Ramchandra Namdev Vhanmane and Anr. v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Writ Petition No. 404 of 2025 (Ramchandra Namdev Vhanmane & Anr v. The State of Maharashtra), Coram M.S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ., decided 4 April 2025: where a land-acquisition compensation reference arises under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and a partition suit is pending between the parties, the reference must nonetheless be made to the 'Authority' under Sections 64/76 of the 2013 Act and not to the Civil Court; all contentions of all parties left open before the Authority; petition disposed of without costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with clarification that all contentions of all parties are left open to be raised before the Authority, which shall dispose of the reference in accordance with law; no order as to costs.