The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Collector Beed And ORS v. Babasaheb Keshav Ghorpade

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 904 FIRST APPEAL NO. 418 OF 2026 The Executive Engineer, Central Railway, Pune and others .. Appellants

Versus

Subhash Narayan Gore and others .. Respondents Shri Ajay D. Talhar, D.S.G.I. for the Appellants. Shri Ram B. Deshpande, Advocate. for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 4.

Shri Ram B. Deshpande, Shri Dyaneshwar A. Bide, Shri Suhas Shirsat, Shri C. K. Shinde, Mrs. G. R. Jagtap, Shri Shubham Jaybhar, Shri Ramraje Deshmukh, Shri Shrikrushna B. Solanke, Shri A. V. Thombre, Shri R. N. Dhake and Shri S. G. Jadhavar, Advocates for the respondents - claimants in respective matters. FIRST APPEAL NO. 253 OF 2026 C. A. NO. 3594 OF 2025 IN FA/253/2026 C. A. NO. 3589 OF 2025 IN FA/252/2026 C. A. NO. 3591 OF 2025 IN FA/250/2026 FIRST APPEAL NO. 251 OF 2026 C. A. NO. 3584 OF 2025 IN FA/251/2026 FIRST APPEAL NO. 252 OF 2026 FIRST APPEAL NO. 250 OF 2026 C. A. NO. 3571 OF 2025 IN FA/418/2026 905 FIRST APPEAL NO. 87 OF 2024 FIRST APPEAL NO. 90 OF 2024 C. A. NO. 9135 OF 2023 IN FA/90/2024 FIRST APPEAL NO. 88 OF 2024 C. A. NO. 9132 OF 2023 IN FA/88/2024 FIRST APPEAL NO. 89 OF 2024 C. A. NO. 9130 OF 2023 IN FA/89/2024

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DATE : 12TH FEBRUARY, 2026.

ORDER :

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Heard these matters for some time. These are the appeals of the acquiring body in respect of acquisition of the lands for Ahmednagar - Beed - Parli railway line.

2.

Learned D.S.G.I. Mr. Ajay Talhar for the appellants submits that the classification of the appeals by village wise is already underway. There are in all more than 600 appeals. If the classification is made, then that will facilitate this Court to

10 904 fa 418.26 + group railway decide the appeals.

4.

I have gone through the impugned judgments and awards in couple of appeals. It transpires that few of the claimants have preferred cross objections or independent appeals for the enhancement challenging the judgment and award passed by the Reference Court. Those matters are also required to be heard along with appeals preferred by the acquiring body. So far as appeals preferred by the Acquiring Body are concerned First Appeal No. 418 of 2026 shall be treated to be the lead matter. 5.

Learned counsels appearing for both sides shall place on record copies of judgments and awards passed in L. A. R. No. 191 of 2024 and L. A. R. No. 2017 of 2024, which are considered by the Reference Court for fixing the rate.

6.

Call for record and proceedings in First Appeal No. 418 of 2026 by special messenger. It shall reach this Court in any case within a period of two (02) weeks from today. 7.

List these matters for further consideration on 05.03.2026. To be placed first on board.

8.

The claimants shall be at liberty to circulate their cross objections or cross appeals or first appeals for listing it for final disposal on 05.03.2026.

[ SHAILESH P. BRAHME J. ] bsb/Feb. 26