Nilkanth Shesharao Sakhare And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 935 WRIT PETITION NO.3279 OF 2022 MAHADEO BHASKAR SHINDE & OTHERS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & OTHERS 938 WRIT PETITION NO.3282 OF 2022 MARUTI NAMDEO LUGADE DIED HIS LRS MININATH MARUTI LUGADE AND OTHERS 948 WRIT PETITION NO.3295 OF 2022 GURUSIDHAPPA SIDRAM ALISHE AND OTHERS

954 WRIT PETITION NO.3303 OF 2022 SADASHIV SHIVRAM BHOJANE DIED HIS LRS SHIVAJI SADASHIV BHOJANE AND OTHERS 958 WRIT PETITION NO.3310 OF 2022 NANDKISHOR BANUDAS SUDE AND OTHERS WRIT PETITION NO.3340 OF 2022 VILAS KASHINATH MUGALE WRIT PETITION NO.3341 OF 2022

BALAJI BABURAO PAGDALE AND OTHERS WRIT PETITION NO.3342 OF 2022 SAYYED HABIB SAYYED LAL & OTHERS WRIT PETITION NO.3343 OF 2022 NILKANTH SHESHARAO SAKHAR & OTHERS WRIT PETITION NO.3344 OF 2022 GUNDU BAJIRAO WAGALGAVE AND OTHERS

WRIT PETITION NO.3345 OF 2022 RAMESHWAR KRISHNA TODKARI & OTHERS WRIT PETITION NO.3346 OF 2022 VISHWANATH EKNATH SHELKE & OTHERS CORAM : S.V.GANGAPURWALA & S.G.DIGE, JJ.

DATE : 08.03.2022 P.C. :

1] Learned Senior Advocate for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have not been given benefit of

interest under Section 34 of the Land Acquisition Act. In the references also, the said benefit is not given. The Collector is the Competent Authority to decide the same. 2] Learned AGP accepts notice for respondent nos.1 to 3.

3] The representations, according to the petitioners, are given in May, 2019. In case, such representations are filed by the petitioners and the same are pending with respondent no.2, then respondent no.2 shall take decision upon the said representations, on its own merits, in accordance with law and policy, with regard to the grant of interest under Section 34 of the Land Acquisition Act and decide the said representations preferably within six months.

4] Writ Petitions are disposed of. No costs.

[S.G.DIGE, J.] [S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.] DDC