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Pandharinath Parshuram Keni and Ors. v. the Special Land Acquisition Officer and Anr.

Bombay HC4 Sept 2015WP/7811/2015

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This Writ Petition, filed by landowners seeking redetermination of compensation under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 regarding delay, was disposed of by ordering the Special Land Acquisition Officer to verify the status of pending applications and decide them expeditiously within four months if underlying appeals were decided, while keeping merits open.

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Directed the Special Land Acquisition Officer to verify status of pending compensation applications and, if appealed awards are decided, dispose of the applications within four months; kept merits ope

Pandharinath Parshuram Keni and Ors. Vs the Special Land… — Land Acquisition | Bombay HC (2015)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7811 OF 2015

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Pandharinath Parshuram Keni and Others. .. Petitioners Vs The Special Land Acquisition Officer and Anr. .. Respondents

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Shri Sachin S. Punde for the Petitioners. Ms. Gauri Rao, AGP for the Respondents.

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CORAM : A.S. OKA & V.LACHLIYA, JJ DATED : 4TH SEPTEMBER 2015

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P.C.

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. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the Petitioners and the learned AGP for the Respondents. Considering the narrow controversy, the Petition is forthwith taken up for final disposal.

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The Petitioners filed four separate Applications under Subsection (1) of Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the said Act”) seeking re-determination of the compensation on the basis of the judgment and award dated 23^rd July 2004 passed by the Court of the learned Civil Judge,Senior Division, Panvel, in the Land Acquisition Reference No.27 of 2002. The lands subject matter of the Applications have been notified for acquisition under Sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the said Act by the Notification dated 24^th September 1986

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issued for the purposes of setting up a satellite city of Navi Mumbai. The lands are situated at Village Wadghar. Taluka-Panvel. The grievance in the Petition is that the said Applications have been kept pending for an inordinately long time. It is contended that the Applications have been filed on 12^th October 2004.

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The learned counsel appearing for the Petitioners pointed out that in case of awards on the basis of which the redetermination of the compensation was sought, the Appeals preferred by the State Government have been decided by this Court by its judgment and order dated 2^nd and 6^th July 2015 in First Appeal No.1310 of 2005 and other connected matters. The learned AGP has not received any instructions as regards the status of the pending Applications.

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Hence, we dispose of the Petition by passing the following

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order:

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ORDER :

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(a) We direct the Petitioners or their authorized representative to remain present before the First Respondent on Monday the 28^th September 2015 at 11.00 a.m.;

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(b) The Petitioners shall produce office copies of the Applications which are subject matter of this Petition before the First Respondent on that date along with an authenticated copy of this judgment and order;

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(c) The Petitioners shall also produce an authenticated copy of the judgment and order dated 2^nd and 6^th July 2015 in First Appeal No.1310 of 2005 and other connected matters along with copies of the Memorandum of the relevant First Appeals/Crossobjections;

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(d) The First Respondent shall verify whether the Applications made by the Petitioners are pending. If the Applications are already decided, copies of the orders passed on the said Applications be furnished to the Petitioners within a period of two weeks from 28^th September 2015;

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(e) If the Applications are pending and if the First Respondent is satisfied that the Appeal or Appeals preferred against the awards under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on the basis of which

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redetermination of the compensation has been claimed, have been already decided, the First Respondent shall proceed to dispose of the said Applications as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of four months from 28^th September 2015;

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(f) We make it clear that all contentions of the parties on merits of the Applications including on the issues of maintainability and limitation are expressly kept open;

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(g) The Petition is disposed of on above terms.

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Certified to be true and correct copy of the original signed Judgment/Order.

Pandharinath Parshuram Keni and Ors. v. the Special Land Acquisition Officer and Anr.

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