Bombay High CourtFA/245/2022partly allowed and partly dismissed

Dajiba Bhimrao Sathe v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS

2025-12-18Hon'Ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme9 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 19 FIRST APPEAL NO. 241 OF 2022 RAMPRASAD DAJIBA SATHE

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 240 OF 2022 GORAKHNATH KACHRU INGOLE

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 811 OF 2021 YASHVANTA BHIVRAO INGOLE

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 245 OF 2022 DAJIBA BHIMRAO SATHE

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 2936 OF 2021 LAXMAN DAGDUBA SATHE (DIED) THR LRS URMILA AND ANR

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 239 OF 2022 OMPRAKASH DAJIBA SATHE

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 244 OF 2022 HARIBHAU KACHRU INGOLE

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

2 19 FA 241 OF 2022+20 32 to 38 40 41 47 AND 20 FIRST APPEAL NO. 1364 OF 2022 VILAS SOPAN KATARE

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 1334 OF 2022 AND 32 FIRST APPEAL NO. 2215 OF 2022 BABASAHEB RAMRAO SATE (DIED) THR LRS DNYANESHWAR AND ORS

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE COLLECTOR, AURANGABAD AND ORS AND 33 FIRST APPEAL NO. 2216 OF 2022 SOPAN BUVAJI GADVE

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR COLLECTOR, AURANGABAD AND ORS AND 34 FIRST APPEAL NO. 2218 OF 2022 SAKHARAM SHRIRANG RAUT

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR COLLECTOR, AURANGABAD AND ORS AND 35 FIRST APPEAL NO. 2219 OF 2022 ASHOK ACHUTRAO GADVE

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR COLLECTOR, AURANGABAD AND ORS AND 36 FIRST APPEAL NO. 2220 OF 2022 PRAKASH SOPANRAO GADVE

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS AND

3 19 FA 241 OF 2022+20 32 to 38 40 41 47 37 FIRST APPEAL NO. 2495 OF 2022 PRALHAD SHANKARRAO CHAVAN (DIED) THR LRS.

DWARKABAI P. CHAVAN AND ANR

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS AND 38 FIRST APPEAL NO. 3109 OF 2022 ARUN SOPANRAO GADVE

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS AND 40 FIRST APPEAL NO. 4283 OF 2022 BHASKAR DEVRAO GAIKWAD

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS AND 41 FIRST APPEAL NO. 258 OF 2023 TULSHIRAM DAJIBA RAUT AND ANR

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE COLLECTOR, JALNA AND ORS AND 47 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9628 OF 2021 IN FAST/17876/2021 NANDKISHOR RAMNARAYAN RATHI (DIED) THR LRS NAVALKISHOR

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS ...

Adv. for Appellants in FAs : Mr. D. M. Kakade, Mr. V. D. Bhise, Mr. Kailas B. Jadhav and Mr. A. H. Korhalkar, respectively. AGPs for Respondent/s-State in respective FA : Mr. N. R. Dayma and Mr. S. V. Hange, respectively.

Advocate for Acquiring Body in respective FAs : Mr. S. C. Arora, Mr. V. C. Solshe, Mr. A. P. Yenegure, Mr. S. S. Dande, Mr. A. M. Gaikwad, Mr. S. W. Munde, Mr. H. P. Kshirsagar Mr. R. D. Bhalerao h/f. Mr. R. C. Patil, respectively.

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CORAM : SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.

DATE : 18.12.2025

4 19 FA 241 OF 2022+20 32 to 38 40 41 47 PER COURT :- 1.

Taken up for final disposal with consent of the parties. 2.

These appeals can be decided by common judgment. The issue involved is no more res-integra. This Court has taken consistent view relying upon rate of Rs.2500/- per R. awarded to the lands acquired for village Satona for Nimna Dhudhana Project. It is settled that the lands acquired for Nimna Dudhana Project from village Satona and surrounding villages namely Hatwan, Mapegaon, Revalgaon would fetch rate of Rs.2500/- per R. for dry land, Rs.5000/- for the irrigated land and Rs.3750/- for semi irrigated land and Rs.1250/- per R. for Potkharab land. The above rates are accepted after considering elaborate submissions of the parties in the latest common judgment dated 11.12.2025 passed in First Appeal No.1778 of 2024 and connected appeals. The same rate is required to be followed in the present appeals also.

The material particulars of the facts involved in the present appeals are follows :

NIMNNA DUDHANA PROJECT VILLAGE: SALGAON, TALUKA: PARTUR, DISTRICT: JALNA. (LAQ/GAOTHAN/CR NO.58/1997) Type of land Reference Court awarded Acquired Area In ARE U/sec 11 Award Date S.L.A.O.

Rate Per R as per Award SR No.

F.A. No L.A.R.No Gut No.

Total Area U/sec 4 Notification Date LR.

Reference Court Enhanced rate per R Dry Land Semi Irrigated Irrigated Pot kharab 19.

Ramprasad D Sathe 201/2011 9/2 02 H 83 R 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.592/- Rs.2,000/- 2 H 83 R ------- -------- ---- 19.

Haribhau K Ingole 208/2011 2/1 02 H 83 R 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.644/- Rs.3,000/- ----- 2 H 04 R -------- ---- 19.

Gorakhnath K Ingole 213/2011 2/1 02 H 04 R 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.644/- Rs.3,000/- ----- 2 H 04 R -------- ---- 19.

Yashvant B Ingole 197/2011 2/2 00 H 33 R 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.731/- Rs.3,000/- ------ 0 H 33 R -------- ---- 19.

Omprakash D Sathe 198/2011 64/2 00 H 45 R 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.1020/- Rs.2,000/- Rs.3,000/- Rs.4,000/- 0 H 06 R 0 H 18 R 0 H 21 R ---- 19.

Dajiba B sathe 200/2011 9/1 02 H 00 R 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.619/- Rs.2,000/- 2 H 00 R ------- -------- ---- 19.

Laxman D Sathe 199/2011 4/2 01 H 35 R 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.641/- Rs.2,000/- 1 H 35 R ------- -------- ----

10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.635/- Rs.3,000/- AND Rs.4,000/- Vilas S. Katare 169/2013 6/1 04 H 78 R ---- 3 H 18 R 1 H 60 R ---- 20.

10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.636/- Rs.3,000/- AND Rs.4,000/- 20.

Ashok B. Katare 170/2013 6/2 04 H 77 R ---- 3 H 17 R 1 H 60 R ---- Babasaheb (Died) Dnyaneshwar & Ors 314/2012 70/7, 70/8, 71/8 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.636/- Rs.2,000/- Rs.3,000/- AND Rs.1,000/- 00 H 73 R 0 H 73 R 1 H 12 R ------- 0 H 04 R 01 H 12 R ---------- 01 H 85 R 33.

Sopan B Gadave 643/2010 11/1 68/7 01 H 18 R Rs.3,000/- 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.644/- Rs.966/- 00 H 23 R ---------- 01 H 41 R ----- 1 H 41 R ------- ------- 34.

Sakharam Raut 1016/2010 00 H 30 R 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.591/- Rs.2,000/- AND RS.1,000/- 0 H 30 R ------- ------- 00 H 01 R 00 H 01 R ---------- 00 H 31 R 35.

Ashok A Gadve 1017/2010 12/2 01 H 05 R 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.591/- Rs.2,000/- 1 H 05 R ------- ------- ------- 00 H 81 R H 40 R 01 H 18 R 10/3 10/2 11/1 36.

Prakash S Gadve 109/2010 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.623/- Rs.2,000/- 2 H 39 R ------- ------- ------- 02 H 39 R

293/2013 01 H 49 R 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.636/- Rs.2,000/- 1 H 49 R ---- ---- ---- 37.

Pralhad (Died) Dwarkabai & Or 38.

Arun S Gadve 645/2010 11/1 01 H 18 R 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.591/- Rs.2,000/- 1 H 18 R ------- ------- ------- 40.

Bhaskar D Gaikwad 217/2010 8/2 01 H 69 R 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.563/- Rs.2,000/- 1 H 69 R ------- ------- ------- 41.

Tulsiram Raut & Or 168/2013 69/3 & 69/4 H 78 R 01H 28 R ------------ Total Area 02 H 06 R 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.600/- Rs.598/- Rs.2,000/- 2 H 06 R ---- ---- ---- 47.

17876 of 2021 Nandkishor (Died) Navalkishor ---- 0 H 42R 0 H 65 R 0 H 01 R 00 H 66 R 01 H 42 R ------------ Total Area 01 H 08 R 294/2013 70/8 & 71/9 10.12.1998 04.03.2002 Rs.636/- Rs.3,000/- Rs.4,000/- AND Rs.1,000/-

The lands in the present appeals are from village Salgaon which is adjacent to village Satona and those were acquired for self-same project. In view of the judgment passed by Supreme Court in the matters of Ali Mohammad Beigh and others Vs. State of J. & K. [AIR 2017 SC 1518] and Huchanagouda Vs. The Assistant Commissioner and Land Acquisition Officer and others ; (2020) 19 SCC 236, though the lands are from different villages those are required to be treated at par for fixing the rate. Appellants are entitled to have escalations considering base price of Rs.2500/- per R. for dry land as on 31.03.1996. 5.

It is relevant to notice of respondent/acquiring body has not preferred any appeal. The classification, rate and the similarity have not been disputed by them. In that view of the matter, I find no difficulty in relying upon the consistent view in awarding rate of Rs.2500/- per R. for dry land with escalations.

ORDER

(i) First appeals are allowed partly.

(ii) Appellants shall be entitled to receive rate of Rs.3,176/- per R. for dry land, Rs.4,764/- per R. for semi irrigated land, Rs.6,352/- per R. for irrigated land and Rs.1588/- per R. for Potkharab land according to the classification of the lands acquired stated in the above referred chart. (iii) Appellants shall be entitled to interest under Section 28 and 34 from the date of award as per law laid down in the judgment of Full Bench in case of State of Maharashtra Vs. Kailash Shiva Rangari [2016 AIR (Bom.) 141].

(iv) Save and Except above modification. Rest of the impugned judgment and award shall remained unaltered.

(v) The appellants shall pay deficit court fees, if any. (vi) Award be drawn accordingly.

(vii) Record and proceeding be sent back to the concerned Court. (viii) Appellants shall not be entitled for interest and statutory benefits for the delayed period.

(SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.) ...

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