Sofiyabai Mohamadsaab Shaikh and Ors. v. the State of Maharashra, through Dist. Collector, Nanded and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench (S. G. Chapalgaonkar, J.) allowed Civil Application No. 583 of 2025 in FAST/732/2025 (Sofiyabai Mohamadsaab Shaikh And Ors v. The State Of Maharashra, Through Dist. Collector, Nanded And Ors) on 15 April 2025, condoning a delay of 1858 days in filing an appeal against the Reference Court's award in a compulsory land acquisition compensation matter, on the condition that the applicants file an undertaking to the Registrar (Judicial) waiving interest and statutory benefits for the delay period. Keywords: condonation of delay, 1858 days, land acquisition, inadequate compensation, Reference Court award, undertaking, no interest for delay period, Registrar (Judicial).
What did the court decide?
Delay of 1858 days in filing the appeal condoned, subject to the applicants filing an undertaking to the Registrar (Judicial) that they shall not claim any interest or statutory benefit for the period of delay; civil application disposed of accordingly.