The State of Mah and Anr. v. Chandrakant Balasaheb Shinde
Land Acquisition – Compensation – Enhancement – Principle of parity
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench), Sanjay A. Deshmukh, J., 18 November 2025 — First Appeal No.93 of 2011 with connected First Appeals Nos.1300, 1298, 1299 of 2013 and Cross Objections Nos.216, 217, 215 of 2025 — land acquisition compensation enhancement on the principle of parity; lands at Osmanabad acquired for one and the same purpose and by one and the same award; fair market value fixed at Rs.75 per square foot without deduction; Reference Court's 30% development-charge deduction held illegal; Reference Court judgments and awards in L.A. Reference Nos.116, 131, 132, 127 of 1997 dated 29.09.2010; reliance on this Court's decision in First Appeal No.1920 of 2012 (10.09.2025) and Hanmabai Iranna Patil Vs. State of Maharashtra, 2009 (4) Mh.L.J. 805; statutory benefits incl. solatium and interest; enhanced amount to be deposited within 12 weeks.
What did the court decide?
First Appeal No.93 of 2011 allowed; impugned judgment and award partly set aside and modified — appellant entitled to enhanced compensation @Rs.75 per square feet without deduction, with all statutory benefits (solatium, interest etc.); enhanced amount to be deposited in this Court within 12 weeks; First Appeals Nos.1300, 1298 and 1299 of 2013 filed by the State and Cross Objections Nos.216, 217 and 215 of 2025 dismissed; pending Civil Applications, if any, disposed of.