Balu Bhau Rathod v. Rajaram Mansing Rathod and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Balu Bhau Rathod v. Rajaram Mansing Rathod & Ors., Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, Writ Petition No. 4496 of 2026, decided 05 May 2026, Coram: S. G. Chapalgaonkar, J. Keywords: Section 30 Land Acquisition Act; LAR No. 75/2014; Civil Judge Senior Division Dharashiv; order dated 08.01.2026 below Exhibit 163; no-cross orders; evidence affidavits Exhibits 163 and 174; order dated 19.09.2025 below Exhibit 179; one more opportunity for cross-examination; cost Rs.5,000/- to Respondent Nos. 1 to 11; prayer clause 'A' allowed.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition allowed in terms of prayer clause 'A': the Petitioner is given one more opportunity to cross-examine the witnesses on the evidence affidavits at Exhibits 163 and 174, conditional on depositing Rs.5,000/- as cost with the Reference Court within two weeks, which cost shall thereafter be paid to Respondent Nos. 1 to 11.