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Bhagwan Maruti Ampalkar v. the National Highway Authority of India the Project Director and Others

Bombay HC17 Jan 2018WP/5434/2017

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

The court directed the National Highway Authority of India to compulsorily deposit compensation amounts with the Competent Authority under Rule 2 of the National Highway Acquisition Rules, 1998 and Section 3H(6) of the 1956 Act, holding that the Arbitrator's application to set aside the award does not nullify this statutory obligation.

What did the court decide?

Directing the respondent to deposit the award amount with the Competent Authority within eight weeks and litigate further before the District Judge.

Bhagwan Maruti Ampalkar Vs the National Highway… — Writ and Judicial Review | Bombay HC (2018)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14980 OF 2017

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Rajendra Uttamchand Katariya ..Petitioner Versus
The National Highway Authority of India and others ..Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 14981 OF 2017
Rajendra Walchand Shinde ..Petitioner Versus
The National Highway Authority of India and others ..Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14982 OF 2017

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Rajendra Uttamchand Katariya and another .. Petitioners Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 14983 OF 2017

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Shilpa Rajendra Shinde .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14984OF 2017

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Mohammad Fhajale Hussen and others .. Petitioners Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14985 OF 2017

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Rajendra Walchand Shinde .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 14986 OF 2017

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Rajendra Uttamchand Katariya .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14987 OF 2017

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Shilpa Rajendra Shinde .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14988 OF 2017

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Rajendra Walchand Shinde .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14989 OF 2017

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Dipak Radhakisan Agrawal .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14990 OF 2017

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Vasant Jagannath Marathe (Chavan)	..Petitioner
Versus
The National Highway Authority of India
and others	..Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14991 OF 2017

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Rajesh Chandramal Galani .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14992 OF 2017

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Dipa Anil Shraf and others .. Petitioners Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14993 OF 2017

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Shilpa Rajendra Shinde .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14994 OF 2017

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Mohammad Fhajale Hussen and others .. Petitioners Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14995 OF 2017

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Rajendra Uttamchand Katariya and another .. Petitioners Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14996 OF 2017

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Prakash Bhawarlal Mehata, Through Special Power of Attorney Holder S. R. Shinde .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 14997 OF 2017

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Nandkishor Bhadridas Bhattad .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 14998 OF 2017 Shilpa Rajendra Shinde and another .. Petitioners Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14999 OF 2017

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Rajendra Walchand Shinde .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 15000 OF 2017

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Rajendra Walchand Shinde .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 15002 OF 2017

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Sumati Dnyaneshwar Shraf (dead), Through L.Rs. Anil Dnyaneshwar Shraf and others .. Petitioners Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 5506 OF 2017

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Yuvraj Avchit Mali and others .. Petitioners Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 5245 OF 2017

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Bhagwan Maruti Ampalkar .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 5434 OF 2017

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Bhagwan Maruti Ampalkar .. Petitioner Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 5512 OF 2017

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Raghunath Laxman Deshmukh (Died), Through Legal Heirs, Suresh Raghunath Deshmukh and others .. Petitioners Versus The National Highway Authority of India and others .. Respondents

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Shri Vijay B. Patil, Advocate for Petitioners. Shri A. S. Shinde, A.G.P. for the Respondent No. 1. Shri M. V. Kini & Co. and Shri D. S. Manorkar, Advocate for Respondent Nos. 1 and 3.

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CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA & A. M. DHAVALE, JJ. DATE : 17th January, 2018

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PER COURT :

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In all these matters the petitioners seek directions against

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the respondent to deposit the compensation amount as per the

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award of the Arbitrator. Relying on Rule 2 under the National Highway (Manner Of Depositing The Amount By The Central Government With The Competent Authority For Acquisition Of Land) Rules, 1998.

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Heard Mr. Patil, learned advocate for the petitioners and Mr. Manorkar, learned advocate for the respondents.

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It is submitted that against the award passed by the Arbitrator, the respondent has approached the District Judge under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

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Learned Advocate for the respondent states that in view of the filing of the application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 the respondent is not required to deposit the amount, as the filing of the application would operate as a stay to the execution.

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The respondent is bound to comply the provisions of Section 3 H (6) of the National Highway Act, 1956.

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In the matters wherein the respondent has not deposited

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the amount as per the award of the Arbitrator before the Competent Authority, the respondent shall deposit the amount before the Competent Authority as per the award passed by the Arbitrator within eight (8) weeks from today. The respondent may approach the District Judge for further orders in accordance

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with law. The petitioners shall also be at liberty to put forth their case with regard to the right to withdraw the amount from the Competent Authority / District Judge.

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The writ petitions are accordingly disposed of. No costs.

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[A. M. DHAVALE, J.] [S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J.]

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Bhagwan Maruti Ampalkar v. the National Highway Authority of India the Project Director and Others

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