Raghunath Adhar Mistri v. the Deputy Collector, (Land Acquisition) No. 1, Medium Irrigation Project, Dhule and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of 752 days' delay in filing first appeal (FAST/27700/2024) against Reference Court award in a land acquisition compensation case; grounds accepted: rustic litigant, ignorance of legal proceedings, financial duress, uncontroverted averments; conditional condonation via undertaking to Registrar (Judicial) waiving interest and statutory benefits for the delayed period; claim for enhanced compensation; Coram: S. G. Chapalgaonkar, J.; decided 29 January 2025 by Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench.
What did the court decide?
Civil Application allowed and disposed of: delay of 752 days in filing the appeal condoned subject to the applicant filing an undertaking to the Registrar (Judicial) that he shall not claim interest and statutory benefit for the delayed period in case his appeal is favourably considered for grant of enhanced compensation; appeal to be registered subject to removal of office objections.