Bombay High Court
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRAversusMR.SUKDEO VITHOBA THORAT
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed To be withdrawn
Holding
The appeal is disposed of as withdrawn.
Summary
The State of Maharashtra appealed a decision of the reference court concerning land valuation, where the reference court had awarded a land value of Rs.3,74,000 and the State Land Acquisition Officer had paid Rs.94,248. The learned Additional Government Pleader argued that the enhanced amount did not exceed four times the amount paid by the SLAO, thereby satisfying the limits prescribed by the Government of Maharashtra. On this basis, the State sought to withdraw the appeal. The Court examined the submission and found the appeal to be within the prescribed limits. Consequently, the Court disposed of the appeal as withdrawn and ordered a refund of the court fee in accordance with the Rules. No substantive merits of the dispute were adjudicated as the appeal was withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether the appeal falls within the limits prescribed by the Government of Maharashtra for land valuation cases
Subjects
- appeal
- withdrawal
- court fee refund
- land valuation
- Maharashtra
- reference court
Judgment
LSP 1 14 fa 1076.03.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
First Appeal No. 1076 of 2003
The State of Maharashtra … Appellant
V/s.
Sukdeo Vithoba Thorat … Respondents.
Ms. Rashmi S. Tendulkar AGP for the State.
Mr. Anish Kikle i/b. P.N.Joshi Advocate for the Respondents.
CORAM : S.M. MODAK, J
DATE : 2nd September 2026.
P.C. :
1. Learned AGP submitted that the present appeal falls within
the limits prescribed by Government of Maharashtra as per the G.R.
dated 3rd November 2016. She invited my attention to the following
amounts in L.R. No.401/1991:
1) Land value comes to Rs.3,74,000/- (awarded by the
reference Court).
2) Amount paid by SLAO Rs. 94,248/-.
2. According to her the amount enhanced by the Reference Court
Digitally
is not higher than 4 times of the amount paid by SLAO. Hence, she
signed by
LATA
LATA SUNIL
has withdrawn the appeal.
SUNIL PANJWANI
PANJWANI Date:
2026.09.03
12:34:40
+0530
LSP 2 14 fa 1076.03.doc
3. The Appeal is disposed of as withdrawn. Refund of Court fee
as per the Rules.
(S.M. MODAK, J.)
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