SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICERversusBIJALBHAI VASHRAMBHAI
- Disposal
- 26-DISMISSED @ ADM.STAGE
- Bench
- C DOSHI
Holding
The Court dismissed the appeals on the ground that the compensation amount involved was less than Rs.5 lakh, without deciding any substantive legal issue.
Summary
The State Government, via a resolution dated 25‑10‑2016, classified compensation claims up to Rs.5 lakh as petty and directed that such matters be disposed of accordingly. The Special Land Acquisition Officer & Anr. filed several first appeals challenging compensation awards that were each below Rs.5 lakh. The Court, after hearing the appellants' counsel, held that the small quantum of the awards justified dismissal of the appeals. It expressly stated that no legal issue was decided and the dismissal should not be treated as precedent. The order also directed the return of records and the disbursement of the compensation, after verification, by the reference court.
Issues considered
- Whether appeals challenging compensation awards below Rs.5 lakh can be entertained by the Court despite the State Government's resolution classifying such claims as petty.
Subjects
Judgment
C/FA/3459/2025 ORDER DATED: 13/04/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3459 of 2025
With
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3463 of 2025
With
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3464 of 2025
With
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3468 of 2025
With
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3471 of 2025
With
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3472 of 2025
With
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3478 of 2025
With
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3479 of 2025
With
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3480 of 2025
With
R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 3489 of 2025
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THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER & ANR.
Versus
YOGESHBHAI SHAKRABHAI PATEL
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Appearance:
MS URVASHI PUROHIT, AGP for the Appellants in FA 3459, 3463, 3480,
3489 of 2025
MR SHAILESH DESAI, AGP for the Appellants in FA 3464 & 3468/2025
MS HEMALI SONI, AGP for the Appellants in FA 3471 & 3472/2025
MR BHARAT VYAS, AGP for the Appellants IN FA 3478 & 3479/2025
SHAILESH R THAKORE(9310) for the Defendant(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI
Date : 13/04/2026
COMMON ORDER
In all the rst appeals, the amount of compensation
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involved is below Rs.5 lakh.
The State Government vide GR dated 25.10.2016
through its Revenue Department, has resolved that claims
upto Rs.5 lakh are to be considered as petty claims and the
matters involving amount upto Rs.5 lakh be disposed of
accordingly.
Having heard the submissions made at bar by learned
AGP, the amount involved in the subject matter of present
First Appeals is on lower side i.e. less than Rs.5,00,000/- and
therefore, considering the smallness of the awarded amount
involved in the present appeals, the Court is not inclined to
entertain the present appeals and therefore, present appeals
stand dismissed on account of smallness of amount.
Consequently, CA, if any, does not survive and stands
disposed of accordingly.
However, it is clari ed that dismissal of present appeals
shall not be construed that the Court has decided any legal
issue involved in the subject matter of present appeals and
therefore, the decision of present appeals shall not be treated
as precedent for deciding any legal issue.
Registry to maintain copy of this order in each matter.
Registry is directed to return back the R & P, if any, to
the concerned Court forthwith.
The learned Reference Court is directed to disburse the
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amount of compensation deposited by the State Government
after deducting Court fee to the claimants after due
veri cation and identi cation along with interest and after
verifying their right to claim the compensation.
(J. C. DOSHI,J)
SHEKHAR P. BARVE
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: SHEKHAR PRAFULBHAI BARVE(HC00200), Principal Pvt. Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 13/04/2026 14:23:47
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