Bombay High Court

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRAversusRAYBHAN R. GORADE

Decided: 2 July 2026
Disposal: Dismissed
Bench: JITENDRA SHANTILAL JAIN

Holding

The appeal is dismissed and the civil application is disposed of.

Summary

The State of Maharashtra appealed against an order of the Reference Court dated 19 December 2000 concerning a land acquisition award. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had initially awarded Rs. 3,360, which the Reference Court enhanced to Rs. 22,386, a difference of Rs. 19,026. The appellant argued that the enhanced amount should be upheld, but the High Court observed that the quantum involved was meager. Consequently, the Court dismissed the appeal on the ground that the amount was too small to warrant further litigation. With the appeal dismissed, the accompanying civil application was also ordered to be disposed of.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate quantum for maintaining an appeal in a land acquisition award when the amount is relatively small?

Subjects

land acquisition
appeal
reference court
quantum of suit
civil application disposal

Judgment

HMK 40. FA-910-2011.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

FIRST APPEAL NO. 910 OF 2011
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1768 OF 2011
Digitally
SAYYED signed by
SAYYED
SAEED SAEED ALI
ALI AHMED ALI
The State Of Maharashtra ….Appellant/Applicant
Date:
AHMED 2026.07.02
ALI 17:30:29
+0530

Versus

Raybhan R. Gorade .…Respondent
__________________________________________________________________

Mr. A. R. Patil, Additional G. P. for the Appellant/Applicant.
Mr. Onkar Gholap i/by Mr. Santosh L. Patil for the Respondent.
__________________________________________________________________

CORAM : JITENDRA JAIN, J.
DATED : 02nd JULY 2026

P. C. :

1. This Appeal is filed by the State, challenging the order of the
Reference Court dated 19th December, 2000.

2. The Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) awarded Rs. 3,360/-,
which was enhanced by the Reference Court to Rs. 22,386/-. The difference
between two figures is only Rs. 19,026/-.

3. Since the amount is meager, the Appeal is dismissed. Consequently,
Civil Application does not survive and is disposed of accordingly.

[ JITENDRA JAIN, J. ]

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