Devidas Haridas Balde v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay 2073 days; land acquisition references; compulsory acquisition; right to just and fair compensation; no interest for period of delay; appeals to be registered; Devidas Haridas Balde v. State of Maharashtra and connected applicants (Apparao Kishan Suryawanshi, Giridhar Hariba Balde, Ramrao Sakharam Kore, Tukaram Piraji Kumthe, Maruti Piraji Halgare, Venkat Govindrao Suryawanshi, Bapurao Kishanrao Suryawanshi); Civil Application Nos. 1349, 1351, 1354, 1356, 1357, 1359, 1360, 1362 of 2024 in FAST/3157/2019, FAST/3270/2019, FAST/3274/2019, FAST/3283/2019, FAST/3286/2019, FAST/3296/2019, FAST/3301/2019, FAST/3306/2019; R. M. Joshi, J.; High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad; 2024:BHC-AUG:2905.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 2073 days in preferring the appeals condoned in terms of prayer clause 'B'; appeals directed to be registered; applicants not entitled to interest for the period of delay if they succeed in the appeals.