, as the acquiring body for a new railway line, appealed a common judgment and award dated 09‑10‑2023 that fixed compensation at Rs 4,762 per R for lands acquired from villages in Beed district. The appellants challenged the enhancement of compensation and the statutory benefits …
DISMISSED
The Union of India (Central Railway) appealed a common judgment and award dated 09‑10‑2023 that fixed compensation at Rs 4,762 per R for lands acquired for a new railway line in Beed district. The appellants argued that the Reference Court exceeded its jurisdiction by enhancing the rate without …
DISMISSED
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench heard a batch of first appeals filed by the acquiring body (Union of India/Executive Engineer, Central Railway) challenging the compensation award of Rs 4,762 per R fixed by a Reference Court for lands acquired for a new railway line in Beed district. The …
DISMISSED
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, heard a batch of first appeals filed by the acquiring body (Union of India/ Central Railway) challenging the compensation awarded by a Reference Court for lands acquired for a new railway line in Beed district. The Reference Court had fixed the …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants' agricultural lands were acquired for the construction of the Katpur Minor Irrigation Tank and were initially compensated at a uniform rate of Rs 7 lakh per hector by the reference court. The appellants challenged this award under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, arguing that …
DISPOSED OFF
The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 19‑02‑2026 that issued a notice under Section 28‑A of the Land Acquisition Act against it. The petitioner relied on earlier judgments (First Appeal Nos. 10 of 2003 and 1109 of 2002) which held …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Court heard multiple appeals challenging the compensation awarded for lands acquired for the Wadala Tank project. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had initially fixed compensation at Rs.150‑225 per R., which the reference court later enhanced to Rs.940 per R. Both the acquiring body and the …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Medium Project, Osmanabad sought to acquire lands in Wangi (Bk) for a storage tank. The acquisition was notified in 2004 and the Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation of Rs.24,000 per hectare. The claimants appealed, and the reference court …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Medium Project, Osmanabad sought to acquire land in Wangi (Bk) for a storage tank, with acquisition proceedings commencing in 2004. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation of Rs 24,000 per hectare, which the claimants challenged, leading the …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Medium Project, Osmanabad sought to acquire lands in Wangi (Bk) for a storage tank. The acquisition was notified in 2004 and the Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation of Rs 24,000 per hectare in 2007. The claimants appealed under Section 18 of …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Medium Project, Osmanabad sought to acquire lands in Wangi (Bk) for a storage tank, with acquisition proceedings commencing in 2004. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation of Rs.24,000 per hectare, which the claimants appealed under Section …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Medium Project, Osmanabad sought to acquire lands in Wangi (Bk) for a storage tank, with acquisition proceedings commencing in 2004. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation of Rs.24,000 per hectare, which the claimants challenged under …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Medium Project, Osmanabad sought to acquire lands in Wangi (Bk) for a storage tank, with acquisition proceedings commencing in 2004. The Special Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded compensation of Rs.24,000 per hectare, which the reference court …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, represented by the Central Railway, acquired land in Mainda village for a new railway line. The Special Land Acquisition Officer initially offered compensation of Rs 1,300 per R, but the claimants challenged this in the Civil Court, and the Reference Court enhanced the rate to Rs …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, acting through the Central Railway, acquired land in Raghapur village for a new railway line and challenged the compensation rates fixed by a Reference Court, which had enhanced the rates to Rs. 2500 per R for Jirayat land and Rs. 3000 per R for seasonally irrigated land and …
DISMISSED
The State of Maharashtra appealed a judgment that enhanced compensation for land acquired in 1987 for a percolation tank. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had initially awarded a low amount, prompting the claimants to seek a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The reference …
DISMISSED
The Union of India and Central Railway appealed against a common judgment and award dated 09‑10‑2023 that fixed compensation for land acquired for a new railway line at Rs 4,762 per R, alleging the rate was excessive and the statutory benefits were illegal. The respondents, who were the claimants, …
DISMISSED
The Union of India and Central Railway appealed against a common judgment and award dated 09.10.2023 that fixed compensation for land acquired for a new railway line at Rs. 4,762 per R, alleging the rate was excessive and the statutory benefits were unlawful. The respondents, comprising numerous …
DISMISSED
The Union of India (Central Railway) appealed against a common judgment and award dated 09‑10‑2023 that fixed compensation for land acquired for a new railway line in Beed district at Rs 4,762 per R, deeming it excessive. The appellants argued that the Reference Court exceeded its jurisdiction, …
DISMISSED
The case concerned the acquisition of 4 ha 36 R of land in Mapegaon village for the Lower Dudhna project and a dispute over the compensation awarded to the claimant, Indrajit Wagh. The Civil Judge had enhanced the compensation, which was challenged by both the acquiring body and the claimant in …
DISMISSED
The appellant's land was acquired in 1981 for a Gavthan scheme extension, and compensation of Rs.15,000 per hectare was awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer. Dissatisfied, the appellant filed a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, relying on a sale instance dated 17 May …
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The Court condoned a 366‑day delay in filing the appeal and allowed the application for condonation. The appellants relied on a prior order (First Appeal No. 1978/2023) which dismissed similar appeals without costs, arguing that the Reference Court correctly applied the Land Acquisition Act and did …
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The case involved a large group of land acquisition appeals concerning 104 hectares of land in Latur for a minor irrigation project. Claimants argued that the compensation awarded by the Reference Court was too low and that the land was irrigated, seeking a higher rate and interest under Section 34 …
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The claimants, owners of 104 hectares of land acquired for a minor irrigation project in Latur, challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, alleging it was too low and that the land was irrigated, not dry. The acquiring body appealed, contending the award was …
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The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) heard a consolidated group of first appeals arising from a land acquisition proceeding for a minor irrigation project in Latur. Claimants, who were owners of 104 hectares of agricultural land, challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land …
DISPOSED OFF
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad bench heard a massive group of first appeals arising from a land acquisition for a minor irrigation project in Latur, where claimants challenged the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer and the Reference Court, while the acquiring body …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant, Datta Kalyan Giri, had his land compulsorily acquired and received compensation that he deemed inadequate. He approached the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which enhanced the compensation. The Acquiring Body, aggrieved by the enhancement, filed a First …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant's land was compulsorily acquired and compensation was awarded. The Reference Court, under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, enhanced the compensation, which the acquiring body appealed. The acquiring body deposited the entire enhanced award amount with interest in the High Court, …
DISMISSED
The State of Maharashtra acquired land for rehabilitation of earthquake‑affected persons under a notification dated 08‑09‑1995 and paid compensation of Rs.340 per R as per the award of 11‑06‑1996. The claimants, dissatisfied with this amount, filed a reference case under Section 18 of the Land …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants sought enhancement of compensation for lands acquired for the rehabilitation of earthquake‑affected persons in Salegaon, Osmanabad. The Reference Court had awarded Rs 4 per square foot, whereas the State had originally offered Rs 20,000 per hectare. Relying on earlier judgments (LAR …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants, heirs of persons whose lands were acquired for earthquake rehabilitation in Salegaon, challenged the compensation awarded by the Reference Court at Rs.4 per square foot, seeking the higher rate of Rs.20 per square foot on the ground of parity with other similar acquisitions. The …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants, whose lands were acquired for the rehabilitation of earthquake‑affected persons in Salegaon, sought to increase the compensation awarded by the Reference Court from Rs 4 per sq ft to Rs 20 per sq ft, invoking the principle of parity with other similar acquisitions (LAR 994/2009 and …
DISMISSED
The appellant's land was acquired in 1988 for the submergence of a reservoir, and an initial compensation award was made in 1991 based on fixed rates per hectare. Dissatisfied, the appellant filed a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act for a proper determination of market value. …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant, a landowner whose land was compulsorily acquired, sought enhancement of compensation under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, alleging the reference court had awarded inadequate compensation. In the first appeal filed by the acquiring body, the applicant needed to file a …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The Thorat family members appealed against a judgment that had enhanced their compensation for land acquired by the State of Maharashtra to Rs.1,050 per R, based on an average of two sale values. They argued that the higher market value evidenced by a sale at Rs.2,142 per R should be the basis for …
DISPOSED OFF
The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, heard Contempt Petition No. 325 of 2012 arising out of Writ Petition No. 9327 of 2011 filed by Gyanba Kishanrao Deshmukh and others against the State of Maharashtra. The court had earlier directed the parties to decide an application under Section 28A of …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant's land was compulsorily acquired and he received compensation that he deemed inadequate. He approached the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which enhanced the compensation. The acquiring body, aggrieved by the enhancement, filed a first appeal and deposited …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant's land was compulsorily acquired and compensation was awarded. The applicant approached the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act for enhancement, which was granted. The acquiring body, aggrieved by the enhanced award, filed a first appeal and deposited the …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant's land was compulsorily acquired and he received compensation that he deemed inadequate. He approached the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which enhanced the compensation. The acquiring body, dissatisfied with the enhancement, filed a first appeal and …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The land of Pandit Kalyan Giri was compulsorily acquired by the State of Maharashtra and compensation was awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. The applicant approached the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which enhanced the compensation. The acquiring body, aggrieved …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant's land was compulsorily acquired and he received compensation that he deemed inadequate. He approached the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which enhanced the compensation. The acquiring body, aggrieved by the enhancement, filed a first appeal and deposited …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant’s land was compulsorily acquired and he received compensation that was later enhanced by a Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The acquiring body, dissatisfied with the enhanced award, filed a first appeal and deposited the entire award amount with interest in …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The State of Maharashtra appealed a judgment of the Ad‑hoc District Judge‑2, Ambajogai, which had enhanced compensation for land acquired for a percolation tank. The land, 1 hectare 47 roods, was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act with a notification in 1996 and an award in 1999 at Rs.245 per …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The State of Maharashtra appealed a judgment of the Ad‑hoc District Judge‑2, Ambajogai, which had enhanced compensation for land acquired for a percolation tank. The land, acquired under the Land Acquisition Act of 1894, was initially compensated at Rs 245 per rupee and the claimants sought …
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The State of Maharashtra appealed a judgment of the VI Adhoc Additional District Judge, Beed, which had enhanced compensation for land acquired in 1989 for a percolation tank. The claimants had originally received meager compensation of Rs.72 per ropani for land and Rs.2 for potkharab land and …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The appellants, members of the Thorat family, challenged a judgment that awarded them Rs.1,050 per R as compensation for land acquired by the State of Maharashtra. They argued that the Special Land Acquisition Officer and the Reference Court erred by averaging the market values from two sale …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The appellants, heirs of the Thorat family, challenged a judgment that had enhanced their compensation for land acquired by the State of Maharashtra to Rs.1,050 per R, whereas they claimed Rs.2,000 per R. They relied on three prior sale deeds (Exhibits 14, 15, 16) showing market values of Rs.2,142, …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division (the acquiring body) appealed against awards of compensation granted by the Special Land Acquisition Officer and subsequently enhanced by reference courts for lands acquired for the Wadala Minor Irrigation Tank project. The original awards paid …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The GMIDC, represented by the Executive Engineer, appealed against a compensation award in a land acquisition matter, alleging that the Reference Court improperly relied on a sale of a small 8‑R plot to determine market value, resulting in an excessive enhancement of compensation. The appellants …
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The petitioner filed a contempt petition in 2011 seeking rental compensation ordered under a contempt direction. The respondent Collector filed an affidavit stating that compensation had already been paid under the award of Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, specifically under Sections 23 and …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer Minor Irrigation appealed against a reference court judgment that awarded interest on enhanced compensation for land acquired for the Neopur Medium Project. The dispute centered on whether interest under Sections 28 and 34 of the Land Acquisition Act should accrue from the …
DISMISSED
The Special Land Acquisition Officer acquired 74 R of land in Dharagir village for a medium project, issuing a Section 4 notification in 1998 and declaring an award in 2000 with minimal compensation. The claimant sought a higher market value under Section 18, presenting sale evidence and a private …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellant challenged a judgment and award dated 18‑12‑2000 passed under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, which the Reference Court had decided on 05‑01‑2023 without the award and its ‘E’ statement being placed on record. The appellant argued that this omission caused prejudice, especially …
DISMISSED
The appellants' houses and plots in Karajgaon were acquired in 1984 for the Lower Terna Project. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded Rs 1,04,698 as compensation, which the claimants challenged under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, seeking Rs 10,00,000 based on a valuation report …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, appealed against awards of compensation granted by the Special Land Acquisition Officer and subsequently enhanced by reference courts for lands acquired for the Wadala Minor Irrigation Tank project. The acquiring body argued that the reference …
DISMISSED
The appellants, original claimants whose lands were acquired for the Parli‑Jalalpur road project, challenged the compensation award dated 31 July 2006 rendered by the Additional District Judge, Ambajogai. The lands had been taken under a notification issued pursuant to Section 4 of the Land …
DISMISSED
The appellants' lands were acquired for the Parli‑Jalalpur road project under a notification issued pursuant to section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, with possession taken in 1976. The State initially awarded compensation at Rs.80 paise to Rs.1 per square foot, which the reference court later …
DISMISSED
The original claimants' lands were acquired in 1976 for the Parli‑Jalalpur road project under a notification issued pursuant to section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act. The State paid compensation at Rs 0.80‑1.00 per square foot, which the claimants challenged, leading the reference court to enhance …
DISMISSED
The appellants' lands were acquired for the Parli‑Jalalpur road project under a notification issued pursuant to section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, with possession taken in 1976. The State initially awarded compensation at Rs.0.80 to Rs.1 per square foot, which the reference court later enhanced …
DISMISSED
The Special Land Acquisition Officer acquired 74 R of land in Dharagir village for a medium project, issuing a Section 4 notification in 1998 and declaring an award in 2000 with minimal compensation. The claimant sought a higher market value under Section 18, and the reference court enhanced …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellant's land in Osmanabad was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, with an award fixing compensation at Rs 35,000 per hectare in 1996. The appellant sought an enhancement of the compensation rate by Rs 20 per square foot on the ground of parity, relying on a prior reference court …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, represented by the Central Railway, appealed against a reference court's award that enhanced compensation for land acquired in Deodahiphal village for a new railway line. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had initially offered Rs. 1,770 per R, but the reference court raised it …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Court heard multiple appeals challenging the compensation awards for lands acquired for the Wadala Tank project. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had initially awarded Rs 150‑225 per R, which the reference court enhanced to Rs 940 per R. The acquiring body argued that the reference court …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant, Narsing Shrirang Bhosle, filed an application seeking condonation of a 1,174‑day delay in filing a cross‑objection in a land acquisition proceeding. The cross‑objection was limited to claiming interest under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. The court examined whether such a …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The appellants challenged the compensation awarded for lands acquired in 1993 for the Terna Project Right Bank Canal, arguing that the rates should be aligned with those determined in a later 2008 case involving the same project. The State contended that the differing dates of notification justified …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The appellants challenged the compensation awarded for lands acquired in 1993 for the Terna Project, arguing that they should receive the same rates as in a later 2008 case where the market value was fixed at Rs.1,800 per R for dry land. The State contended that the differing dates of notification …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The appellant, Netaji Appasaheb Patil, owned two parcels of land that were acquired by the State of Maharashtra for a minor irrigation tank. The acquisition was notified under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act in 1995‑96, with the award dated 16 June 1999 and possession taken on 1 …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants, owners of land in Nashirabad village, challenged the compensation awarded by the reference court for land acquired for the Waghur Dam distributary project. They submitted certified copies of sale deeds predating the Section 4 notification, arguing that under Section 51A of the Land …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants – Gautamabai Koli, Shantabai Dhake (deceased) and Namdeo Kolhe – challenged the compensation awarded by the reference court for land acquired for the distributary of the Waghur Dam Project affecting Nashirabad, Bhadali and Bholane villages. They submitted sale deeds predating the …
DISMISSED
The appellants sought further enhancement of compensation for land acquired in 1987 for a percolation tank at Karajgaon village. The Special Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded Rs.160 per R, which was enhanced by the reference court to Rs.50,000 per hectare after considering a sale instance. …
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The petitioners, farmers whose lands were acquired for the Lendi Project Main Branch Canal, received an award under the Land Acquisition Act in July 2008 and filed a reference for enhanced compensation in November 2008. Their reference was rejected by the Special Land Acquisition Officer on 21 May …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicants, all agriculturists whose lands were acquired by the State, sought to quash the Registrar’s orders of 22 April 2014 that had refused registration of their first appeals and to have those appeals restored after a delay of 4,480 days. They argued that the delay was caused by their …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicants, agriculturists whose lands were acquired by the State, sought to quash the registrar's orders that had rejected registration of their first appeals due to failure to remove office objections, and to have those appeals restored after a delay of 12 years. They argued that the delay was …
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Nawaz Fakir Shaikh filed a writ petition challenging the handling of his reference application dated 31 May 1999, filed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The petition sought direction to the District Collector of Latur to refer the application to the civil court. The High Court, after …
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The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the reference filed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act be forwarded to the District Judge. The respondent State produced a communication from the Sub‑Divisional Officer confirming that the reference had already been forwarded …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
This first appeal challenged the Reference Court's judgment and award dated 03.05.2019 in L.A.R. No. 385 of 2012, seeking enhancement of compensation for an acquired house property in village Itgyal, Tq. Mukhed, Dist. Nanded, acquired for the Lendi project. The notification under Section 4 was …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The case concerns a land acquisition award dated 15 July 2014 in Osmanabad, which was challenged by the acquiring body (Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division) and by the claimants (Ganpati Krishna Jadhav et al.) through a first appeal and a cross‑objection respectively. Both parties argued …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for lands intended for the Hangarga Minor Irrigation Tank began in 1998 and resulted in judgments and awards in 2007. The claimants appealed those awards, seeking higher compensation based on the classification of their lands as seasonally irrigated. The Court considered …
DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division (Osmanabad) appealed against a judgment of the 3rd Joint Civil Judge that enhanced compensation for land acquired for a tank project. The land, acquired under the Land Acquisition Act with notification in 2000, was initially compensated at Rs 47,480 …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants challenged earlier compensation awards for lands acquired in 1998 for the Hangarga Minor Irrigation Tank project, arguing that the lands should be classified as seasonally irrigated and thus attract a higher compensation rate. The Court considered a prior coordinate bench decision …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant's land was compulsorily acquired and he received compensation that he deemed inadequate. He approached the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which enhanced the compensation. The acquiring body appealed the enhancement and deposited the entire award amount …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant, Fulchand Somnath Giri, had his land acquired by the Acquiring Body under compulsory acquisition and was awarded compensation by the Land Acquisition Officer. Dissatisfied with the award, he approached the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which enhanced the …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant, Pandit Kalyan Giri, had his land compulsorily acquired by the State of Maharashtra and was awarded compensation by the Land Acquisition Officer. Unsatisfied with the award, he approached the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which enhanced the compensation. …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant's land was compulsorily acquired and he was awarded compensation by the Land Acquisition Officer. Unsatisfied with the award, he approached the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which enhanced the compensation. The acquiring body appealed the enhancement and …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicant's land was compulsorily acquired and he received compensation that he deemed inadequate. He approached the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which enhanced the compensation. The acquiring body appealed the enhancement and, as directed by this Court, …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants challenged a common judgment dated 5 April 2017 that enhanced the compensation for dry land acquired in Devgaon Khavne from Rs.1500 to Rs.2600 per R. They sought a higher rate by relying on three different precedents: Rs.7586 per R fixed in LAR No.457 of 2013 (still under appeal), a …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants challenged a 2017 common judgment fixing compensation for dry land acquired in Devgaon Khavne, seeking a higher rate by relying on earlier awards: Rs.7586 per R from LAR No.457/2013, Rs.6000 per R from a National Lok Adalat settlement (First Appeal No.43/2023), and Rs.3700 per R from …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer (appellant) challenged the reference court's award of interest on land acquired for a percolation tank, arguing that interest under Sections 23, 28 and 29 of the Land Acquisition Act was wrongly calculated from the date of notification (08‑03‑2001) instead of the date of award …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer (Medium Project, Osmanabad) appealed against the Reference Court’s award of interest on compensation for land acquired for a percolation tank. The land was notified for acquisition on 8 March 2001 and the award was passed on 14 January 2008. The appellant contended that …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, represented by the Central Railway, acquired land in Kinhi village for a new railway line and the Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs 1210‑1310 per R. The Reference Court enhanced the rate to Rs 3500 per R and granted statutory benefits under Section …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The Maharashtra Krushna Valley Development Corporation appealed the compensation awards granted by the Reference Court in a 1999 land acquisition for the Sangli Malumbra minor irrigation tank. The Reference Court had fixed compensation rates of Rs.3,333 per R for dry land, Rs.5,000 per R for …
DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer (Acquiring Body) appealed against the award of the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which had enhanced compensation for land acquired in Osmanabad based on a sale deed from a neighboring village. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had originally …
DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Osmanabad (the acquiring body) appealed against the award of the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which had enhanced compensation for land acquired in 2010 based on a sale deed from a neighboring village. The Special …
DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer (acquiring body) appealed against the award of the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which had enhanced compensation for land acquired in Osmanabad based on a sale deed from a neighboring village. The acquiring body argued that the sale deed was not …
DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer (acquiring body) appealed against the award of enhanced compensation granted by the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act to several claimants. The Reference Court had increased the compensation based on a sale deed from a neighboring village, raising …
DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Osmanabad appealed against the award of the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which had enhanced compensation for land based on a sale deed from a neighboring village. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had originally …
DISMISSED
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Osmanabad (the acquiring body) appealed against the compensation awarded by the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, which had enhanced the award based on a sale deed from a neighboring village. The acquiring body argued …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, represented by the Central Railway, acquired land in Jalnyachiwadi for a new railway line and the Special Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded compensation of Rs 770‑880 per R. The Reference Court, hearing a group of reference petitions, enhanced the compensation to Rs …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants’ lands in Dhupe/Vichkheda village were acquired in 2005 for rehabilitation, with an initial compensation award of Rs 1,87,000 per hectare. Dissatisfied, they appealed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act and the reference court enhanced the award to Rs 2,70,000 per hectare. …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants' lands in Dhupe/Vichkheda village were acquired in 2005 for rehabilitation, with an initial compensation of Rs 1,87,000 per hectare awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer. Dissatisfied, they appealed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act and the reference court …
DISMISSED
The State of Maharashtra acquired 30 R of land in Takle Pokhari village for a percolation tank, issuing a Section 4 notification in 2005. The Special Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded Rs 710 per R for dry land, but the reference court enhanced the compensation to Rs 3,000 per R, treating …
DISPOSED OFF
The petitioner filed a contempt petition alleging non-compliance with an earlier order. The respondent filed an affidavit-in-reply stating that it had complied by deciding the representation under Section 34 of the Land Acquisition Act and by making the required payment to the petitioner. The court …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants challenged a compensation award of Rs.1,500 per R for their agricultural land acquired for an irrigation tank, arguing that similar jirayat lands in the same village had been awarded Rs.3,000 per R in a related reference case. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had originally …
DISMISSED
The acquiring body appealed a 2012 land acquisition award, and the claimant filed a cross‑objection 1,814 days late seeking enhanced compensation. The court was asked to condone the delay and determine the appropriate compensation for dry land. It allowed the civil application, condoned the delay, …
DISMISSED
The appellant, Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, appealed a 2012 judgment and award of compensation in a land‑acquisition case, alleging a deficit in the amount awarded to the claimant, Nagnath Gundappa Todkari. The claimant filed a cross‑objection seeking enhanced …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The dispute arose from a land acquisition proceeding where the 3rd Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Osmanabad awarded compensation on 30‑04‑2012. The claimant, Limbrij Gundappa Todkari, challenged the award alleging deficient compensation and filed a first appeal (FA‑1412/2018). He also filed a …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants owned 82 R of dry land in Jalna district that was acquired for the Nimnna Dudhana Project. The original award under the Land Acquisition Act paid Rs 656 per R, which was later enhanced by the Reference Court to Rs 1,200 per R. The appellants appealed, seeking further enhancement based …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellant, Balaji Maroti Banbare, challenged the award dated 13 June 2019 of the Reference Court in L.A.R. No. 225/2012, seeking full compensation for his house property acquired for the Lendi project. The Reference Court had granted only a 40% enhancement over the basic award, rejecting the …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellant challenged a 2019 award that enhanced compensation for a house acquired for the Lendi project only by 40% of the private valuer's assessment. The private valuer’s report valued the property at Rs. 2,76,356, but the Reference Court had granted only Rs. 34,930 in addition to the original …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants challenged a 2019 award by the Reference Court that granted compensation of Rs 68,928 with only a 40% enhancement for their house acquired for the Lendi project, arguing that the court should have accepted the private valuer’s report of Rs 2,29,916 in full. The respondents contended …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants, original claimants whose dry land in Mapegaon village was acquired for the Nimna Dudhna Project, challenged the compensation awarded by the Reference Court of Rs.2500 per Are, contending that they should receive the escalated rate of Rs.4800 per Are applied in a similar acquisition. …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
Ravan Satappa More appealed against a 2011 compensation award for land acquired by the State of Maharashtra, seeking enhancement. The appeal was filed 2,549 days late, and the applicant pleaded for condonation of delay, citing poverty and lack of legal knowledge. The respondent opposed condonation, …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project, initiated in 2004, led to a judgment and award dated 18 October 2011 determining compensation for the original claimants. The claimants appealed this award, arguing that a later coordinate‑bench decision in FA No. 1132/12 had …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project were initiated in 2004 and resulted in a district court award in 2011. The original claimants appealed the award, arguing that the compensation rates were incorrect. The Court noted that a coordinate bench had already determined …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project, initiated in 2004, resulted in a 2011 award by the District Judge. The original claimants appealed the award, arguing that a later coordinate‑bench order (FA No. 1132/2012, dated 23‑April‑2026) had already determined the market …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants challenged the district court’s award of compensation for land acquired for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project, arguing that the rates should follow the coordinate bench’s earlier determination in FA No. 1132/2012. The High Court noted that the controversy was identical to that …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project, initiated in 2004, led to a 2011 award by the District Judge. The original claimants appealed the award, arguing that a later coordinate‑bench order (FA No. 1132/2012) had already determined the market values of irrigated and …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project, initiated in 2004, led to a district court award in 2011 which was challenged by the original claimants. The appellants filed multiple first appeals in 2012, arguing that the compensation awarded was inadequate. The coordinate …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project, initiated in 2004, resulted in a 2011 award by the District Judge. The original claimants appealed the award, arguing that a later coordinate bench order in FA No. 1132/2012 had already determined the market values of irrigated …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project, initiated in 2004, resulted in a 2011 award by the District Judge. The original claimants appealed the award, arguing that a recent coordinate bench order (FA No. 1132/2012) had already fixed market values for irrigated and …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project, initiated in 2004, resulted in a 2011 award by the District Judge. The original claimants appealed the award, arguing that a later coordinate‑bench order (FA No. 1132/12, dated 23‑April‑2026) had already fixed market values for …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The acquisition proceedings for the Yeldariwadi Storage Tank project began in 2004 and resulted in a district court award on 18 October 2011. The original claimants appealed the award in multiple first appeals filed in 2012. The appellants argued that a later coordinate bench order dated 23 April …
DISPOSED OFF
The Union of India, represented by the Central Railway, appealed against the rates of compensation fixed by a Reference Court for lands acquired for a new railway line in Beed district. The Reference Court had enhanced the compensation from Rs. 700 per R to Rs. 2,680 per R for Jirayat land and from …
PARTLY ALLOWED AND PARTLY DISMISSED
The appellants' land was acquired for the Lower Terna Right Canal, with possession taken in 1998 before the Section 4 notification in December 1999. The Civil Judge awarded compensation at Rs 1,050 per R treating the land as dry, while the claimants sought Rs 1,45,303 alleging the land was …
DISMISSED
The Union of India, represented by the Central Railway, appealed multiple first appeals challenging the compensation rates fixed by a Reference Court for lands acquired for a new railway line in Beed district. The Reference Court had enhanced the rate from Rs.850 per R to Rs.2,161 per R for dry land …
DISPOSED OFF
The appellants, Vishnu L. Kanse and Sumanbai D. Kanse, challenged a 2009 judgment and award concerning land acquired for the Kasura Bruhat Project, seeking a compensation rate of Rs.2400 per Are on the ground of parity. Their land, classified as dry, had previously been awarded Rs.399.50 and Rs.600 …
DISPOSED OFF
The appellants, Vishnu L. Kanse and Sumanbai D. Kanse, challenged a 2009 compensation award for land acquired for the Kasura Bruhat Project, seeking a higher rate of Rs.2400 per Are on the ground of parity. The State of Maharashtra, represented by the Collector of Jalna and the acquiring body, …
Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute
The applicants, heirs of a deceased landowner, challenged a 2016 compensation award arising from compulsory land acquisition, alleging that they were entitled to a higher rate of compensation as granted in a later, identical case. Their first appeal was filed after a delay of 2,264 days, and they …