Bombay High Court

RAVAN SATAPPA MOREversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH COLLECTOR, OSMANABAD AND ANR.

Disposal: Admitted/Allowed/Granted/Rule Absolute

Holding

The court condoned the delay, quashed any abatement, and allowed the amendment of the First Appeal to include the legal representatives of the deceased claimant.

Summary

The original claimant, Ravan Satappa More, died while a First Appeal challenging a 2011 compensation award in a land acquisition case was pending. The legal representatives filed a civil application, after a delay of 1,229 days, seeking to be impleaded in the appeal and to amend the title clause to reflect their status. The court examined whether such a delay could be condoned and whether any abatement of the appeal should stand. It held that the delay was condoned, the abatement was quashed, and the representatives were permitted to amend the appeal within four weeks. Consequently, the civil application was disposed in favour of the applicants.

Issues considered

Whether the delay of 1,229 days in filing the civil application can be condoned.
Whether the abatement of the First Appeal, if any, should be set aside.
Whether the legal representatives of the deceased claimant may be added to the First Appeal and amend its title clause.

Subjects

land acquisition
compensation
delay condonation
abate
amendment of parties
civil procedure

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42330



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                                                                  11 CA 10778 OF 2026

                          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                     BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                 11 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10778 OF 2026
                                            IN FAST/34252/2018

                                        RAVAN SATAPPA MORE
                                                VERSUS
                      THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH COLLECTOR,
                                        OSMANABAD AND ANR.
                                                    ...
                     Mr. V. V. Ingale, Advocate for Applicant
                     Mr. S. P. Sonpawale, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 2 – State
                                                    …

                                           CORAM : AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.
                                           DATED : 15th September 2026

                     P.C. :-

                     .         Feeling aggrieved by the judgment and award dated

                     11.08.2011 passed by the learned Joint Civil Judge, Senior

                     Division, Omerga in Land Acquisition Reference No.25 of

                     2008 (Old No.158 of 2002), the claimants have filed the First

                     Appeal seeking enhancement in compensation. The First

                     Appeal is under delay. During the pendency of proceedings,

                     original claimant namely Ravan More expired. This Civil

                     Application is filed by legal representatives of deceased Ravan

                     More for getting themselves arrayed in the First Appeal. There

                     is delay of 1229 days caused in filing this application. The
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reasons for explaining the delay are mentioned at paragraph

Nos.2 to 4 of the application.

2.    Mr. V. V. Ingole, learned Advocate for the applicants

submits that the applicants are ready to waive the interest for

the delayed period.

3.    Learned AGP for the respondent – State prays to pass

appropriate order.

4.    For the reasons stated in the application, the same is

allowed. Delay caused in filing the application stands

condoned. Abatement, if any, is quashed and set aside.

5.    The applicants are permitted to amend the title clause

of the First Appeal and applications therein, if any, by

incorporating their names as legal representatives of deceased

claimant Ravan More.

6.    Let the amendment be carried out within a period of

four weeks from today.

7.    Civil Application stands disposed of accordingly.



                                     ( AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J. )
PRW

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