Mrs. Sarita Ganesh Chavan v. the Union of India and Ors.

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Batch disposal of writ petitions (lead caption W.P. No. 14789 of 2023, Nisha Chanika Prasad Patel v. Union of India & Ors.; body designates W.P. No. 12197 of 2023, Ganesh Bhikaji Chavan, as the first petition) by Bombay High Court DB (G.S. Kulkarni & Aarti Sathe, JJ.), decided 17 September 2025. Subject-matter: rooms/tenements constructed 2012–2019 on Survey No.23, Village Bhopar, Taluka Kalyan, District Thane, within land acquired under award dated 19 March 2013 for respondent No.2 Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation (DFCCIL, established by Union of India); impugned notice No. K.D./Te-2/Bhusampadan/DFCCIL/Ka.V.1110/23 dated 21.08.2023 by Sub Divisional Officer, Kalyan demanding surrender of possession; chawls demolished 04.10.2023 by respondents' officials with police machinery; challenge held infructuous; petitioners permitted to claim compensation before Designated Officer within six weeks, to be decided in accordance with law, contentions kept open; interim applications for amendment disposed of; no costs. Keywords: DFCCIL; bhusampadan; land acquisition award; post-acquisition construction; demolition of chawls; compensation for demolished structures; Designated Officer; certiorari; mandamus; infructuous petitions; V.A. Gangal Senior Counsel.