Sushilabai Vishnupant Sonwane and Ors. v. the State of Mah and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition – Maharashtra – award dated 09/03/2012 – percolation tank No.3, Pankheda, Taluka Badnapur, District Jalna – cancellation of award qua petitioners – re-measurement showing 92 R affected – Section 13(1) Land Acquisition Act 1894 (no cancellation/correction after six months) – fresh acquisition under RFCTLARR Act 2013 – compensation payable expeditiously – objection dated 13/12/2010 – Sub Divisional Officer, Jalna – writ petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Award dated 09/03/2012 cancelled to the extent of the petitioners; respondents directed to re-initiate acquisition under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, complete it within the time stipulated therein, and pay compensation to the petitioners as expeditiously as possible. ¶¶21