V.I.D.C., through Executive Engineer, Purna Medium Project Division, Achalpur, Amravati v. Mr. Sushil Pandurang Gawande and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition compensation withdrawal on parity: 75% release of deposited compensation plus accrued interest on usual undertaking; applicant/original claimants Sushil Pandurang @ Pandurangrao Gawande and Others; appellant/depositor Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC), Amravati; comparator relied upon: order dated 30.06.2025 in CA 1536/2025 in FA 1219/2024, VIDC through Executive Engineer, Purna v. Mohd. Hidayatulla Sarfoddin (dead) through Lrs. (same notification, same village); High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench; judge Prafulla S. Khubalkar; decided 19-12-2025; civil application disposed of; FA 890/2025 and FA 858/2022 (Gawande v. State of Maharashtra and Others) pending final hearing; counsel: A.S. Athalye (Applicant/Appellant), H.J. Deshmukh (Respondent No.1), S.B. Bissa AGP (Respondent Nos.2 and 3/State).
What did the court decide?
Permission to the applicant/original claimants to withdraw 75% of the total amount of compensation along with accrued interest, on furnishing the usual undertaking; both first appeals (FA 890/2025 and FA 858/2022) to be listed for final hearing in due course.