Bombay High Court

RANABAI MAHIPATI KALBHOR (SINCE DECEASED THR. LRS.) AND ANR.versusTHE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER NO. 6, THR. COLLECTOR AND ORS.

Decided: 11 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court allowed the interim applications as prayed and disposed of them.

Summary

The appellants, represented by the estate of the deceased Atul Ganesh Kulkarni, filed a first appeal before the Bombay High Court against the Special Land Acquisition Officer No.6 and the Collector. Several interim applications (Nos. 13324 of 2025, 17068, 17069, and 17070 of 2023) were filed seeking various reliefs. The Court, after considering the prayer clauses in each application, allowed the interim applications in accordance with the reliefs sought. Specific directions were issued, including the issuance of notice to respondents and a requirement to amend the orders within four weeks. The Court disposed of all the interim applications after granting the reliefs. No substantive merits of the main appeal were addressed in this order.

Issues considered

Whether the interim applications seeking relief should be granted

Subjects

interim relief
land acquisition
civil appellate jurisdiction
Bombay High Court

Judgment

                                                                  96-ia13324-2025 in fast17067-2023.doc


                      AGK
                               IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                       CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                   INTERIM APPLICATION NO.13324 OF 2025
                                                     IN
                                    FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO. 17067 OF 2023
                                                   WITH
                                INTERIM APPLICATION (ST.) NO.17068 OF 2023
                                                   WITH
                                INTERIM APPLICATION (ST.) NO.17069 OF 2023
                                                   WITH
ATUL
                                INTERIM APPLICATION (ST.) NO.17070 OF 2023
GANESH
KULKARNI
Digitally signed by
                      Ranabai Mahipati Kalbhor, since
ATUL GANESH
KULKARNI
Date: 2026.08.11
                      deceased through LRs & Anr.                      … Appellants
18:37:47 +0530
                                 V/s.
                      The Special Land Acquisition Officer
                      No.6, through Collector & Others                 … Respondents



                      Ms. Amrita Kharkar with Ms. Sayalee Bhosale i/by P.H.
                      Potnis for the appellants/applicants.
                      Mr. A.R. Patil, Additional G.P. for the State.



                                                   CORAM      : AMIT BORKAR, J.

                                                   DATED      : AUGUST 11, 2026
                      P.C.:
                      Interim Application Nos.13324 of 2025:

                      1.      For the reasons stated therein, the interim application is
                      allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) to (c).

                      2.      The interim application stands disposed off.




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                                           96-ia13324-2025 in fast17067-2023.doc


Interim Application (St.) Nos.17069/2023 & 17070/2023:


3.      For the reasons stated therein, both the interim applications
are allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b).

4.      Necessary amendments to be carried out within four weeks
from today.

5.      Both the interim applications stand disposed of.

Interim Application (St.) No.17068 Of 2023:

6.      Issue notice to the respondents, returnable on 6 October
2026.


                                              (AMIT BORKAR, J.)




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