Angad Wamanrao Nalawade and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra through the Collector, Osmanabad and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Civil Application No. 4581 of 2023 in FA/1884/2020; decided 27.06.2024 by Kishore C. Sant, J. Land acquisition compensation deposit: Angad Wamanrao Nalawade and Ors v. State of Maharashtra through the Collector, Osmanabad and Ors. Acquiring Body/appellant deposited only 60% of the decretal amount despite the Court's direction of 20.09.2019; applicants had withdrawn 60% of the deposit (i.e., 35% of the total award) under order dated 20.10.2021 in Civil Application No. 3773 of 2021; since the deposit was incomplete there was no stay as on today; reference Court rate Rs. 1,77,000/- per hector versus SLAO rate Rs. 34,500/- per hector (slightly above 5 times); applicants allowed to withdraw the entire deposited amount with accrued interest on furnishing usual undertaking.
What did the court decide?
Applicants permitted to withdraw the entire amount lying in this Court deposited by the Acquiring Body, alongwith accrued interest, on furnishing usual undertaking; application allowed and disposed off.