A Vakil a Salam Deshmukh and Others vs the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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WRIT PETITION NO.14592 OF 2023

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Rahul Narayan Lathi PETITIONER Age – 36 years, Occ – Lawyer, R/o Laxminarayan, 4, Jalgaon Co-operative Housing Society, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Jalgaon Taluka and District – Jalgaon

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	VERSUS
1.	The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENTS Through its Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032
2.	The Additional Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032
3.	Public Works Department, National Highway Division Through its Executive Engineer, PWD Campus, Near Durga Mata Mandir Jalna – 431203
4.	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Through its Chief Engineer, Maharashtra Regional Office, Office at Room No. 508, 509 Konkan Bhavan, 5^thFloor, Sector – 6 CBD, Belapur Navi Mumbai – 400 614
5.	Land Acquisition Officer and Sub -Division Officer, Jalgaon Office at Collector Office, Jalgaon 425 001

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Mr. Rahul R. Totla a/w Mr. Rahul Lathi, Mr. Swpnil V. Lohiya, Mr. Vedant S. Kabra, Mr. Sidhant Somni and Rangai Motale, Advocates for the Petitioner

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Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent - State

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Ms. A. S. Jadhav, Advocate for Respondents No.4 & 5

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO.3083 OF 2024

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Satish Padmakar Bildikar PETITIONER Age – 66 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Bildi Budruk, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon

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VERSUS

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The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENTS Through its Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^th Floor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032

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The Additional Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^th Floor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032

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Public Works Department, National Highway Division Through its Executive Engineer, Office at Bandhkam Bhavan, Sakri Road, Dhule 424 001

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Through its Chief Engineer, Maharashtra Regional Office, Office at Room No. 508, 509 Konkan Bhavan, 5^th Floor, Sector – 6 CBD, Belapur

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Navi Mumbai – 400 614

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Land Acquisition Officer and Sub -Division Officer, Pachora Office at Sub Divisional Office, Pachora Taluka – Pachora, District - Jalgaon

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Mr. Rahul R. Totla a/w Mr. Rahul Lathi, Mr. Swpnil V. Lohiya, Mr. Vedant S. Kabra, Mr. Sidhant Somni and Rangai Motale, Advocates for the Petitioner

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Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent - State

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Mr. R. D. Sanap, Advocate for Respondents No.4 & 5

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO.5649 OF 2024

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1.	Ravindra Kashinath Patil Age – 51 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Goradkheda Khurd, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon	PETITIONERS
2.	Vinod Kashinath Patil Age – 49 years, Occ – Agriculture R/o Village Goradkheda Khurd Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
	VERSUS
1.	The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032	RESPONDENTS
2.	The Additional Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032
3.	Public Works Department,

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National Highway Division Through its Executive Engineer, Office at Bandhkam Bhavan, Sakri Road, Dhule 424 001

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Through its Chief Engineer, Maharashtra Regional Office, Office at Room No. 508, 509 Konkan Bhavan, 5^th Floor, Sector – 6 CBD, Belapur Navi Mumbai – 400 614

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Land Acquisition Officer and Sub -Division Officer, Pachora Office at Sub Divisional Office, Pachora Taluka – Pachora, District - Jalgaon

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Mr. Rahul R. Totla a/w Mr. Rahul Lathi, Mr. Swpnil V. Lohiya, Mr. Vedant S. Kabra, Mr. Sidhant Somni and Rangai Motale, Advocates for the Petitionera

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Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent - State Mr. A. R. Borulkar, Advocate for Respondents No.4 & 5

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO.14981 OF 2023

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Dilip Badrilal Mor PETITIONERS Age – 50 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Hadsan,

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Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon

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Govind Badrilal Mor

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Age – 48 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Hadsan,

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Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon

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Pranav Rajesh Mor Age – 30 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Hadsan,

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Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon

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Raghav Rajesh Mor

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	Age – 28 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
5.	Payal Rajesh Mor
	Age – 21 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Hadsan, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
6.	Vatsalabai Bhimsing Patil Through Legal Heir
	Sanjay Bhimsing Patil Age – years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
7.	Bhika Pundalik Patil Age – 55 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
8.	Amarsingh Dhansing Patil Age – 65 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
9.	Padmabai Subhashchandra Sanghavi Age – 70 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
10.	Ranveer Homsingh Patil
	Age – 37 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
11.	Mandabai Sharadsing Patil
	Age – 40 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
12.	Sonali Bharatsingh Patil
	Age – 38 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon

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13.	Ratnabai Rajendrasingh Patil
	Age – 43 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
14.	Kapadsingh Nansingh Patil Age – 54 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
15.	Ishwar Onkar Patil Age – 49 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
16.	Bhaulal Shahsing Patil
	Age – 68 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
17.	Nimba Bhaulal Patil
	Age – 39 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
18.	Ranjeet Bhaulal Patil Age – 37 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
19.	Nandalal Shahsing Patil
	Age – 62 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
20.	Savitrabai Bap Fakira Patil
	Age – 72 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
21.	Suresh Chitaman Patil Age – 53 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon

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22.	Kiransingh Himmantsingh Patil
	Age – 50 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
23.	Amarsingh Chandrasingh Patil Age – 29 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
24.	Mahendrasingh Kashinath Patil Age – 29 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
25.	Narayan Ramu Patil
	Age – 45 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
26.	Anita Subhash Patil
	Age – 40 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
27.	Mayur Subhash Patil
	Age – 35 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
28.	Shraddha Subhash Patii
	Age – 32 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
29.	Sangita Sunil Patil
	Age – 30 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
30.	Krushnanath Sitaram Patil
	Age – 60 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Hadsan,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon

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31.	Prashant Pundlik Patil Age – 38 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Hadsan, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
32.	Rupesh Vitthal Patil Age – 35 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Hadsan, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
33.	Raju Pundlik Patil Age – 55 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Hadsan, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon VERSUS
1.	The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032	RESPONDENTS
2.	The Additional Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032
3.	Public Works Department, National Highway Division Through its Executive Engineer, Office at Bandhkam Bhavan, Sakri Road, Dhule 424 001
4.	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Through its Chief Engineer, Maharashtra Regional Office, Office at Room No. 508, 509 Konkan Bhavan, 5^thFloor, Sector – 6 CBD, Belapur Navi Mumbai – 400 614

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Land Acquisition Officer and Sub -Division Officer, Pachora Office at Sub Divisional Office, Pachora Taluka – Pachora, District - Jalgaon

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Mr. Rahul R. Totla a/w Mr. Rahul Lathi, Mr. Swpnil V. Lohiya, Mr. Vedant S. Kabra, Mr. Sidhant Somni and Rangai Motale, Advocates for the Petitioners

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Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent - State

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Mr. N. S. Salunke, Advocate for Respondents No.4 & 5

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	WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3069 OF 2024
1.	Ashok Vishwanath Patil PETITIONERS Age – 65 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Pahan Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
2.	Madhukar Nago Patil Age – 79 years, Occ – Agriculture R/o Village Pahan Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
	VERSUS
1.	The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENTS Through its Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032
2.	The Additional Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032
3.	Public Works Department, National Highway Division Through its Executive Engineer,

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Office at Bandhkam Bhavan, Sakri Road, Dhule 424 001

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Through its Chief Engineer, Maharashtra Regional Office, Office at Room No. 508, 509 Konkan Bhavan, 5^th Floor, Sector – 6 CBD, Belapur Navi Mumbai – 400 614

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Land Acquisition Officer and Sub -Division Officer, Pachora Office at Sub Divisional Office, Pachora Taluka – Pachora, District - Jalgaon

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Mr. Rahul R. Totla a/w Mr. Rahul Lathi, Mr. Swpnil V. Lohiya, Mr. Vedant S. Kabra, Mr. Sidhant Somni and Rangai Motale, Advocates for the Petitioners

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Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent - State

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Mr. R. H. Mewara, Advocate for Respondents No.4 & 5

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WRIT PETITION NO.3043 OF 2024

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Vinayak Ramchandra Patil (Deceased) PETITIONERS Through Legal Heirs Manoj Vinayak Patil Age – 46 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Khadegaon Nandi Chy, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon

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Husen Ramjan Pinjari Age – 78 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Khadegaon Nandi Chy, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon

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Rahul Babulal Mahajan Age – 35 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Khadegaon Nandi Chy, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon

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4.	Anil Babulal Mahajan Age – 42 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Khadegaon Nandi Chy, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon VERSUS
1.	The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032	RESPONDENTS
2.	The Additional Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032
3.	Public Works Department, National Highway Division Through its Executive Engineer, Office at Bandhkam Bhavan, Sakri Road, Dhule 424 001
4.	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Through its Chief Engineer, Maharashtra Regional Office, Office at Room No. 508, 509 Konkan Bhavan, 5^thFloor, Sector – 6 CBD, Belapur Navi Mumbai – 400 614
5.	Land Acquisition Officer and Sub -Division Officer, Pachora Office at Sub Divisional Office, Pachora Taluka – Pachora, District - Jalgaon

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Mr. Rahul R. Totla a/w Mr. Rahul Lathi, Mr. Swpnil V. Lohiya, Mr. Vedant S. Kabra, Mr. Sidhant Somni and Rangai Motale, Advocates for the Petitioners

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Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent - State

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Mr. N. U. Yadav, Advocate for Respondents No.4 & 5

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	....… WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3082 OF 2024
1.	Alka Pradeep Patil PETITIONERS Age – 56 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Samner, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
2.	Sanjay Jagannath Patil Age – 64 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Samner, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
3.	Rajdhar Ramdas Badgujar Age – 79 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Samner, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon VERSUS
1.	The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENTS Through its Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032
2.	The Additional Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032
3.	Public Works Department, National Highway Division Through its Executive Engineer, Office at Bandhkam Bhavan, Sakri Road, Dhule 424 001
4.	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Through its Chief Engineer, Maharashtra Regional Office,

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Office at Room No. 508, 509 Konkan Bhavan, 5^th Floor, Sector – 6 CBD, Belapur Navi Mumbai – 400 614

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Land Acquisition Officer and Sub -Division Officer, Pachora Office at Sub Divisional Office, Pachora Taluka – Pachora, District - Jalgaon

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Mr. Rahul R. Totla a/w Mr. Rahul Lathi, Mr. Swpnil V. Lohiya, Mr. Vedant S. Kabra, Mr. Sidhant Somni and Rangai Motale, Advocates for the Petitioners

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Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent - State

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Mr. N. T. Tribhuvan, Advocate for Respondents No.4 & 5

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	WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3702 OF 2024
1.	Sachin Bhikan Patil PETITIONERS Age – 41 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Krushnapuri, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
2.	Suresh Gaba Patil Age – 70 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Krushnapuri, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
3.	Ulhas Gaba Patil Age – 65 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Krushnapuri, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon Petitioner No.2 for himself and as Power of attorney holder for Petitioners No.1 to 3 VERSUS
1.	The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENTS Through its Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department,

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Office at – Mantralaya, 6^th Floor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032

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The Additional Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^th Floor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032

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Public Works Department, National Highway Division Through its Executive Engineer, Office at Bandhkam Bhavan, Sakri Road, Dhule 424 001

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Through its Chief Engineer, Maharashtra Regional Office, Office at Room No. 508, 509 Konkan Bhavan, 5^th Floor, Sector – 6 CBD, Belapur Navi Mumbai – 400 614

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Land Acquisition Officer and Sub -Division Officer, Pachora Office at Sub Divisional Office, Pachora Taluka – Pachora, District - Jalgaon

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Mr. Rahul R. Totla a/w Mr. Rahul Lathi, Mr. Swpnil V. Lohiya, Mr. Vedant S. Kabra, Mr. Sidhant Somni and Rangai Motale, Advocates for the Petitioners

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Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent - State

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Mr. N. S. Salunke, Advocate for Respondents No.4 & 5

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WRIT PETITION NO.5651 OF 2024

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Jijabai Bhimraj Patil PETITIONERS Age – 64 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Nandra,

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Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon

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2.	Madhavrao Hiralal Patil
	Age – 51 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Nandra,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
3.	Dilip Hiralal Patil
	Age – 49 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Nandra,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
4.	Sanjay Hiralal Patil
	Age – 53 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Nandra,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
5.	Shakuntala Madhukar Patil
	Age – 58 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Nandra,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
6.	Vaibhav Sanjay Patil
	Age – 22 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Nandra,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
7.	Yogita Sanjay Patil Age – 28 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Nandra,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
8.	Pallavi Sanjay Patil
	Age – 32 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Nandra,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
9.	Sangita Sanjay Patil
	Age – 47 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Nandra,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
10.	Sahebrao Jayram Patil
	Age – 52 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Nandra,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon

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11.	Nitin Tanharam Patli Age – 56 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Nandra, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
12.	Bhila Gobaji Patil Age – 60 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Nandra, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon VERSUS
1.	The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032	RESPONDENTS
2.	The Additional Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032
3.	Public Works Department, National Highway Division Through its Executive Engineer, Office at Bandhkam Bhavan, Sakri Road, Dhule 424 001
4.	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Through its Chief Engineer, Maharashtra Regional Office, Office at Room No. 508, 509 Konkan Bhavan, 5^thFloor, Sector – 6 CBD, Belapur Navi Mumbai – 400 614
5.	Land Acquisition Officer and Sub -Division Officer, Pachora Office at Sub Divisional Office, Pachora Taluka – Pachora, District - Jalgaon

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Mr. Rahul R. Totla a/w Mr. Rahul Lathi, Mr. Swpnil V. Lohiya, Mr. Vedant S. Kabra, Mr. Sidhant Somni and Rangai Motale, Advocates for the Petitioners

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Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent - State

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Mr. R. B. Bagul, Advocate for Respondents No.4 & 5

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	WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5655 OF	2024
1.	Shakuntalabai Ramdas Patil Age – 62 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Goradkheda Budruk, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon	PETITIONERS
2.	Gajanan Himmatrao Bhoite Age – 58 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Goradkheda Budruk, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
3.	Annasaheb Himmatrao Bhoite Age – 49 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Goradkheda Budruk, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon VERSUS
1.	The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032	RESPONDENTS
2.	The Additional Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032
3.	Public Works Department, National Highway Division Through its Executive Engineer,

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Office at Bandhkam Bhavan, Sakri Road, Dhule 424 001

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Through its Chief Engineer, Maharashtra Regional Office, Office at Room No. 508, 509 Konkan Bhavan, 5^th Floor, Sector – 6 CBD, Belapur Navi Mumbai – 400 614

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Land Acquisition Officer and Sub -Division Officer, Pachora Office at Sub Divisional Office, Pachora Taluka – Pachora, District - Jalgaon

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Mr. Rahul R. Totla a/w Mr. Rahul Lathi, Mr. Swpnil V. Lohiya, Mr. Vedant S. Kabra, Mr. Sidhant Somni and Rangai Motale, Advocates for the Petitioners

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Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent - State Ms. A. S. Jadhav, Advocate for Respondents No.4 & 5

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WRIT PETITION NO.5672 OF 2024

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Vijaysingh Ishwarsingh Rajput PETITIONERS Age – 50 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Tongaon,

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Taluka – Bhadgaon, District – Jalgaon

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Roshanala Abdullah Khan (Deceased) Through Legal Heirs

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a. Iftekhar Ahmed Abdulla Khan Age – 55 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Tongaon,

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Taluka – Bhadgaon, District – Jalgaon

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b. Farana Jabin Nadim Khan Age – 48 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Tongaon,

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Taluka – Bhadgaon, District – Jalgaon

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c. Zulfiquar Ahmed Abdulla Khan Age – 57 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Tongaon, Taluka – Bhadgaon, District – Jalgaon

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d. Abid Ahmed Abdulla Khan Age – 62 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Tongaon, Taluka – Bhadgaon, District – Jalgaon

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e. Khalid Ahmed Abdulla Khan Age – 60 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Tongaon, Taluka – Bhadgaon, District – Jalgaon

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f. Farzana Jabin Sagir Pathan Age – 54 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Tongaon, Taluka – Bhadgaon, District – Jalgaon

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g. Fahim Ahamad Abdulla Khan Age – 46 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Tongaon,

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Taluka – Bhadgaon, District – Jalgaon

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h. Aasif Khan Abdulla Khan Pathan (Deceased) Through Legal Heirs

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i. Nasreen Bi Pathan Aasif Age – 57 years, Occ – Agriculture R/o Village Tongaon, Taluka – Bhadgaon District – Jalgaon

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ii. Farzaib Aasif Khan Age – 31 years, Occ – Agriculture R/o Village Tongaon, Taluka – Bhadgaon District – Jalgaon

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iii. Shazaib Aasif Khan Age – 29 years, Occ – Agriculture R/o Village Tongaon, Taluka – Bhadgaon District – Jalgaon

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iv. Khan Zoya Aasif Pathan Age – 26 years, Occ – Agriculture

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R/o Village Tongaon, Taluka – Bhadgaon District – Jalgaon

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The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENTS Through its Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^th Floor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032 2. The Additional Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^th Floor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032 3. Public Works Department, National Highway Division Through its Executive Engineer, Office at Bandhkam Bhavan, Sakri Road, Dhule 424 001 4. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Through its Chief Engineer, Maharashtra Regional Office, Office at Room No. 508, 509 Konkan Bhavan, 5^th Floor, Sector – 6 CBD, Belapur Navi Mumbai – 400 614 5. Land Acquisition Officer and Sub -Division Officer, Pachora Office at Sub Divisional Office, Pachora Taluka – Pachora, District - Jalgaon

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Mr. Rahul R. Totla a/w Mr. Rahul Lathi, Mr. Swpnil V. Lohiya, Mr. Vedant S. Kabra, Mr. Sidhant Somni and Rangai Motale, Advocates for the Petitioners

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Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent - State

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Mr. K. S. Solanke, Advocate for Respondents No.4 & 5

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	WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5698 OF 2024
1.	A Vakil A Salam Deshmukh, Age – 68 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Lasgaon, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon	PETITIONERS
2.	Kailash Vishawanath Patli Age – 55 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Lasgaon, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
3.	Mudasin A Jahir Deshmukh Age – 58 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Lasgaon, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
4.	Aakib Aahmad Deshmukh Age – 32 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Lasgaon, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
5.	Faridabi Jahur Deshmukh Age – 56 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Lasgaon, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
6.	Sarfaraj A Khalik Deshmukh Age – 40 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Lasgaon, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
7.	Juber Khalik Deshmukh Age – 34 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Lasgaon, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
8.	Imran A Kadir Deshmukh Age – 38 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Lasgaon, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
9.	Umesh Gorakh Patil Age – 27 years, Occ – Agriculture,

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	R/o Village Lasgaon,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
10.	Gokul Baburao Nerpagare Age – 48 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Lasgaon,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
11.	Vijayising Supdu Patil Age – 61 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Lasgaon,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
12.	Dineshsing Supdu Patil
	Age – 63 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Lasgaon,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
13.	Raeesa Begum A. Rafik Deshmukh
	Age – 60 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Lasgaon,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
14.	Mirabai Yuvraj Sutar
	Age – 69 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Lasgaon,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
15.	Pradip Vishawanath Patil
	Age – 55 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Lasgaon,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
16.	Dinkar Narsingh Patil
	Age – 85 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Lasgaon,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
17.	Bandu Gansingh Patil
	Age – 47 years, Occ – Agriculture,
	R/o Village Lasgaon,
	Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
18.	Rakib Azim Deshmukh
	Age – 59 years, Occ – Agriculture,

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R/o Village Lasgaon, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon

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19.	Udaysingh Dhansingh Patil (Deceased)
	a. Kalpanabai Udaysingh Patil Age – 55 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Lasgaon, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
	b. Sangaramsingh Udaysingh Patil Age – 28 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Lasgaon, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
	c. Sarika Rakesh Patil Age – 27 years, Occ – Agriculture, R/o Village Lasgaon, Taluka – Pachora, District – Jalgaon
20.	Latabai Pratap Patil Age – 60 years, Occ – Agriculture R/o Lasgaon, Taluka – Pachora District – Jalgaon VERSUS
1.	The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENTS Through its Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032
2.	The Additional Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Office at – Mantralaya, 6^thFloor, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai – 400 032
3.	Public Works Department, National Highway Division Through its Executive Engineer, Office at Bandhkam Bhavan, Sakri Road, Dhule 424 001

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Through its Chief Engineer, Maharashtra Regional Office, Office at Room No. 508, 509 Konkan Bhavan, 5^th Floor, Sector – 6 CBD, Belapur Navi Mumbai – 400 614

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Land Acquisition Officer and Sub -Division Officer, Pachora Office at Sub Divisional Office, Pachora Taluka – Pachora, District - Jalgaon

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Mr. Rahul R. Totla a/w Mr. Rahul Lathi, Mr. Swpnil V. Lohiya, Mr. Vedant S. Kabra, Mr. Sidhant Somni and Rangai Motale, Advocates for the Petitioners

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Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent - State Mr. R. D. Sanap, Advocate for Respondents No.4 & 5

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[CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, & VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J. J.]

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DATE : 11th MARCH, 2026

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ORAL JUDGMENT (PER NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) :

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Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with

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the consent of learned Advocates for the parties.

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These Petitions raise challenge to the Notification No.

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LQN.12/2013/C.R. 190 (part-15)/A-2 dated 5^th October, 2021, issued by Respondent No.1 and Government Resolutions dated 6^th October, 2021 and 14^th January, 2022, so also the Awards passed in the cases of the Petitioners. A further direction is

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sought to determine compensation in accordance with the statutory provisions of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

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Indisputably, the issues raised in these Petitions are squarely covered by the decision of this Court at Principal Seat in Writ Petition No. 8122 of 2022 ( Vikrant Happy Homes Private Limited and Others V/s Union of India and Others” ), wherein similar challenge was raised.

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Relevant observations from the said judgment are reproduced herein below :

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“29. Hence, the following order: (i) It is held that respondent No. 1- Central Government has exclusive jurisdiction to issue notification, as the ‘appropriate Government’ under Section 30 (2) of the Act of 2013 with regard to the multiplier factor in respect of lands under acquisition, as per notification issued by the said respondent under Section 3-A (1) of the National Highways Act and that in that regard, the respondent No.3 – State Government has not power to specify the multiplier factor.

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(ii) Notification dated 05.10.2021 as well as GRs dated 06.10.2021 and 14.01.2022 are quashed, to the extent that they purport to apply to lands acquired for national highways.

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(iii) The impugned award dated 13.01.2023 passed by respondent no.4-competent authority which applies the multiplier factor of 1.00, on the basis of the said notification dated 05.10.2021 and GRs dated 06.10.2021 an 14.01.2022 issued by respondent no.3 – State Government, is quashed.

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(iv) Respondent No.4 – competent authority shall now issue a fresh award, by applying the multiplier factor of 2.00, as per the notification dated 09.02.2016 issued by respondent No.1 – Central Government. The said exercise shall be completed within six weeks.

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(v) It is made clear that upon the fresh award being issued by respondent no.4 – competent authority, if the petitioners have any grievance with regard to the quantum of compensation determined, it would be open for them to take recourse to remedy available under Section 3 -G (5) of the National Highways Act. This Court has expressed no opinion on the said aspect of the matter.”

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Since this group is of 12 Writ Petitions, the details of the

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Awards passed in case of each of the Petitioner are given in the

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following chart:

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Sr. No.	Writ Petition Number	Award Date	District / Village
01	14592/2023	Award bearing No. 23/2020 dated 28^th February, 2023 passed by Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional Officer, Jalgaon	Umale District – Jalgaon
02	14981/2023	Award bearing No. 02/2017 dated 9^th February, 2023 passed by Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional Officer, Pachora	Hadsan

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03	3082/2024	Award bearing No. 06/2017 dated 12^th January, 2023 passed by Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional Officer, Pachora	Samner
04	3043/2024	Award bearing No. 03/2017 dated 13^th March, 2023 passed by Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional Officer, Pachora	Khadegaon
05	3083/2024	Award bearing No. 01/2017 dated 18^th January, 2023 passed by Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional Officer, Pachora	Bildi
06	3069/2024	Award bearing No. 13/2017 dated 1^st February, 2023 passed by Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional Officer, Pachora	Pahan
07	3702/2024	Award bearing No. 10/2017 dated 19^th January, 2023 passed by Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional Officer, Pachora	Krushnapuri
08	5655/2024	Award bearing No. 09/2017 dated 20^th January, 2023 passed by Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional Officer, Pachora	Goradkheda Budruk
09	5649/2024	Award bearing No. 08/2017 dated 13^th January, 2023 passed by Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional Officer, Pachora	Goradkheda Khurd
10	5698/2024	Award bearing No. 04/2017 dated 21^st February, 2023 passed by Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional Officer, Pachora	Lasgaon
11	5651/2024	Award bearing No. 05/2017 dated 10^th February, 2023 passed by Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional Officer, Pachora	Nandra
12	5672/2024	Award bearing No. 17/2017 dated 4^th January, 2023 passed by Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional Officer, Pachora	Tongaon

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Since the notification dated 5^th October, 2021 as well as

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Government Resolutions dated 6^th October, 2021 and 14^th January, 2022 are already quashed by the above referred decision, we pass the following order:

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ORDER

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A. Writ Petitions are allowed.

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B. Impugned Awards passed by Respondent No. 5 – Competent Authority, which apply multiplier factor of 1.00, on the basis of notification dated 5^th October, 2021 and Government Resolutions dated 6^th October, 2021 and 14^th January, 2022, are hereby quashed and set aside.

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C. Respondent No.5 – Competent Authority shall now issue fresh Awards by applying multiplier factor of 2.00, as per notification dated 9^th February, 2016, issued by Central Government. The said exercise shall be completed within 8 weeks from the date of receipt of writ of this Order.

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D. It is made clear that upon the fresh award being issued by Respondent no.5 – competent authority, if the petitioners have any grievance with regard to the quantum of compensation determined, it would be open for them to take recourse to remedy available under Section 3 -G (5) of the National Highways Act. This Court has expressed no

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opinion on the said aspect of the matter.

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E. Rule is made absolute in aforesaid terms. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

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[ VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV ] [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ] JUDGE JUDGE

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