Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961

The appellants, a group of farmers, had their land acquired in the 1990s under the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 for the Jintur Industrial Area and were awarded Rs 10,800 per acre by the Land Acquisition Officer. They filed a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 seeking enhancemen…

The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation acquired the appellant's 38 acres of agricultural land in 1971 for industrial purposes. After several representations and the appointment of a legislative committee, the land remained unused and the appellant sought its release under Section 39(2a) of the Maharashtra I…

The Solapur MIDC Industries Association filed Special Leave Petitions challenging a notification under Section 3(3) of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 that brought their industrial estate within the limits of Solapur Municipal Corporation. The petitioners argued that the same industrial area was s…

Shamkant Narayan Deshpande, a diploma‑holder Executive Engineer, was denied promotion to Superintending Engineer because a 1988 resolution of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation reserved 75% of such posts for degree‑holding engineers and 25% for diploma‑holders. He challenged the resolution as discrimina…

The State Government, under the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961, acquired agricultural lands in village Bhoyar for the extension of a MIDC industrial estate. The Special Land Acquisition Officer fixed compensation, which was enhanced by the Reference Court. The High Court reduced the awards, relying on a 1…

Zenit Mataplast Ltd. filed a writ petition challenging the allotment of 17 acres of land to Mahendra & Mahendra Ltd. and another party, alleging that the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation acted arbitrarily, with bias and favouritism, violating Article 14 of the Constitution. The Bombay High Court admitted …

The State of Maharashtra acquired agricultural land for the purpose of establishing an industrial estate under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Special Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare, which the landowners challenged. The reference court, on a petition under Section 3…