Anirudha Manohar Khopade and Ors. v. the Union of India Throu. Sec. Compent Authority and Land Acquitision and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim order, Bombay High Court, Writ Petition No. 16191 of 2025, dated 11 December 2025; land acquisition award dated November 2023 alleged to have been passed behind back of petitioners; contention under Section 94 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013; only part of godown acquired, petitioners seek acquisition of entire land with godown; NHAI (respondent no.2) undertaking not to take coercive measures till next date; para-wise reply affidavit directed by 15 December 2025; petition listed 17 December 2025 (F.O.B.); bench G. S. Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe, JJ.; no cases cited, no amounts, no final decision.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: respondents to clarify whether the award was passed behind the petitioners' back; para-wise reply affidavit by petitioners on or before 15 December 2025; petition listed on 17 December 2025 (F.O.B.); counsel for respondent no.2/NHAI stated that NHAI will not take any coercive measures till the adjourned date of hearing. No issue finally decided.