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Ratnakar Sheshrao Gawande and Others v. the State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary, Ministry of Public Works Dept., Mumbai and Ors.

Land acquisition – Possession taken without compensation

Bombay HC16 Jul 2025WP/6147/2024

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Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; Writ Petition No. 6147 of 2024 (neutral citation 2025:BHC-NAG:6964-DB); decided 16/07/2025; heard finally by consent; judgment per Smt. M.S. Jawalkar, J., with Pravin S. Patil, J. Subject: land acquisition compensation - possession of agriculturists' lands taken by P.W.D. on 11/01/2010 for Swangi to Aampend Road, Tehsil Warud, District Amravati, without payment; acquisition process had lapsed due to measurement discrepancies and non-receipt of funds from P.W.D. Directions: joint remeasurement within three months; initiation of acquisition proceedings under the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 ('Act of 2013') by respondent no. 4 (Executive Engineer, P.W.D.); early submission of proposal; affidavit treated as undertaking. Outcome: petition disposed of, rule made absolute. Advocates: P.R. Agrawal with Aastha R. Sharma for petitioners; M.K. Pathan, AGP for the State. No precedents cited; no monetary amounts stated.

Ratnakar Sheshrao Gawande and Others v. the State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary, Ministry of Public Works Dept., Mumbai and Ors.

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