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Narayan Dagadu Fartade and Another v. the State of Maharashtra through Secretary and Others

Bombay HC16 Apr 2026WP/3030/2026

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Writ Petition No. 3030 of 2026, Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench, decided 16.04.2026 by Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi and Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ. (per curiam). Petitioner Narayan Dagadu Fartade and another; Respondents incl. State of Maharashtra. Subject: compensation with statutory benefits / initiation and completion of land acquisition for land affected by submergence due to the Sakat Medium Project; mandamus; petitioners' representations (from 30.10.2025) to be decided by Respondent No.2 within 12 weeks; petition disposed of on that direction.

What did the court decide?

Respondent No.2 directed to decide the petitioners' representations within a period of 12 weeks from the date of the order; writ petition otherwise disposed of on that undertaking. ¶16

Narayan Dagadu Fartade and Another vs the State of Maharashtra through Secretary and Others — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Respondent No.2 directed to decide the petitioners' representations within a period of 12 weeks from the date of the order; writ petition otherwise disposed of on that undertaking.

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Issue for consideration

Whether Respondent Nos. 2 to 5, under the supervision and authority of Respondent No.1 (State of Maharashtra), are to pay compensation with statutory benefits to the petitioners for their entire land affected by submergence due to the Sakat Medium Project, or alternatively to initiate and complete land acquisition proceedings and pay lawful compensation with all statutory benefits within a time-bound period. +1 more

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Court's answer

This Court disposed of the writ petition by directing Respondent No.2 to decide the representations of the petitioners within a period of 12 weeks, in view of the learned AGP's undertaking that the representations (starting from 30.10.2025) would be decided within 12 weeks.

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Narayan Dagadu Fartade and another v. State of Maharashtra through Secretary and others, Writ Petition No. 3030 of 2026 (Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; per curiam: Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi and Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.; dated 16th April, 2026). The petition originally sought a writ of mandamus directing Respondent Nos. 2 to 5, under the supervision of Respondent No.1 (State of Maharashtra), to pay compensation with statutory benefits for the petitioners' entire land affected by submergence due to the Sakat Medium Project from the date of award, or to initiate and complete land acquisition proceedings and pay lawful compensation with all statutory benefits within a time-bound period. During the hearing, the petitioners restricted the relief to a decision on the representations they had made from time to time with Respondent No.2 (representations commencing 30.10.2025). The learned AGP undertook that these representations would be decided within 12 weeks. Accordingly, the Court disposed of the writ petition by directing Respondent No.2 to decide the petitioners' representations within a period of 12 weeks from that day.

Narayan Dagadu Fartade and Another v. the State of Maharashtra through Secretary and Others

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