Pradeep S/O. Subhash Patil Thr. P. O. a. Subhash Vamanrao Patil and Another v. the Land Acquisition Officer/Sub-Divisional Officer, Buldhana and Ors.
Land acquisition – National Highway Act, 1956, S.3A
Case brief
What is this about?
Joint measurement fees dispute; land notified under Section 3A of the National Highway Act, 1956; respondent No.2-NHAI directed to deposit requisite fees with respondent No.3-TILR (Deputy Superintendent, TILR, Malkapur); Field Survey No.37, Mouza Rantham, Tahsil Malkapur, District Buldhana; pursis/undertaking dated 04/04/2026; 400 square meters threshold for allocation of measurement expenses; notification dated 04/02/2022 vesting land in Central Government; writ petition disposed of; no order as to costs; Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (Kilor & Wakode, JJ.).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: respondent No.2-NHAI to deposit requisite joint-measurement fees with respondent No.3-TILR; if measured area is below 400 square meters the petitioners to deposit the entire fees (refundable to respondent No.2) per their undertaking, otherwise respondent No.2 to bear all expenses; no order as to costs.