Bombay High Court

SHIWAJI DAGADU CHAVAN AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court records the SDO’s statement that a period of four months may be required for payment of compensation as an undertaking and disposes of the motion.

Summary

The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking compensation and moved a motion for ‘Speaking to the minutes’ to obtain a specific time‑frame for payment, citing a similar case (Writ Petition No.10742 of 2026) where the court ordered payment within three months. The Court asked the respondent’s AGP to clarify the period within which the compensation should be paid. The AGP produced a letter from the Sub‑divisional Officer stating that a period of four months may be required for payment. The Court recorded this statement as an undertaking to the Court. Consequently, the motion for ‘Speaking to the minutes’ was disposed of without further order. The decision reflects the Court’s acceptance of the administrative estimate as the operative timeline for the compensation.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate time period for payment of compensation as directed by the Court?
Can the Court record the Sub‑divisional Officer’s statement as an undertaking and thereby dispose of the motion?

Subjects

writ petition
compensation
speaking to the minutes
procedural order
time limit
administrative undertaking

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:40570-DB
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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 BENCH AT AURANGABAD
                        201 WRIT PETITION NO. 1195 OF 2026

                   SHIWAJI DAGADU CHAVAN AND OTHERS
                                VERSUS
      THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS
                                           ...


                   Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Lute Sandeep N
                     AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. S.K. Tambe
                                           …
                                         CORAM       : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                       ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                           DATE      : 03.09.2026

             PER COURT :
             .     This motion is moved for ‘Speaking to the minutes’ in respect of
             the order dated 24.08.2026.

             2.    Learned Advocate for the petitioners submitted that, in similarly
             circumstanced petitioners’ case in Writ Petition No.10742 of 2026, this
             Court disposed of the matter by directing respondents to pay the
             compensation within a period of three (03) months from the date of
             receipt of copy of the order. He wants us to pass the same order in the
             present matter. Hence, this motion is moved.

             3.    When this matter was mentioned, we requested the learned AGP
             to take instructions, as to within how much time, the petitioners would
             be paid the compensation.

             4.    Learned AGP has placed on record a copy of the letter dated
             03.09.2026 addressed by Sub-divisional Officer (SDO), informing that
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a period of four (04) months may be required to pay the compensation
to the petitioners. The same is taken on record and marked ‘X’ for
identification.

5.      Recording the said statement as an undertaking to this Court, we
dispose of this motion for ‘Speaking to the minutes’.




( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. )              ( NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J. )



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