Lachchu Ramdas Rathod Died Thr Lrs Ravsaheb Lachchu Rathod v. the State of Maharashtra through the Collector Jalna and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay; Land Acquisition Act; Section 18 reference; enhancement of compensation; compulsory acquisition; inadequate compensation; financial duress; liberal approach; uncontroverted application; undertaking to Registrar (Judicial); no interest or statutory benefit on enhanced compensation; Bombay High Court Bench at Aurangabad; S.G. Chapalgaonkar, J.; 2025:BHC-AUG:3110; Civil Application No. 3945 of 2024 in FAST/774/2024; Civil Application No. 3946 of 2024 in FAST/771/2024; decided 23 January 2025.
What did the court decide?
Delay in filing the appeals condoned, subject to the applicants filing an undertaking to the Registrar (Judicial) of the Court that they shall not claim interest and statutory benefit on the enhanced compensation amount in case the appeal is favourably considered; the civil applications stand disposed of in those terms.