Madhukar Vaijnath Shinde v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition compensation; Contempt Petition No. 107 of 2016 in Writ Petition No. 5154 of 2013; Madhukar Vaijnath Shinde v. The State of Maharashtra and Others; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; petitioner refused compensation determined by Land Acquisition Officer; final Award process to be reinitiated; Acquiring Body to send proposal to Special Land Acquisition Officer within 8 weeks; completion of acquisition and payment of compensation within one year; leave to amend and substitute respondents; disposed on 8th October 2025; Coram Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Smt. Vaishali Patil-Jadhav, JJ.
What did the court decide?
Leave to amend and substitute names of the Respondents granted; Acquiring Body directed to send proposal to the Special Land Acquisition Officer within 8 weeks; Special Land Acquisition Officer directed to complete the acquisition process, pass final Award and pay the compensation amount to the Petitioner within a stipulated time of one year.