Vedant Nitin Chothave and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra Thr the Collector and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 28-A Land Acquisition Act 1894; s.28A application dated 20.04.2012 undecided; writ of mandamus Article 226 Bombay High Court; direction to decide compensation enhancement application within four weeks; reference Court award dated 05.03.2012; Ld. Civil Judge Senior Division Nashik; LR No. 223/2004 under section 18 LA Act; 1994 award under section 11 LA Act; State of Maharashtra Respondent Nos.1 to 3; all contentions kept open; writ petition disposed; no costs; time-bound compliance direction.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of by directing Respondent Nos.1 to 3 to consider and decide the pending application dated 20 April 2012 under Section 28(A) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within four weeks from the date the order is made available to them by the Petitioners, hearing all parties; all rights and contentions kept open; no costs.