Yusufkhan Sikandar Khan Pathan v. the State of Maharashtra through the Collector Beed and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay - 2505 days - appeal against Reference Court award under section 18, Land Acquisition Act - agriculturist applicant, remote area, unaware of procedure held sufficient cause despite day-to-day explanation lacking - conditional condonation: undertaking to Registrar (Judicial) within 8 weeks not to claim interest/statutory benefits for delayed period if enhancement appeal succeeds - Civil Application No. 6051 of 2024 in FAST/10046/2024, Bombay HC Aurangabad Bench, S.G. Chapalgaonkar, J., 16 January 2025 - State of Maharashtra through Collector, Beed.
What did the court decide?
Condonation of the 2505-day delay in filing the appeal, conditional on the applicant filing, within eight weeks, an undertaking to the Registrar (Judicial) that he shall not claim interest and other statutory benefits for the delayed period if his appeal for enhancement of compensation is favourably considered; the appeal to be registered subject to removal of office objections.