Sudam Baban Dunge v. the Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition – DFCCIL – Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation – notice dated 21.08.2023 by SDO Kalyan to hand over possession of tenements on Survey No.23, Village Bhopar, Tal. Kalyan, Dist. Thane – structures/chawls demolished 04.10.2023 – challenge to vacation notices held infructuous – liberty to claim compensation before Designated Officer within six weeks – interim applications for amendment disposed – writ petitions disposed, no costs – batch incl. WP 14789/2023, 1969/2024, 14791/2023, 14790/2023, 12197/2023 and others – Coram G. S. Kulkarni & Aarti Sathe, JJ. – 17 September 2025 – 2025:BHC-AS:41777-DB.
What did the court decide?
Petitions disposed of in terms of the order permitting the petitioners to apply for compensation before the Designated Officer (applications to be made within six weeks and to be decided by the Designated Officer in accordance with law, with all contentions expressly kept open); all Interim Applications disposed of; no costs.