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Laxman Rama Navhi Since Deceased Throu,. His L.H Suresh Ramchandra Chavan ( Navhi) ) v. Deputy Collector Rehabilitation Raigad and Ors.

Bombay HC14 Jan 2026WP/17235/2025

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What is this about?

Koyna project land acquisition; alternate land/rehabilitation claim; delay and non-disposal of application dated 03.08.2020; mandamus-type direction to decide within three months; Additional Collector Raigad; Collector Satara; Deputy Collector Rehabilitation Raigad; Survey No.176, 216/2, 150/2; village Kargaon; Taluka Jalwali; District Satara; Laxman Rama Navhi; Suresh R. Chavan (Navhi); entitlement to alternate land left open to authorities; WRIT PETITION NO.17235 OF 2025; Bombay High Court; disposed off.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the Additional Collector, Raigad to decide the Petitioners' application dated 3rd August, 2020 within three months strictly in accordance with law; no observation made on entitlement to alternate land. ¶29

Laxman Rama Navhi Since Deceased Throu,. His L.H Suresh Ramchandra Chavan ( Navhi) ) vs Deputy Collector Rehabilitation Raigad and Ors. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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Digitally signed by VASANT VASANT ANANDRAO ANANDRAO IDHOL IDHOL Date: 2026.01.17 17:43:39 +0530

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WRIT PETITION NO.17235 OF 2025

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Laxman R. Navhi, since deceased through his L.R. - Suresh R. Chavan (Navhi) ...Petitioners V/s. Deputy Collector, Rehabilitation, Raigad & Ors. ...Respondents

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Mr.Nitin P. Deshpande with Ms.Rachana Harpale and Mr.Santosh Kurade for the Petitioners.

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Mr.A.I. Patel, Addl.GP with Mr.R.S. Pawar, AGP for the State – Respondent.

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CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL &

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SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ. DATE : 14TH JANUARY, 2026.

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P.C. :-

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It is the Petitioners’ case that they are the legal heir of Laxman Rama Navhi, who was the owner of the land situated in Survey No.176, 216/2 and 150/2 situated at village Kargaon,

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Taluka Jalwali, District Satara. Learned counsel for the Petitioners

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submitted that the said lands were acquired for Koyna project.

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No alternate land was given to Laxman Rama Navhi or his legal

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heirs. The Petitioners made an application on 3^rd August, 2020 before the Additional Collector, Raigad.

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Learned counsel for the Petitioners submitted that there

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was correspondence between the Additional Collector Raigad and the Collector Satara. Till date, the Petitioners’ application is not yet decided. It is quite obvious that the Petitioners’ application is pending for quite some time. Least that was expected was that the Additional Collector, Raigad should have passed some order on the application.

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Therefore, we are inclined to direct the Additional

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Collector, Raigad to decide the said application within a reasonable time.

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Hence the following order :-

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i). The Additional Collector, Raigad shall decide the Petitioners’ application dated 3^rd August, 2020 within a period of three months from today strictly in accordance with law.

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ii). We make it clear that we have not made any

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observations regarding the entitlement of the Petitioners to have an alternate land. The issue is strictly left to the decision of the Authorities at this stage.

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The Writ Petition is disposed off.

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(SANDESH D. PATIL, J.) (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)

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