Dnyandeo Namdeo Bade and Others v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
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Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, Writ Petition No.125 of 2026, decided 22.01.2026 (Coram: Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi and Hiten S. Venegavkar, JJ.). Petitioners' lands were acquired for the Belpara Medium Irrigation Project, Wadgaon (Chinchpur), Tq. Pathardi, Dist. Ahilyanagar; statutory Award under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act dated 06.03.2002; offer communicated by notice dated 12.04.2004; references under Section 18 filed on 09.06.2004 within limitation but not forwarded by respondent No.2; rejected on 10.09.2025 after 21 years. Held: the acquiring authority cannot adjudicate the correctness of a reference application and its only duty is to forward it; the rejection order was without reasons or application of mind; order quashed; respondent No.2 directed to forward the references to the competent authority within 15 days. No precedents cited; no compensation amount determined.