The State of Maharashtra v. Yeshwant Chindhu Paradhi
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court dismissed multiple connected first appeals filed by the Special Land Acquisition Officer against land acquisition awards. The Court held that in view of a previous judgment delivered on 31st August 2016 in a connected matter (First Appeal No.563 of 2004), the present appeals had to be dismissed. Claimants were permitted to withdraw deposited compensation.
What did the court decide?
Compensation amount deposited by Appellants, if any, is permitted to be withdrawn by respective Claimants in terms of Awards.