Union of India through the General Manager Central Railway Mumbai and Ors. v. Syed Razzak Syed Hakkim Died Thr Lrs Syed Safiya Died Thr Lrs Shahid and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition compensation appeals batch (Sr. Nos. 904 to 1101), High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, Shailesh P. Brahme J., dated 05.03.2026; Executive Engineer, Central Railway, Pune (acquiring body) v. Subhash Narayan Gore and Ors and connected matters; delay in preferring cross objections (Sr. Nos. 909, 915, 916, 917, 918) condoned without conditions, no malafides found on part of private claimants; acquiring body and claimants both challenged Reference Court judgments and awards; appeals to be classified and listed village wise as rates are fixed village wise; village wise list by acquiring body/DSGI Talhar to Office by 25.03.2026; matters listed village wise on 30.03.2026 first on board; procedural order, merits reserved.
What did the court decide?
Delay in preferring cross objections (Sr. Nos. 909, 915, 916, 917, 918) condoned without imposing any condition and the civil applications allowed; the First Appeals themselves not decided on merits - to be classified and listed village wise, with the acquiring body to submit the village wise list to the Office by 25.03.2026 and the Office to list the matters village wise on 30.03.2026, first on board.