The State of Maharashtra and Others v. Nilkant Gnyanoba Patil
Case brief
What is this about?
The National Lok Adalat, presided over by Justice Shrikant D. Kulkarni, disposed of multiple First Appeals and Civil Applications in land acquisition matters. The court condoned delays in appeals and directed the modification of awards to include interest under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, following the Sukaram Meshram precedent.
What did the court decide?
Condonation of delay in appeals allowed; awards modified to include interest under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894; payment to be made within one year.