Sau. Kamlabai W/O Sumit Jadhav v. the State of Maharashtra, through Collector, Yavatmal and 2 Others
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Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; First Appeal No. 1017 of 2014; Pravin S. Patil J.; pronounced 10.10.2025 — enhancement of land acquisition compensation; Amdapur project; Notification dated 20.02.1999 under Section 4, Land Acquisition Act; village Kurli (also spelled Kurali), Tq. Umarkhed, Dist. Yavatmal; Survey Nos. 159 and 160; LAO Award dated 23.07.2001 at Rs. 20,000/- per hectare plus trees and wells; Reference in L.A. Case No. 473 of 2002 dismissed on 28.09.2010; classification of land as dry crop versus perennial irrigated; 7/12 extract evidence; wells; sugarcane; orange trees; comparable decisions First Appeal No. 1296/2019 (decided 06.06.2023, Rs. 1,24,500/- per hectare) and First Appeal No. 754/2017 (decided 21.08.2021, Rs. 1,66,000/- per hectare irrigated); result: Rs. 1,24,500/- per hectare for Survey No. 159 (1.26 HR) and Rs. 1,45,000/- per hectare for Survey No. 160 (5.52 HR); statutory benefits and interest; six-month deposit direction.