Shushilabai Haribhau Kendre and Otehrs v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Writ Petition No. 1985 of 2026; Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi and Hiten S. Venegavkar, JJ.; order dated 7th April 2026; Shushilabai Haribhau Kendre & others v. The State of Maharashtra & others; Section 80 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013; Rs. 10,24,110/- (disputed calculation, Exhibit 'CH'); rental compensation Rs. 29,28,723/-; undertaking by Sunil Nagnath Sherkhane, Deputy Collector / Land Acquisition Officer, Jayakwadi Project No. 4, Ambajogai, Dist. Beed; non-compliance of order dated 24.02.2026; contempt warning; seven working days; Respondent No. 4 acquiring body; calculations to be filed on or before 18.04.2026; further consideration on 28.04.2026; cheques accepted by office; advocates S. E. Shekade (Petitioners) and S. B. Pulkundwar AGP (State).
What did the court decide?
Interim directions in a compliance hearing: cheques tendered by the State accepted by the office for handover to the respective Petitioners after verification; undertaking to arrange rental compensation of Rs. 29,28,723/- within seven working days taken on record, with a warning that default would amount to contempt of Court; both sides permitted to file their own calculations on or before 18.04.2026; matter adjourned to 28.04.2026. No final decision on the disputed calculation.