Bharat Bhupendra Pawar Thr. P.O.A. Bhupendra Ramdhan Pawar v. the State of Maharashtra through Collector, Washim
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – compensation for Adjat trees
Case brief
What is this about?
FA 261/2021, Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, decided 23-06-2025 by Abhay J. Mantri, J.: enhancement of land-acquisition compensation for 139 Adjat trees on Gat No.111, village Dhanora (Tq. Manora, Dist. Washim) refused where the appellant adduced no evidence beyond the Forest Department valuation report (Exh. 65) valuing the trees at ₹26,662/-; Reference Court award (with 30% solatium under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894) left undisturbed; appeal dismissed without costs. Procedural chain: acquisition in LAC No.21/47/1995-1996; award 31/03/1999 at ₹40,000/ha; reference decided 22/08/2008 at ₹80,000/ha; earlier appeal 08/2009 fixing ₹1,00,000/ha and remanding for tree valuation. Keywords: LAC No.02/2019, Old LAC No.167/1999, Section 4, Adjat tree valuation, insufficiency of evidence, no perversity.
What did the court decide?
No evidence was available on record or was adduced by the appellant to substantiate the claimed valuation of ₹1,500/- per Adjat tree; learned counsel for the appellant fairly conceded this during hearing and failed to point to any documentary evidence supporting that rate.