Revansiddha Gurunigappa Birajdar v. National Highway Authority Of India And ORS

SAYYED SAEED ALI AHMED ALI by SAYYED SAEED ALI AHMED ALI Date:

2025.04.23 10:30:04 +0530 51.WP.17618.24.DOCX Revati

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.17618 OF 2024 Revansiddhar Gurunigappa Birajdar ... Petitioner

Versus

National Highway Authority of India & Ors.

... Respondents ______________________________________________________ Mr Sagar Kursija, for Petitioner.

Ms S R Crasto, AGP for Respondent No.2, 3 and 5. Ms. Nukshinaro i/by M V Kini and Co. for Respondent No.4. ______________________________________________________ CORAM : M.S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ.

DATED : 22 April 2025 PC:- 1.

Heard Mr. Sagar Kursija for the Petitioner, Ms. Nukshinaro i/by M V Kini and Co. for Respondent No.1 and Ms. Crasto, learned AGP for the Respondent Nos. 2, 3 and 5. 2.

Mr. Sagar has handed over the copies of the petition to Ms. Crasto and Ms.Nukshinaro.

3.

Issue notice to the Respondent No.4 returnable on 30 June 2025.

4.

The Respondent No.1, on behalf of NHAI and the Competent Officer on behalf of the State government are directed to file and serve their replies by 20 June 2025.

51.WP.17618.24.DOCX 5.

The rejoinder, if any, to be filed by 27 June 2025. List this matter on 30 June 2025.

6.

Since the allegations in the petition is that excess land admeasuring 32 Are has been taken over by the Respondents without following the acquisition process and without paying any compensation, replies must be filed within a timeline now indicated by this Court without seeking any unnecessary adjournment. If no replies are filed, this Court will proceed based on the premise that the averment in the petition are correct and are not denied by the Respondents. 7.

Stand over to 30 June 2025.

(Jitendra Jain, J) (M.S. Sonak, J)