Bhaskar Devrao Gaikwad v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Land acquisition compensation – enhancement
Case brief
What is this about?
Nimna Dudhana Project land acquisition enhancement appeals (Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, Shailesh P. Brahme, J., decided 18.12.2025); lands of village Salgaon (Taluka Partur, District Jalna) held entitled to parity with village Satona rates; base rate Rs.2500/- per R. for dry land as on 31.03.1996 with escalations; enhanced rates awarded: Rs.3176 (dry), Rs.4764 (semi irrigated), Rs.6352 (irrigated), Rs.1588 (Potkharab) per R; parity of lands from different villages per Ali Mohammad Beigh AIR 2017 SC 1518 and Huchanagouda (2020) 19 SCC 236; acquiring body filed no appeal and did not dispute classification/rate/similarity; interest under Section 28 and 34 from date of award per Full Bench in State of Maharashtra v. Kailash Shiva Rangari 2016 AIR (Bom.) 141; no interest/statutory benefits for delayed period; appeals partly allowed.
What did the court decide?
First appeals allowed partly: enhanced compensation at Rs.3,176/- per R. (dry land), Rs.4,764/- per R. (semi irrigated), Rs.6,352/- per R. (irrigated) and Rs.1588/- per R. (Potkharab) per the chart classification; interest under Section 28 and 34 from the date of award as per the Full Bench in Kailash Shiva Rangari; rest of the impugned judgment and award left unaltered; appellants to pay deficit court fees, if any; no interest or statutory benefits for the delayed period; award to be drawn and record sent back to the concerned Court.