Yusufkhan Sikandar Khan Pathan v. the State of Maharashtra through the Collector Beed and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay HC Aurangabad Bench; Justice S. G. Chapalgaonkar; decided January 10, 2025; Civil Application Nos. 6052, 6053, 6055, 6058 and 6159 of 2024 in FAST/10042/2024, FAST/13750/2024, FAST/13753/2024, FAST/13505/2024 and FAST/13501/2024; condonation of delay; appeal against Reference Court judgment award; land acquisition; Section 18 Land Acquisition Act reference; Minor Irrigation Tank; insufficient/inadequate compensation; sufficient cause; rustic agriculturist, remote area, unaware of procedure; conditional condonation — no interest or statutory benefits for delayed period; undertaking to Registrar (Judicial) within eight weeks; appeal registered subject to removal of office objections; State of Maharashtra through Collector Beed.
What did the court decide?
Delay in filing the appeal/s condoned, subject to the applicant tendering within eight weeks an undertaking addressed to the Registrar (Judicial) of this Court that he shall not claim interest and other statutory benefits for the delayed period, in case the appeal is favourably considered; appeal to be registered subject to removal of office objections.