No Acts & Articles mentioned in this case
*1* MIDC LATUR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
901 FIRST APPEAL NO.1228 OF 2010
MIDC Through it’s Regional Manager
VERSUS
Dattatraya Vishwanath Bhumkar And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4986 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1228 OF 2010
Dattatraya Vishwanath Bhumkar And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra, Through The Collector, Latur And
Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2512 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1228 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Dattatraya Vishwanath Bhumkar And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6303 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1228 OF 2010
Dattatraya Vishwanath Bhumkar And Ors
VERSUS
The Sate Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Amit S. Deshpande, Shri Amol
Vasmatkar and Shri Swapnil D. Joshi.
...
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*2* MIDC LATUR
902 FIRST APPEAL NO.2016 OF 2008
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Latur..
VERSUS
Bashir Isulal Shaikh And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4543 OF 2015
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2019 OF 2008
Mustafa Waliullah Beg
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9366 OF 2015
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2024 OF 2008
Shivbai Nagnath Chavan
VERSUS
M I D C Latur And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.15487 OF 2017
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.3976 OF 2016
Isulal Mahetab Shaikh Since Deceased Thr LRs Shaikh Ismail
And Anr
VERSUS
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Thr Its
Regional Manager, Latur And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2024 OF 2008
M I D C, Latur
VERSUS
Shivbai Nagnath Chavan And Anr ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*3* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2026 OF 2008
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Vasantrao Ambadasrao Jadhav And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2028 OF 2008
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Latur..
VERSUS
Achalkumar Shivdas Gangale And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2029 OF 2008
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Latur..
VERSUS
Limbraj Digamber Shinde And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2019 OF 2008
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Mustafa Waliullah Beg And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9685 OF 2015
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.23813 OF 2015
Ismail Issulal Shaikh
VERSUS
MIDC Latur And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2025 OF 2008
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Latur.. ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*4* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Ayubkhan Nasibkhan Pathan And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2017 OF 2008
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Mohmed Adil Mohd Sadiq Hadule And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2018 OF 2008
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Latur..
VERSUS
Isulal Mahetab Shaikh And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2020 OF 2008
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Ismail Issulal Shaikh And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2021 OF 2008
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Latur..
VERSUS
Sudhakar Prabhu Swami And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2031 OF 2008
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Latur.
VERSUS
Chandrakant Ambadas Jadhav And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2032 OF 2008 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*5* MIDC LATUR
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Chunnumiya Isulal Shaikh And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2023 OF 2008
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Latur..
VERSUS
Lalita Bankatrao Bhise And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2022 OF 2008
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Subhash Haribhau Bansode And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2027 OF 2008
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Anusayabai Dhondiram Kadam And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3766 OF 2008
Mustafa Waliullah Beg
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2030 OF 2008
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Latur..
VERSUS
Premilabai Vijaykumar Jadhav Kinikar And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Amit S. Deshpande, Shri Amol
Vasmatkar and Shri Swapnil D. Joshi. ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*6* MIDC LATUR
Advocate for the Claimants: in FA/2029/2008 and 3766/2008
Shri S.S. Thombre.
Advocate for the Claimants: in FA/2030/2008 Shri A.S. Lomte
...
903 FIRST APPEAL NO.3567 OF 2008
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Rajdeep Dindayal Agrawal And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8080 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3567 OF 2008
Rajdeep Dindayal Agrawal
VERSUS
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer, MIDC, Latur And
Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2371 OF 2008
Rajdeep Dindayal Agrawal
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri C.R. Deshpande, Shri V.D.
Gunale and Shri K.D. Bade Patil
...
904 FIRST APPEAL NO.3972 OF 2008
Limbraj Tukaram Kaile
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8559 OF 2017
IN ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*7* MIDC LATUR
FIRST APPEAL NO.2804 OF 2009
Limbraj Tukaram Kaile
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9094 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2804 OF 2009
Limbraj Tukaram Kaile
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Collector, Latur and
Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2804 OF 2009
M I D C Through Regional Officer MIDC Latur
VERSUS
Limbraj Tukaram Kaile And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri A.N.Irpatgire
...
905 FIRST APPEAL NO.4292 OF 2008
Sayyad Ibrahim Hasansab And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8906 OF 2012
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.4292 OF 2008
Sayyad Ibrahim Hasansab And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*8* MIDC LATUR
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.349 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2332 OF 2009
Sayyed Ibrahim Hasansab And Ors
VERSUS
MIDC Through Regional Officer At Latur And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2332 OF 2009
M I D C Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Sayyed Ibrahim Hasansab And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D. Gunale
...
906 FIRST APPEAL NO.37 OF 2009
Kailash Gurunathrao Birajdar
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.145 OF 2009
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Kailash Gurunathrao Birajdar And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri S.V.Warad
...
907 FIRST APPEAL NO.494 OF 2009
Rajkumar Ramchandra Warma And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*9* MIDC LATUR
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13312 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1975 OF 2010
Rajkumar Ramchandra Warma And Ors
VERSUS
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Latur And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1975 OF 2010
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Rajkumar Ramchandra Varma And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale
...
908 FIRST APPEAL NO.1029 OF 2009
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Dnyanoba Namdeo Sarvade And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2662 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1029 OF 2009
Dhanraj Shankar Darkase
VERSUS
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Through The
Regional Officer, Latur And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2343 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1029 OF 2009
Bhaurabai Sidheshwar Sarvade ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*10* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
MIDC Latur And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1851 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1029 OF 2009
Shiddeshwar Mahada Sarvade (died) Thr LRs Sunanda And
others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.14046 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1029 OF 2009
Dnyanoba Namdeo Sarode
VERSUS
MIDC Thr Regional Officer Latur And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri S.S.Halkude, Shri
C.V.Thombre, Shri M.V.Deshpande, Shri R.D. Biradar, Ms.
Madne (Narwate) Savita E. and Shri Narwadkar Mrigesh D.
Advocate for Applicants in CA/2662/2021 : Shri A.A. Joshi h/f
Shri Sharad V. Natu
...
909 FIRST APPEAL NO.1030 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Mohmedsab Dadansab Kabade LRs Chabanbee Mohmedsab
Kabade And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1542 OF 2020
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1030 OF 2009 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*11* MIDC LATUR
Mohmedsab Dadansab Kabade LRs Chabanbee Mohmedsab
Kabade And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9475 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1032 OF 2009
Riyajoddin Chandsaheb Shaikh And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Collector, Latur and
Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3156 OF 2020
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1032 OF 2009
Shaikh Khajoddin S/o Chand Sab
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.288 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1030 OF 2009
Mahommad Dadansab Kabade (died) Thr LRs Chabanbee
Andors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3036 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1030 OF 2009
Shabir Aminsab
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*12* MIDC LATUR
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13307 OF 2009
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1030 OF 2009
Mohamad Dadasaheb Kabade Died Through His L R S
Chabanbee W/o Mohmedsab Kabade And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1032 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Khajoddin Chandsab And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri C.D. Biradar, Shri R.D.Biradar
and Shri Deshpande Amit S.
...
910 FIRST APPEAL NO.1033 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Khajamiya Bashumiya Pathan And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1031 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Shrimant Rama Upade And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.629 OF 2009
M I D C Latur
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*13* MIDC LATUR
Dattu Vitthal Chame And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9446 OF 2021
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.24104 OF 2021
Dattu Vitthal Chame And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Thr Its Collector, Latur And ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.536 OF 2009
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Proposed Hindu Khatik Magasvargiya Shakair Gruh Nirman
Sanstha And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.336 OF 2009
Proposed Hindu Khatik Magaswargiya Sahakari Graha Nirman
Sanstha
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9453 OF 2016
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1033 OF 2009
Khajamiya Bashumiya Pathan Since Deceased Thr His LRs And
Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale, Shri
R.B.Deshmukh and Shri Katneshwarkar P.R. a/w Shri Fayaz
Patel.
Advocate for the Claimants: in FA 1031/2009 and 336/2009 Shri ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*14* MIDC LATUR
S.N. Lale Yelwatkar.
...
911 FIRST APPEAL NO.1866 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Chandrakant Limbaji Patil LRs Usha Chandrkant Patil and Ors
WITH
CROSS OBJECTION (STAMP) NO.616 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1866 OF 2009
Chandrakant Limbaji Patil Died Thrugh LRs Usha Chandrakant
Patil And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Gunale V.D.
...
912 FIRST APPEAL NO.2690 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Udaykumar S/o. Vainjnath Pensalwar And Ors.
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri More P. P.
...
913 FIRST APPEAL NO.2715 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Bhimrao Babruwan Kamble And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2731 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*15* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Abdul Rashid Haji Shaikh And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2717 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Manjusha Shrikrishna Disit And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2724 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Ajay Vinayakrao Hamadapurkar And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2725 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Safiabegum Imansab Sahaik And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4734 OF 2014
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2717 OF 2009
Manjusha Shrikrishna Dixit
VERSUS
MIDC Through Regional Manager Latur And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3057 OF 2009
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2726 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Atul Vinayakrao Hamdapurkar And Ors ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*16* MIDC LATUR
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3061 OF 2009
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2725 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Safiabegum Imansab Sahaik And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3069 OF 2009
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2727 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Dnyanoba Gangaram Kamble And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3079 OF 2009
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2716 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Mrunal Shrikrishna Dixit And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2716 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Mrunal Shrikrishna Dixit And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2726 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Atul Vinayakrao Hamdapurkar And Ors ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*17* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2727 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Dnyanoba Gangaram Kamble And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2730 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Abhijeet Ramvilas Mandhane And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4731 OF 2014
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2724 OF 2009
Vinayakrao Hamdapurkar
VERSUS
MIDC Through Regional Manager Latur And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2968 OF 2014
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2726 OF 2009
Vinayakrao Hamdapurkar
VERSUS
MIDC Through Regional Manager Latur And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3083 OF 2009
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2730 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Abhijeet Ramvilas Mandhane And Ors ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*18* MIDC LATUR
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3089 OF 2009
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2724 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Ajay Vinayakrao Hamadapurkar And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3087 OF 2009
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2731 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Abdul Rashid Haji Shaikh And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4732 OF 2014
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2716 OF 2009
Mrunal Shrikrishna Dixit
VERSUS
MIDC Through Regional Manager Latur And Another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri P.R. Katneshwarkar, Shri Amit
S. Deshpande, Shri Anuj Fulpagar, Shri Fayaz Patel, Shri Amol
Vasmatkar and Swapnil D. Joshi
…
914 FIRST APPEAL NO.2720 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Dattatraya Pamparao Jawalkar And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3071 OF 2009 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*19* MIDC LATUR
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2720 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Dattatraya Pamparao Jawalkar And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3535 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2720 OF 2009
Dattatraya Pamparao Jawalkar And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra, Through District Collector, Latur And
Another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Gunale V.D.
...
915 FIRST APPEAL NO.2767 OF 2009
M I D C Through Divisional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Pandurang Tulshiram Chame And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Gunale V.D.
...
916 FIRST APPEAL NO.3137 OF 2009
Madhav Digambarrao Suryawanshi
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimant Shri Pawar D.B.
...
917 FIRST APPEAL NO.649 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:22 :::
*20* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Chanda Madanlal Deshadla And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.653 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Kamladevi Gopikishan Agrawal And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.652 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Ranoji Mahadeo Katke And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.654 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Bharti Sanjay Kotecha And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.655 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Rekha Vishnu Shirole And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Patil G.N. and Shri Patil
Indrale Anand V.
...
918 FIRST APPEAL NO.722 OF 2010
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Divisional Officer, Latur
VERSUS
Hemant Jaywantrao Vaidya and Ors ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*21* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.727 OF 2010
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager Latur
VERSUS
Pandharinath Raosaheb Deshmukh
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2021 OF 2012
Dr Pandharinath Raosaheb Deshmukh
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2020 OF 2012
Hemant Jayantrao Vaidya And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Patil N. P. Jamalpurkar
...
919 FIRST APPEAL NO.1141 OF 2010
MIDC Throug Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Bashir Nabisaheb Shaikh And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1145 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Bharatbai Kisan Kharose And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1142 OF 2010 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*22* MIDC LATUR
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Bhagirathibai Gyanoba Boke And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3371 OF 2020
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1142 OF 2010
Bhagirathibai Gyanoba Boke
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra, Thr Collector, Latur
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3417 OF 201
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1151 OF 2010
Mubarak Nabisaheb Shaikh
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Ad Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1144 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Shivram Hanmant Chavan And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1143 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Tukaram Lingappa Utage (died) LRs Shakuntalabai And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1147 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*23* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Shankar Tukaram Aayalane And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1149 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Trimbak Digamber Tigle And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1151 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Mubarak Nabisaheb Shaikh And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3370 OF 2020
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1151 OF 2010
Mubarak Nabisaheb Shaikh
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Thr Collector, Latur And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1148 OF 2010
MIDC Throug Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Nandanbai Narayan Ghodke And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D. Sapkal, Senior Advocate
h/f Shri Gundre Suraj V.
...
920 FIRST APPEAL NO.1146 OF 2010
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Divisional Officer, Latur ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*24* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Sidramappa Bhujangrao Birajdar And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Kale Ajeet B. and Shri V.D.
Gunale
...
921 FIRST APPEAL NO.1150 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Salar Ismailkhan Pathan And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D. Gunale and Shri
V.G.Godale
...
922 FIRST APPEAL NO.1229 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Vishnu Kishanrao Shinde And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2530 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1229 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Vishnu Kishanrao Shinde And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri A.S.Deshpande and Shri
Swapnil D. Joshi
...
923 FIRST APPEAL NO.1232 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Sayyad Mohd. Jahid Hussin S/o Kifayat Hussain And Ors ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*25* MIDC LATUR
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.17750 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1221 OF 2010
Vasant Vishnuram Sadanande And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6630 OF 2011
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.13061 OF 2011
Mathurabai Pandurng Bansode
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2514 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1232 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Sayyad Mohd. Jahid Hussin S/o Kifayat Hussain And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2516 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1233 OF 2010
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager
VERSUS
Jagdish Vishnudasji Dhoot And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2524 OF 2010
IN ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*26* MIDC LATUR
FIRST APPEAL NO.1221 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Vasant Vishnuram Sadanande And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1220 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Mathurabai Pandurng Bansode And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1230 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Anandibai Uddhavrao Sarkale Adn Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1233 OF 2010
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager
VERSUS
Jagdish Vishnudasji Dhoot And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1247 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Bharat Vijay Ranjankar And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2520 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1230 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*27* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Anandibai Uddhavrao Sarkale and Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1221 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Vasant Vishnuram Sadanande And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2522 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1247 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Bharat Vijay Ranjankar And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2526 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1227 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Nagnath Vitthal Chame And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1227 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Nagnath Vitthal Chame And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1225 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1227 OF 2010
Nagnath Vitthal Chame And Ors ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*28* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Shri A.S.Deshpande, Shri
Swapnil D. Joshi and Shri Amol Vasmatkar
...
924 FIRST APPEAL NO.1303 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Radhabai Vaijinath Utage And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8786 OF 2013
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1309 OF 2010
Shaikh Mujamil Miyalal
VERSUS
Divisional Manager, MIDC Latur And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.12325 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1315 OF 2010
Kausalyabai Marut Khaimode
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1313 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Radhabai Limbaji Adane And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1314 OF 2010 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*29* MIDC LATUR
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Keshav Tukaram Gaikwad And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1315 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Kausalyabai Marut Khaimode And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.14004 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1315 OF 2010
Kausalyabai Maruti Khaimode (died), through LRs And others
VERSUS
The State of Maharashtra and another.
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.14845 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1313 OF 2010
Radhabai Limbaji Adane
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.14108 OF 2018
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1309 OF 2010
Shaikh Miyalal Mohammad Hasan Died Thr LRs Shaikh
Saberabee Miyanlal Died Thr LRs Fazal And Ors
VERSUS
The MIDC Through Regional Manager Latur And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.12331 OF 2011 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*30* MIDC LATUR
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1307 OF 2010
Somnath Ramling Waghmare
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.12323 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1312 OF 2010
Ramkunwarbai Badrinarayan Samani And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1307 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Somnath Ramling Waghmare And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1312 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Ramkunwarbai Badrinarayan Samany And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1309 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Sk. Ismail S/o Miyalal And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1317 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*31* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Bhimrao Laxman Kale And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Kale Ajeet B. and Shri V.D.
Gunale
...
925 FIRST APPEAL NO.1310 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Pandurang Gopal Ubale And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.12326 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1310 OF 2010
Pandurang Gopal Ubale
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.12334 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1316 OF 2010
Mohan Suryabhan Shikhare
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1316 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Mohan Suryabhan Shikhare And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Kale Ajeet B.
... ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*32* MIDC LATUR
926 FIRST APPEAL NO.2040 OF 2010
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through Its
Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Tatabbabi Rahman Sayyed Abdul Rahman And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9091 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1626 OF 2010
Vijaykumar Dattatray Kulkarni (deceased) Thr Lrs. Trimbak
Vijaykumar Kulkarni
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through Collector, Latur Andanother
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13564 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2039 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Vijaykumar Dattatrayarao Kulkarni And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13566 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2040 OF 2010
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through Its
Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Tatabbabi Rahman Sayyed Abdul Rahman And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2039 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*33* MIDC LATUR
Vijaykumar Dattatrayarao Kulkarni And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1626 OF 2010
Vijaykumar Dattatraya Kulkarni
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1577 OF 2010
Tayababi Rahman Sayyed Abdul Rahman
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri P.R. Katneshwarkar, Shri Anuj
Fulfagar and Shri Fayaz K. Patel
...
927 FIRST APPEAL NO.2144 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Indrajeet Marutirao Waghmare And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9219 OF 2013
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2145 OF 2010
Prasad Prabhakarrao Udgrkar And Anr
VERSUS
The Regional Officer MIDC Latur And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9134 OF 2013
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2144 OF 2010
::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*34* MIDC LATUR
Indrajeet Marutirao Waghmare And Ors
VERSUS
The Regional Officer MIDC Latur And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2145 OF 2010
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through Its
Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Prasad Prabhakarrao Udgrkar And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Deshmukh Rajendra S.
Deshmukh, Senior Advocate a/w Ms.Ashwini Sahastrabudhe i/by
Shri Devang R. Deshmukh
...
928 FIRST APPEAL NO.2315 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Madhav Nagorao Pinate And Ors
WITH
CROSS OBJECTION (STAMP) NO.20738 OF 20
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2308 OF 2010
Mir Shabbir Ali S/o Mir Sr Ali Sayyad
VERSUS
The MIDC, Latur And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2308 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Shabbir Ali Mirsaheb Ali And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2314 OF 2019 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*35* MIDC LATUR
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2315 OF 2010
Shivaji Nagorao Pinate
VERSUS
The MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer, Latur And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3124 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2315 OF 2010
Madhav Nagorao Pinate (died) Thr LRs Sham And Ors
VERSUS
MIDC Through Divisional Officer And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8728 OF 2015
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.18459 OF 2014
Madhav Nagorao Pinate Died LRs Sham And Ors
VERSUS
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur And Others
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri P.R. Katneshwarkar and Shri
Adgaonkar Ravibhushan
...
929 FIRST APPEAL NO.2316 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Laxman Malappa Chavan And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6184 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2312 OF 2010
Prakash Daulatrao Mane ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*36* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2306 OF 2010
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Shaikh Khalil Ahmed Mohammad Shaboddin And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2307 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Baburao Ramrao Bhalerao And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2311 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Manohar Limbaji Pisal And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2312 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Prakash Daulatrao Mane And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2313 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Pandhari Shivaji Bhandare And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2318 OF 2010 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*37* MIDC LATUR
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Ajay Dhullappa Abmesange And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8185 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2318 OF 2010
Ajay Dhullappa Ambesange And Ors
VERSUS
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2310 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Bhanudas Vitthal Walse And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2304 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Maruti Annappa Shinde And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2305 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Mohd. Hasan Turab Saheb Fakir And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2319 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Narayan Shankar Sangekar And Ors ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*38* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2320 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Ramrao Raosaheb Mane And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2309 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Tayappa Brama Gaikwad And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2317 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Hiridas Narayan Panchal And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Patil N. P. Jamalpurkar
...
930 FIRST APPEAL NO.2463 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Jayawantrao Narayanrao Indurkar And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13905 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2523 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Chandsultan Walikhan Pathan And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.14354 OF 2017 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*39* MIDC LATUR
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2528 OF 2010
Rameshwar Gopal Sude U/g Of Anjana Gopal Sude
VERSUS
MIDC Through Its Regional Office At Latur And Others
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2528 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Tulshiram Namdeo Sude And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13911 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2471 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Vilas Ramchandra Pethe And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13889 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2470 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Bhagwan Dattatraya Kulkarni Died Th LRs Deelip Bhagwanra
Kulkarni And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2523 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Chandsultan Walikhan Pathan And Anr
WITH ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*40* MIDC LATUR
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.18522 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2528 OF 2010
Tulshiram Namdeo Sude And Anr
VERSUS
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13893 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2528 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Tulshiram Namdeo Sude And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13895 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2529 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Jsubhash Shivram Sadafule (died) LRs Anita Subhash Sadafule
And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2524 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Walikhan Hamidkhan Pathan And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2525 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Jugalkishore Shrikrishna Darak And Anr ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*41* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2465 OF 2010
IN
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3093 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Uddhav Narayan Dandime And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2471 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Vilas Ramchandra Pethe And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2529 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Jsubhash Shivram Sadafule (died) LRs Anita Subhash Sadafule
And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13909 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2465 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Uddhav Narayan Dandime And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13915 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2524 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Walikhan Hamidkhan Pathan And Anr ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*42* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2470 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Bhagwan Dattatraya Kulkarni Died Th LRs Deelip Bhagwanra
Kulkarni And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Satish S. Manale
Advocate for the Claimants: in FA 2470/2010 Shri A.A. Joshi h/f
Shri Sharad V. Natu
...
931 FIRST APPEAL NO.2487 OF 2010
Pradeep Laxmanrao Reddi
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And O Rs
...
Advocate for the Appellant/ Claimant Shri V.D.Gunale
...
932 FIRST APPEAL NO.2526 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Pandurang Govindrao Komatwad And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13907 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2526 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Pandurang Govindrao Komatwad And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Satish S. Manale
...
933 FIRST APPEAL NO.2604 OF 2010 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*43* MIDC LATUR
Prasad Prabhakarrao Udgirkar And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9095 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2605 OF 2010
Indrajit Marutirao Waghmare And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra, Through The Collector, Latur And
Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2605 OF 2010
Indrajit Marutirao Waghmare And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Deshmukh Rajendra S., Senior
Advocate a/w Ms.Ashwini Sahastrabudhe i/by Shri Devang R.
Deshmukh
...
934 FIRST APPEAL NO.28 OF 2011
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation Through
Divisional Officer Divisional Office Latur
VERSUS
Mhammad Khayyum Rukmoddin Patel Th Power Of Attorney
Mhammad Salim Through LRs Mohd Salim And Ors
WITH
CROSS OBJECTION (STAMP) NO.22287 OF 20
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.28 OF 2011
Mhammad Khayyum Rukmoddinatel Th Power Of Attorney ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*44* MIDC LATUR
Mhammad Salim Th LRs Mohd Salim And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra and Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13694 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.28 OF 2011
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corpn Through Divnl
Officer Divisional Office Latur
VERSUS
Mhammad Khayyum Rukmoddin Patel Th Power Of Att
Mhammad Salim Th LRs Mohd Salim And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13780 OF 2011
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.21110 OF 2011
Madhav Gyanoba Padole
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13702 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.30 OF 2011
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corpn Through Divnl
Officer Divisional Office Latur
VERSUS
Mohammad Ismail Rukmoddin Patel And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2337 OF 2010
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corpn Through Divnl
Officer Divisional Office Latur
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*45* MIDC LATUR
Madhav Gyanoba Padole And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.30 OF 2011
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corpn Through Divnl
Officer Divisional Office Latur
VERSUS
Mohammad Ismail Rukmoddin Patel And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri P.R. Katneshwarkar and Shri
Fayaz K. Patel
...
935 FIRST APPEAL NO.29 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer Divisional Office Latur
VERSUS
Babubhai Kondaji Bagwan And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13692 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.29 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer Divisional Office Latur
VERSUS
Babubhai Kondaji Bagwan And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3312 OF 2020
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.29 OF 2011
Babubhai Kondaji Bagwan (died) Mumtajbi Ors
VERSUS
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer Divisional Office Latur
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D. Sapkal, Senior Advocate
h/f Shri Shri Gundre Suraj V. and Shri P.R. Katneshwarkar
... ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*46* MIDC LATUR
936 FIRST APPEAL NO.219 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Govind Baburao Holkar And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.14674 OF 2018
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.219 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Govind Baburao Holkar And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: : Shri G.K. Sontakke and Smt.P.G.
Sontakke
...
937 FIRST APPEAL NO.3562 OF 2011
MIDC Thr Divisional Officer, Latur
VERSUS
Pandurang Sopan Gurme And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.14550 OF 2018
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.2214 OF 2013
Pralhad Nivrutti Panale And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2092 OF 2013
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.2214 OF 2013 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*47* MIDC LATUR
Pralhad Nivrutti Panale And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2788 OF 2013
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.4635 OF 2013
Pandurang Sopan Gurme
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11699 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3562 OF 2011
MIDC Thr Divisional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Pandurang Sopan Gurme And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11707 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3565 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer
VERSUS
Laxman Shetiba Jadhav And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11709 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3563 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer
VERSUS
Pralhad Nivrutti Panal And Ors
::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*48* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3563 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer
VERSUS
Pralhad Nivrutti Panal And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3565 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer
VERSUS
Laxman Shetiba Jadhav And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3567 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer
VERSUS
Bhagirthibai Bhanudas Walse And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3568 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer
VERSUS
Pundlik Sangram Gobe And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11701 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3567 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer
VERSUS
Bhagirthibai Bhanudas Walse And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11703 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3568 OF 2011 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*49* MIDC LATUR
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer
VERSUS
Pundlik Sangram Gobe And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri P.R.Katneshwarkar and Shri
Anuj Fulfagar
...
938 FIRST APPEAL NO.3564 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer
VERSUS
Baburao Yashwantrao Birajdar And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1963 OF 2019
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.29793 OF 2017
Baburao Yashwantrao Birajdar And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11705 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3564 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer
VERSUS
Baburao Yashwantrao Birajdar And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri P.R.Katneshwarkar
...
939 FIRST APPEAL NO.20 OF 2012
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*50* MIDC LATUR
Maheshwar Shamrao Kulkarni And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.25 OF 2012
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Mushir Muniroddin Shaikh And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.27 OF 2012
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Ankush Gopinath Ghangave And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.28 OF 2012
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Kamlakar Madhavrao Karyakarte And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.29 OF 2012
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Dadarao Dagadu Bhadake And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.972 OF 2012
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Prasad Padmakarrao Andurkar And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.974 OF 2012
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*51* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Shankarappa Mahadappa Waghmare And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.973 OF 2012
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Sunanda Suresh Inamdar And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.26 OF 2012
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Prabhakar Mahadling Basmatkar And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.21 OF 2012
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Maharudra Shivrajappa Mathdev And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.22 OF 2012
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Namdeo Balaji Mandade(died) LRs Dhanajay Namdeo Mandade
And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.23 OF 2012
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Kusumbai Jaiprakash Mane And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.24 OF 2012 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*52* MIDC LATUR
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Dnyaneshwar Nagnath Jadhav And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.30 OF 2012
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Vinayak Pandurang Kulkarni And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Bhumkar R.P.
...
940 FIRST APPEAL NO.160 OF 2012
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Dilip Shankarrao Kulkarni (Lakhangaonkar) And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.161 OF 2012
MIDC Throug Regional Manager
VERSUS
Suresh Shankarrao Kulkarni And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri C.R.Deshpande
...
941 FIRST APPEAL NO.1233 OF 2013
Chandrakant Nagnath Birle
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3050 OF 2013
::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*53* MIDC LATUR
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation,latur
VERSUS
Chandrakant Nagnath Birle And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.538 OF 2013
Nagnath Rama Yerme
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3047 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
VERSUS
Laxman Gyana Tigile And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.539 OF 2013
Laxuman Gyana Tigile
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.540 OF 2013
Shivaji Vithalrao Narhare
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.541 OF 2013
Suresh Nagnath Birle
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3048 OF 2013 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*54* MIDC LATUR
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation,latur
VERSUS
Sueh Nagnath Birle And Another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Gunale V.D.
...
942 FIRST APPEAL NO.1532 OF 2013
Suresh Ramchandra Varma
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2565 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation,latur
VERSUS
Chandrakant Dnyanoba Sude And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6114 OF 2015
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2563 OF 2013
Ramchandra Sundaram Varma Died Thr LRs Suresh Ramchandra
Varma
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1533 OF 2013
Ramchandra Sundaram Varma Died LRs Suresh Ramchandra
Varma
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
WITH ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:23 :::
*55* MIDC LATUR
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6116 OF 2015
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2564 OF 2013
Suresh Ramchandra Varma
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1534 OF 2013
Chandrakant Dnyanoba Sude And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2564 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation through
Regional Manager MIDC Latur
VERSUS
Suresh Ramchandra Varma And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2563 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Corporation, Latur
VERSUS
Ramchandra Sundaram Varma And Another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri P.V. Mandlik, Senior Advocate
h/f Shri Deshpande Amit S.
...
943 FIRST APPEAL NO.225 OF 2016
MIDC Thr Its Regional Officer At Latur
VERSUS
Shantabai Kisanrao Saudagar Died Her LRs Kisan And Others
WITH ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*56* MIDC LATUR
FIRST APPEAL NO.228 OF 2016
MIDC Thr Its Regional Officer At Latur
VERSUS
Kisanrao Ramchandra Saudagar Died His LRs Laxman Kisan
Saudagar And Others
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.229 OF 2016
MIDC Thr Its Regional Officer At Latur
VERSUS
Nagnath Kisanrao Saudagar And Another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri H.V.Patil and Smt.Sujata Puri
...
944 FIRST APPEAL NO.226 OF 2016
MIDC Thr Its Divisional Officer Division Office, Latur
VERSUS
Gyanoba Shivba Dandime And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.16260 OF 2015
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.226 OF 2016
MIDC Thr Its Divisional Officer Division Office, Latur
VERSUS
Gyanoba Shivba Dandime And Another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri M.B.Jadhav, Shri S.C. Swami
and Shri Fayaz K. Patel
...
945 FIRST APPEAL NO.624 OF 2016
Hariram Shivram Shelke
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*57* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.626 OF 2016
Shrirang Hariram Shelke And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.627 OF 2016
Dhondiram Gyanba Ige
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1435 OF 2017
MIDC Thr Its Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Hariram Shivram Shelke And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.625 OF 2016
Pandurang Narayanrao Shelke
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1434 OF 2017
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through Its
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Pandurang Narayanrao Shelke And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri A.N. Irpatgire
...
946 FIRST APPEAL NO.2481 OF 2016 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*58* MIDC LATUR
Regional Officer MIDC Latur
VERSUS
Shobha Nagnath Kaname And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2644 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2481 OF 2016
Shobha Nagnath Kaname And Others
VERSUS
Regional Officer MIDC Latur And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.4502 OF 2016
Shobha Nagnath Kaname And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri A.N. Irpatgire
...
947 FIRST APPEAL NO.1253 OF 2017
MIDC Thr Divisional Officer, Division Office, Latur
VERSUS
Shivaji Ganpati Kamble And Anr
...
...
948 FIRST APPEAL NO.1436 OF 2017
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through Its
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Dhondiram Gyanba Ige And Anr
WITH ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*59* MIDC LATUR
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4577 OF 2020
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1436 OF 2017
Dhondiram Gyanba Ige
VERSUS
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Its Regional Manager At Latur And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri A.N.Irpatgire
...
949 FIRST APPEAL NO.3650 OF 2017
The Regional Officer, Maharashtra Industrial Development
Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Girdhar Babu @ Malu Kamble And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13988 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3650 OF 2017
Girdhar Balu @ Malu Kamble (died), through his LRs And
others.
VERSUS
MIDC, Latur and others
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Kulkrni Girish N. (Mardikar).
...
950 FIRST APPEAL NO.3932 OF 2017
Regional Officer, MIDC, Latur And Ors
VERSUS
Pradeep Dadarao Patil
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11002 OF 2017
IN ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*60* MIDC LATUR
FIRST APPEAL NO.3932 OF 2017
Regional Officer, MIDC, Latur And Ors
VERSUS
Pradeep Dadarao Patil
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11009 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3934 OF 2017
MIDC Thr Its Regional Manager, Latur And Anr
VERSUS
Balu Venkoba Ghodake (died) Thr LRs Venkat And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7232 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3934 OF 2017
Balu Venkoba Ghodake (died) Thr LRs Venkat And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through The Collector, Latur and
Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11004 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3935 OF 2017
MIDC Thr Its Regional Manager, Latur And Anr
VERSUS
Dnyoba Piraji Pitle (died) Thr LRs Shivkanta (died)
Pandharinath Dnyanoba Pitle And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3934 OF 2017
MIDC Thr Its Regional Manager, Latur And Anr
VERSUS
Balu Venkoba Ghodake (died) Thr LRs Venkat And Ors ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*61* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3933 OF 2017
MIDC Thr Its Regional Manager, Latur And Anr
VERSUS
Kadir Fatrumiya Sahikh (died) Thr LRs Rukhiyabegum And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3935 OF 2017
MIDC Thr Its Regional Manager, Latur And Anr
VERSUS
Dnyoba Piraji Pitle (died) Thr LRs Shivkanta (died)
Pandharinath Dnyanoba Pitle And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7230 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3933 OF 2017
Kadir Fatrumiya Sahikh (died) Thr LRs Rukhiyabegum And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through The Collector, Latur and
Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7231 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3935 OF 2017
Dnyanoba Piraji Pitle (died) Thr LRs Shivkanta
(died)pandharinath Dnyanoba Pitle And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through The Collector, Latur and
Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11007 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3933 OF 2017 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*62* MIDC LATUR
MIDC Thr Its Regional Manager, Latur And Anr
VERSUS
Kadir Fatrumiya Sahikh (died) Thr LRs Rukhiyabegum And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7233 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3932 OF 2017
Pradeep Dadarao Patil
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through The Collector, Latur and
Others
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Amit S. Deshpande, Shri Amol
Vasmatkar and Shri Swapnil Joshi.
...
951 FIRST APPEAL NO.5027 OF 2017
The Regional Officer, MIDC Latur
VERSUS
Santram Babu @ Malu Kamble And Other
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4060 OF 2018
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.5027 OF 2017
Kiran Santram Kamble
VERSUS
Santram Babu @ Malu Kamble And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7234 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.5027 OF 2017
Gautami @ Asmita Amol Kamble
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*63* MIDC LATUR
The Maharashtra State Industrial Dev. Co., Latur Thr Regional
Officer, Div. Latur And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9881 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.5027 OF 2017
Santaram Babu @ Malu Kamble
VERSUS
M.s.i.d.c., Thr Its Regional Officer, Latur And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7235 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.5027 OF 2017
Gautami @ Asmita Amol Kamble
VERSUS
The Maharashtra State Industrial Dev. Co., Latur Thr Regional
Officer, Div. Latur And Others
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Kulkarni Girish N.
( Mardikar ) ...
952 FIRST APPEAL NO.5030 OF 2017
The Regional Officer, Maharashtra Industrial Development
Corporation At Latur
VERSUS
Devidas Nivarutti Kanje And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale
...
953 FIRST APPEAL NO.1 OF 2018
The Regional Officer, MIDC, Latur
VERSUS
Dnyanoba Narsappa Panale And Ors
::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*64* MIDC LATUR
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13514 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1 OF 2018
Dnyanoba Narsappa Panale And Anr
VERSUS
The MIDC, Thr Regional Officer, MIDC., Latur And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2119 OF 2020
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1 OF 2018
Vatsala Subhash Sabde
VERSUS
The Regional Officer, MIDC, Latur And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9641 OF 2018
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1 OF 2018
Vatsala Subhash Sabde @ Vatsala Dnyanoba Panae
VERSUS
The Regional Officer, MIDC, Latur And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2578 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1 OF 2018
Yuvraj S/o Dnyanoba Panale (since Deceased), Thr Lrs. Rupali
W/o Yuvraj Panale And Others
VERSUS
The Regional Officer, MIDC, Latur And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.14003 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1 OF 2018 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*65* MIDC LATUR
Vatsalabai Subhash Sabade and another
VERSUS
The Regional Officer, MIDC Latur and others.
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale
Advocate for the Applicants in CA/2119/2020 and 9641/2018
Shri G.R.Syed
...
954 FIRST APPEAL NO.1174 OF 2021
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through Its
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Shrirang Hariram Shelke And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1374 OF 2016
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1174 OF 2021
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through Its
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Shrirang Hariram Shelke And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2653 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1174 OF 2021
Mangesh Baliram Shelke And Another
VERSUS
Maharashtra State Industrial Dev. Co., Latur Thr Regional
Manager And Others
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri A.N. Irpatgire, Shri Girish
Kulkarni, Shri S. S. Manale and Shri S.C. Swami
... ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*66* MIDC LATUR
955 CIVIL APPLICATION NO.15691 OF 2016
IN
FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.35259 OF 2016
Chief Officer, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
Latur And Ors
VERSUS
Dastagir Turab Saheb Sayyed
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.15692 OF 2016
IN
FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.35259 OF 2016
Chief Officer, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
Latur And Ors
VERSUS
Dastagir Turab Saheb Sayyed
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri A.N.Irpatgire
...
956 FIRST APPEAL NO.2883 OF 2008
Vithal Balu Chame
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.4114 OF 2008
M I D C Latur.
VERSUS
Vitthal Balu Chame And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2475 OF 2015
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2883 OF 2008 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*67* MIDC LATUR
Vithal Balu Chame
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale
...
957 FIRST APPEAL NO.3005 OF 2008
Vijaykumar Mukundrao Kale And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3136 OF 2008
Vishwanath Irappa Kaile
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2356 OF 2009
M I D C, Latur.
VERSUS
Vishwanath Irappa Kale And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13391 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3005 OF 2008
Vijaykumar Mukundrao Kale And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3873 OF 2015
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2356 OF 2009 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*68* MIDC LATUR
Vishwanath Irappa Kale
VERSUS
M I D C, Latur. And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2215 OF 2010
M I D C, Latur.
VERSUS
Vijaykumar Mukundrao Kale And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri K.D. Bade Patil
...
958 FIRST APPEAL NO.136 OF 2009
M I D C Through Regional Officer MIDC Latur
VERSUS
Babu Santosh Walse LRs Gunda Babu Walse And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11614 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.143 OF 2009
Ram Ambadas Kaile And Ors
VERSUS
M I D C Latur
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.143 OF 2009
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Ram Ambadas Kaile And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.139 OF 2009
M I D C Through Regional Officer MIDC Latur
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*69* MIDC LATUR
Dhondiram Bhaguram Kaile And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.141 OF 2009
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Bhanudas Mahadu Kaile And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.138 OF 2009
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Baliram Vitthalrao Kaile And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.137 OF 2009
M I D C Through Regional Officer MIDC Latur
VERSUS
Ashok Harishchandra Kaile And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale
...
959 FIRST APPEAL NO.140 OF 2009
M I D C Latur.
VERSUS
Harigir Nagendra Giri Thr LRs Gundugir And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9294 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.140 OF 2009
Amol Gundgir Giri And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra, Through Collector, Latur And Others ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*70* MIDC LATUR
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9295 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.140 OF 2009
Gundugir Harigir Giri (died) Thr LRs Surekha And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Thr The Collector, Latur And ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale
...
960 FIRST APPEAL NO.1844 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Hariba Vithal Padile And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1838 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Raghu Balaji Maske And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1837 OF 2009
MIDC thru Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Mariba Limba Maske And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1839 OF 2009
MIDC thru Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Ambadas Balu Maske And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1841 OF 2009 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*71* MIDC LATUR
MIDC Thru Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Mohan Madhav Maske And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1843 OF 2009
MIDC thru Regional Managar At Latur
VERSUS
Nagnath Rama Malewad LRs Meera Nagnath Malewad And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1836 OF 2009
MIDC Thru Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Subhash Bankat Maske And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1840 OF 2009
MIDC Thru Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Dattatraya Khaderao Khandapurkar And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1842 OF 2009
MIDC Thru Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Bhanudas Pandurang Sude And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri A.N.Irpatgire
...
961 FIRST APPEAL NO.2348 OF 2009
M I D C Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Milind Khanderao Aurandkar And Ors ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*72* MIDC LATUR
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2246 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2349 OF 2009
Laxman Narsing Boke Minor U/g Nat Padminbai Narsing Boke
And Anr
VERSUS
Thr Maharashtra Indutrial Dev Corpn Through Regional Officer
Divisional At Latur And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.18428 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2350 OF 2009
Ramchandra Sopan Kaile And Anr
VERSUS
The Divisional Manager/regional Officer MIDC And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2350 OF 2009
M I D C Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Ramchandra Sopan Kaile And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.18429 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2351 OF 2009
Baburao Eknath Kale LRs Laxman Baburao Kaile
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1799 OF 2014
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2350 OF 2009 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*73* MIDC LATUR
Ramchandra Sopan Kaile
VERSUS
M I D C Through Regional Officer Latur
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2349 OF 2009
M I D C Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Kisan Mahadu Boke And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.14006 OF 2021
IN
CROSS OBJECTION (STAMP) NO.38034 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2349 OF 2009
Kisan Mahadu Boke (died), through LRs Narsing and others
VERSUS
MIDC, Latur and others.
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2351 OF 2009
M I D C Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Baburao Eknath Kale LRs Laxman Baburao Kaile And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.18426 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2352 OF 2009
Balu Chima Kaile And Ors
VERSUS
The Divisional Regional Officer M I D C Latur
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2352 OF 2009 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*74* MIDC LATUR
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Balu Chima Kaile And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale
...
962 FIRST APPEAL NO.2568 OF 2009
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager Latur
VERSUS
Ashadulla Abdul Raheman Shaikh (died) Through LRs Andors
WITH
CROSS OBJECTION (STAMP) NO.20023 OF 20
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3108 OF 2009
Pandhari Vithal Chame Andnr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3108 OF 2009
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager Latur
VERSUS
Pandhari Vithal Chame And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.5119 OF 2016
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.23143 OF 2015
Wajidmiya Abdulraheman Shaikh And Others
VERSUS
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager Latur And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.5116 OF 2016 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*75* MIDC LATUR
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.29363 OF 2015
Ashadulla Abdul Rahman Shaikh Died Through LRs Khairunbee
And Ors
VERSUS
MIDC Through Regional Manager Latur And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6285 OF 2009
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1967 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional/manager At Latur
VERSUS
Kashinath Basappa Janapure And Anr.
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1967 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional/manager At Latur
VERSUS
Kashinath Basappa Janapure And Anr.
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Urgunde Suhas P., Shri Vijay
B. Patil, Shri Deshmukh Rajeev B. and Shri V.D. Sapkal, Senior
Advocate h/f Shri Shri Gundre Suraj V.
...
963 FIRST APPEAL NO.1302 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Uddhav Khanderao Kale And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1311 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*76* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Shivaji Bhairu Tekale And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.12332 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1304 OF 2010
Bhagwat Devidas Panchal
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.12330 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1308 OF 2010
Bharat Vitthal Adsule
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.12324 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1302 OF 2010
Uddhav Khanderao Kale
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.5171 OF 2012
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1305 OF 2010
Sachin Umakant Patil
VERSUS
MIDC Through Regional Manager And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1305 OF 2010 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*77* MIDC LATUR
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Sachin Umakant Patil And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1304 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Bhagwat Devidas Panchal And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1308 OF 2010
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Bharat Vitthal Adsule And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1306 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Manager
VERSUS
Kashinath Kondiba Kadam And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.12329 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1306 OF 2010
Kashinath Kondiba Kadam
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Kale Ajeet B.
...
964 FIRST APPEAL NO.2123 OF 2010
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*78* MIDC LATUR
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Baburao Nivrutti Chame And Anr
WITH
CROSS OBJECTION (STAMP) NO.22056 OF 20
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2127 OF 2010
Sopan Madhav Ghar
VERSUS
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer Latur And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8726 OF 2015
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.22054 OF 2015
Baburao Nivrutti Chame
VERSUS
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer Latur And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2125 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Gopinath Eknath Sude And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2124 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Pralhad Vithoba Chame And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2126 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*79* MIDC LATUR
Bhagwan Madhavrao Ghar Died Th LRs Gayabai Bhagwan Ghar
And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2127 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Sopan Madhav Ghar And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8714 OF 2015
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.22066 OF 2015
Gopinath Ekanath Sude
VERSUS
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer Latur And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8724 OF 2015
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.22078 OF 2015
Pralhad Vithoba Chame
VERSUS
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer Latur And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8725 OF 2015
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.22074 OF 2015
Vishvanath Madhau Boke Died Thr LRs Baba Vishvanath Boke
And Ors
VERSUS
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer Latur And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2128 OF 2010 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*80* MIDC LATUR
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Vishvanath Madhau Boke Died Th LRs Baba Vishvanath Boke
And O Rs
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2129 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Balbhim Nivarti Tele And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2131 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Maroti Apparao Tele (deceased) Th LRs Kalawati Marutitele
And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8715 OF 2015
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.22060 OF 2015
Shrirang Madhav Ghar
VERSUS
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer Latur And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2130 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Shrirang Madhav Ghar And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale
... ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*81* MIDC LATUR
965 FIRST APPEAL NO.2339 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional Officer Division Latur
VERSUS
Barkatunnisa Ismail Patel And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9373 OF 2018
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1482 OF 2010
Barkatnisa Ismail Patel(died) LRs Sadik Ismail Patel
VERSUS
Maharashtra Industrial Dev. Corp. MIDC Latur Thr Regional
Manager, MIDC Latur
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1482 OF 2010
Barkatnisa Ismail Patel(died) LRs Mohd. Sadik Ismail Patel
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri P.R.Katneshwarkar and Shri
Fayaz K. Patel
...
966 FIRST APPEAL NO.2462 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Premalbai Bharat Todkari And Anr
WITH
CROSS OBJECTION (STAMP) NO.35607 OF 20
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2462 OF 2010
Premalbai Bharat Todkari D Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*82* MIDC LATUR
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13899 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2462 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Premalbai Bharat Todkari And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Satish S. Manale
...
967 FIRST APPEAL NO.2527 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Tulshiram Eknath Irle And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13901 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2527 OF 2010
MIDC Through Its Regional Officer
VERSUS
Tulshiram Eknath Irle And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Satish S. Manale
...
968 FIRST APPEAL NO.3566 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer Divisional Office Latur
VERSUS
Prabhu Deorao Bansode Died Th LRs Devabai Prabhu Bansode
And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.15306 OF 2010
IN ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*83* MIDC LATUR
FIRST APPEAL NO.3566 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Divisional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Prabhu Deorao Bansode Died Th LRs Devabai Prabhu Bansode
And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale and Shri Patil N.P.
Jamalpurkar
...
969 FIRST APPEAL NO.227 OF 2016
MIDC Thr Regional Officer, Latur
VERSUS
Digambar Keshavrao Kulkarni Died Thr LRs Kamal Died
Ramesh And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.14839 OF 2018
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.26455 OF 2017
Digambar Keshavrao Kulkarni (died) Thr LRs Kamal (died)
Ramesh And Others
VERSUS
Regional Officer, MIDC, Latur And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.14840 OF 2018
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.227 OF 2016
Digambar Keshavrao Kulkarni Died Thr LRs Kamal Died
Ramesh And Others
VERSUS
The Regional Officer, Latur And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7236 OF 2021
IN ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*84* MIDC LATUR
FIRST APPEAL NO.227 OF 2016
Digambar Keshavrao Kulkarni (died) Thr LRs Kamal (died) Thr
Lrs. Ramesh And Others
VERSUS
Regional Officer, MIDC , Latur And Another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Sachin S. Deshmukh
...
970 FIRST APPEAL NO.1305 OF 2016
Regional Manager, MIDC Latur Division, Latur
VERSUS
Venkatrao Vithal Valse And Others
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D. Sapkal, Senior Advocate
h/f Shri Gundre Suraj V.
...
971 FIRST APPEAL NO.1616 OF 2016
MIDC Thr Divisional Office, Division Office, Latur
VERSUS
Tukaram Balu Chame And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9093 OF 2021
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.10029 OF 2016
Tukaram Balu Chame (died) Thr Lrs. Vaijnath Tukaram Chame
And Others
VERSUS
MIDC Thr Divisional Office, Division Office, Latur And Anr
WITH
CROSS-OBJECTION NO.10029 OF 20
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1616 OF 2016
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*85* MIDC LATUR
Tukaram Balu Chame Thr His Attorney Holder Vaijinath
Tukaram Chame
VERSUS
MIDC Thr Divisional Offic Division Office, Latur And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Satish S. Manale, Shri Milind
Patil and Shri Kulkarni Girish N. (Mardikar)
...
972 FIRST APPEAL NO.1641 OF 2016
Gopinath S/o Rama Sarole
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale
...
973 FIRST APPEAL NO.2216 OF 2016
MIDC Thr Divisional Office, Division Office, Latur
VERSUS
Satyanarayan Pannalalji Ladda And Anr
WITH
CROSS OBJECTION (STAMP) NO.10030 OF 20
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2216 OF 2016
Satyanarayan Pannalalji Ladda
VERSUS
MIDC Thr Divisional Office Division Office, Latur And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Kulkrni Girish N. (Mardikar)
...
974 FIRST APPEAL NO.2268 OF 2016
MIDC Thr Its Regional Manager, Latur
VERSUS
Shetiba Gurappa Chogule And Anr ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*86* MIDC LATUR
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.293 OF 2020
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2268 OF 2016
Shetiba Gurappa Chogule
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale
...
975 FIRST APPEAL NO.3820 OF 2016
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through Its
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Namdeo Vithoba Chame And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri G.K. Sontakke and Smt.P.G.
Sontakke
...
976 FIRST APPEAL NO.502 OF 2017
Regional Officer, MIDC Latur
VERSUS
Nagorao Vitthalrao Salunke And Others
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri A.N.Irpatgire
...
977 FIRST APPEAL NO.6 OF 2009
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Deelip Tukaram Dhotre And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.257 OF 2009 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*87* MIDC LATUR
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.6 OF 2009
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Deelip Tukaram Dhotre And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2838 OF 2017
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.23472 OF 2016
Deelip Tukaram Dhotre And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale
...
978 FIRST APPEAL NO.90 OF 2009
IN
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.350 OF 2014
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Achut Baburao Pandhare And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2373 OF 2008
Habib Ladlesaheb Sayyad And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2374 OF 2008
Nivratti Tatya Sarwade
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*88* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.92 OF 2009
M I D C Latur.
VERSUS
Fattu Mohammad Sayyed And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.94 OF 2009
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Habib Ladsaheb Sayyad And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7968 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.93 OF 2009
Nivrutti Tatya Sarwade
VERSUS
M I D C Latur And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7963 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.92 OF 2009
Fattu Mohammad Sayyed And Ors
VERSUS
M I D C Latur.
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1895 OF 2012
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.90 OF 2009
Achut Baburao Pandhare And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
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*89* MIDC LATUR
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2127 OF 2015
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.92 OF 2009
Fattu Mohammad Sayyed And Another
VERSUS
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.93 OF 2009
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Nivrutti Tatya Sarwade And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2372 OF 2008
Fattu Mohammad Sayyad And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2375 OF 2008
Achut Baburao Pandhare And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9092 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2375 OF 2008
Achut Baburao Phandare And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through Collector, Latur Andanother
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale, Shri P.R.
Katneshwarkar and Shri Fayaz K. Patel ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:24 :::
*90* MIDC LATUR
...
979 FIRST APPEAL NO.91 OF 2009
M I D C Latur
VERSUS
Ladlesab Abdulsab Sayyad And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.10753 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.91 OF 2009
Ladlesab Abdulsab Sayyad And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through Collector Latur Andanr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale, Shri Abdul Aziz,
Shri P.R.Katneshwarkar and Shri V.D. Sapkal, Senior Advocate
h/f Shri S.V.Gundre
...
980 FIRST APPEAL NO.2723 OF 2009
Maharashtra Industries Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Md Chandkhan Babukhan And Ors
...
981 FIRST APPEAL NO.1481 OF 2010
Yejaj Khayum Patel And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9372 OF 2018
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1481 OF 2010 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*91* MIDC LATUR
Yejaj Khayum Patel And Anr
VERSUS
Maharashtra Industrial Dev. Corp. MIDC Latur Thr Reginonal
Manager, MIDC Latur
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2338 OF 2010
Mah State Industrial Development Corpn Through Divnl Officer
Divisional Office Latur
VERSUS
Vejai Khayum Patel And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri P.R.Katneshwarkar and Shri
Fayaz K. Patel
...
982 FIRST APPEAL NO.1718 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Shivaji Sadhu Jadhav And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7213 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1729 OF 2010
Baliram Sheshrao Pandhare Died Thr LRs Satish Baliram
pandhare
VERSUS
The MIDC Through Regional Manager, Latur And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1716 OF 2010
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Officer, Divisional Atlatur
VERSUS
Maheboob Vazir Shaikh And Anr. ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*92* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1735 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Division Latur
VERSUS
Ankush Shivaji Jadhav And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1734 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer
VERSUS
Yakub Suleman Sayyed And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1731 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Division Latur
VERSUS
Shivaji Mahadeo Sarwade And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1733 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Pandhari Irappa Lotkar And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1736 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Dagdu Mahadeo Sarwade And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1720 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Maimuddin Ladlesab Sayyed And Anr ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*93* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1726 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Govind Pandurang Jadhav And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1721 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Division Latur
VERSUS
Lahu Shivaji Jadhav And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1729 OF 2010
MIDC through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Baliram Sheshrao Pandhare And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1728 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Rangnath Mahadeo Sarwade And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1722 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Bhagwan Shivaji Gawali And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1737 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Uttam Pandurang Jadhav And Anr ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*94* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1724 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Rahmunissa Begam Abdul Wajid And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1717 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Division Latur
VERSUS
Shrirang Santaram Khaire And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1725 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Division Latur
VERSUS
Gopinath Irappa Lotkar And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7629 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1734 OF 2010
Shakenabee Rasulsaheb Sayyad And Anr
VERSUS
MIDC, Thr. Regional Officer, Latur And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13606 OF 2018
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1733 OF 2010
Pandhari Irappa Lotkar
VERSUS
The Regional Manager, MIDC Latur And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Khandagale Kalidas D, Shri ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*95* MIDC LATUR
Vijay B. Patil, S.C. Swami and Shri Gundre Suraj V.
...
983 FIRST APPEAL NO.1730 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Pushpabai Bapusaheb Pandhare And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Khandagale Kalidas D. and
Shri S.C. Swami
...
984 FIRST APPEAL NO.2122 OF 2010
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Babu Nama Maske And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale, Shri More P. P.
and Shri Sandip Swami
...
985 FIRST APPEAL NO.2267 OF 2016
MIDC Through its Regional Manager, Latur
VERSUS
Ramling Nama Maske And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6405 OF 2016
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3979 OF 2017
MIDC through Its Regional Manager, Latur
VERSUS
Nagnath Nama Maske And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2006 OF 2021
IN ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*96* MIDC LATUR
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.12690 OF 2019
Nagnath Nama Maske
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.292 OF 2020
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2267 OF 2016
Ramling Nama Maske
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.291 OF 2020
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3979 OF 2017
Nagnath Nama Maske
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3979 OF 2017
MIDC Thr Its Regional Manager, Latur
VERSUS
Nagnath Nama Maske And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale
...
986 FIRST APPEAL NO.2508 OF 2016
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Thr Its
Regional Manager, Latur
VERSUS
Chandar Maruti Pitale And Ors
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*97* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2509 OF 2016
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Thr Its
Regional Manager, Latur
VERSUS
Narhar Kishanrao Kulkarni And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6605 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2516 OF 2016
Vitthal Mahada Walse Died Thr LRs Rukminibai Vitthal Walse
And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4645 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2511 OF 2016
Vithoba Ramji Pitale Died Thr His LRs Narayan Vithoba Pitale
And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Thr The Collector, Latur And anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6606 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2513 OF 2016
Bhaguram Rama Chame
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6603 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2518 OF 2016 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*98* MIDC LATUR
Jankibai Gopinath Gautam Died Thr His LRs Gopinath Jaiwant
Gautam And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2511 OF 2016
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Thr Its
Regional Manager, Latur
VERSUS
Vithoba Ramji Pitale Died Thr His LRs Narayan Vithoba Pitale
And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6607 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2512 OF 2016
Kondiba Nama Gautam Died Thr His LRs Laxmibai
Kondibagautam And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2513 OF 2016
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Thr Its
Regional Manager, Latur
VERSUS
Bhaguram Rama Chame And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2515 OF 2016
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Thr Its
Regional Manager, Latur
VERSUS
Bhima Hanmant Hadgile Died Thr His LRs Venkat Bhima ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*99* MIDC LATUR
Hadgile And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2516 OF 2016
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Thr Its
Regional Manager, Latur
VERSUS
Vitthal Mahada Walse Died Thr LRs Rukminibai Vitthal Walse
And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4638 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2515 OF 2016
Bhima Hanmant Hadgile Died Thr His LRs Venkat Bhima
Hadgile And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Thr The Collector, Latur And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4648 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2516 OF 2016
Vitthal Mahada Walse Died Thr LRs Rukminibai Vitthal Walse
And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Thr The Collector, Latur And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4649 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2512 OF 2016
Kondiba Nama Gautam Died Thr His LRs Laxmibai
Kondibagautam And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Thr The Collector, Latur And Anr ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*100* MIDC LATUR
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4650 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2508 OF 2016
Chandar Maruti Pitale
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Thr The Collector, Latur And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4652 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2513 OF 2016
Bhaguram Rama Chame
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Thr The Collector, Latur And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4646 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2509 OF 2016
Narhar Kishanrao Kulkarni
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Thr The Collector, Latur And anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4647 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2518 OF 2016
Jankabai Gopinath Gautam Died Thr His LRs Gopinath Jaiwant
Gautam And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Thr The Collector, Latur And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6601 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2511 OF 2016 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*101* MIDC LATUR
Vithoba Ramji Pitale Died Thr His LRs Narayan Vithobapitale
And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6602 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2509 OF 2016
Narhar Kishanrao Kulkarni
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2518 OF 2016
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Thr Its
Regional Manager, Latur
VERSUS
Jankabai Gopinath Gautam Died Thr His LRs Gopinath Jaiwant
Gautam And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.281 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2515 OF 2016
Venkat Bhima Hadgile And Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13656 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2515 OF 2016
Bhima Hanmant Hadgile Died Thr His LRs Venkat Bhima
Hadgile And Ors
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*102* MIDC LATUR
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2512 OF 2016
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Thr Its
Regional Manager, Latur
VERSUS
Kondiba Nama Gautam Died Thr His LRs Laxmibai Kondiba
Gautam And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Amit S. Deshpande, Shri Amol
Vasmatkar and Shri Swapnil Joshi.
...
987 FIRST APPEAL NO.2680 OF 2016
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. Thr
Divisional Officer, Latur
VERSUS
Dashrath Nama Maske Died Thr His LRs Chandrabhagabai and
Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8325 OF 2016
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2680 OF 2016
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. Thr
Divisional Officer, Latur
VERSUS
Dashrath Nama Maske Died Thr His LRs Chandrabhagabai and
Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2174 OF 2019
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.28818 OF 2018
Navnath Dashrath Maske
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*103* MIDC LATUR
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. Thr
Divisional Officer, Latur And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3523 OF 2019
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.6580 OF 2019
Chandrabhagabai Dashrath Maske And Ors
VERSUS
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. Thr
Divisional Officer, Latur And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: : Shri Satish S. Manale, Shri Ghute
Suhas B., Shri Sarawade Patil Dattatray D. and Shri G.J.Kare
...
988 FIRST APPEAL NO.3841 OF 2017
The Regional Officer, Maharashtra Industrial Development
Corporation Ltd. Latur And Anr
VERSUS
Babu Eknath Lad
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri G.K. Sontakke and Smt.P.G.
Sontakke
...
989 FIRST APPEAL NO.3568 OF 2008
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Gurunath Sangramappa Birajdar And Ors
WITH
CROSS OBJECTION (STAMP) NO.22849 OF 20
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3568 OF 2008
Gurunath Sangramappa Biraar And Anr
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*104* MIDC LATUR
The State Of Maharashtra and Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.9566 OF 2008
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3568 OF 2008
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Gurunath Sangramappa Birajdar And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri R.K.Ashtekar
...
990 FIRST APPEAL NO.2768 OF 2009
Sanjay Rajabhau Udgirkar LRs Suman Rajabhau Udgirkar And
Ors
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri P.R. Katneshwarkar i/by Shri
Kulkarni Girish N. (Mardikar)
...
991 FIRST APPEAL NO.656 OF 2010
MIDC, Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Kamladevi Gopikishan Agralwal And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale and Smt.Dube
Anjali (Bajpai)
...
992 FIRST APPEAL NO.2314 OF 2010
MIDC Through Divisional /regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Siddappa Baswant Malge And Ors
... ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*105* MIDC LATUR
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri P.R.Katneshwarkar
...
993 FIRST APPEAL NO.218 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Nivratti Nagnath Barure And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.230 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Kashibai Kisan Barure And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.220 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Radhabai Vishnu Pate And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.221 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Ramchandra Nivratti Barure And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.222 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Saraswatibai Bharat Barure And Anr ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*106* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.223 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Bharat Tulshiram Barure And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.224 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Sanjay Niwarti Barure And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.225 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Harishchandra Niwarti Barure And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.226 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Ganpati Nagnath Barure And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.227 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Rashid Nabbisab Shaikh ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*107* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.228 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Uddhav Nagnath Baure And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.229 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through
Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Kishan Rama Barure LRs Nivrutti Nagnath Barure And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri G.K. Sontakke and Smt.P.G.
Sontakke
...
994 FIRST APPEAL NO.2673 OF 2011
MIDC Through Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Gurappa Venkat Dandgule And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1488 OF 2019
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.26111 OF 2017
Gurappa Venkat Dandgule
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.17375 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2673 OF 2011
MIDC Through Regional Manager At Latur ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*108* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Gurappa Venkat Dandgule And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Amit S. Deshpande, Shri Amol
Vasmatkar and Shri Swapnil Joshi.
...
995 FIRST APPEAL NO.2803 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Krishnabai Ramvilas Agrawal And Another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Girish Kulkarni N. (Mardikar)
...
996 FIRST APPEAL NO.3089 OF 2015
Venkat Mallikarjun Waghmare
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1525 OF 2017
Regional Officer Maharashtra Industrial Development
Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Venkat Mallikarjun Waghmare And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13845 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1525 OF 2017
Venkat Mallikarjun Waghmare
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri G.K. Sontakke and Smt.P.G.
Sontakke ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*109* MIDC LATUR
...
997 FIRST APPEAL NO.3097 OF 2015
Mallikarjun Baswant Waghmare And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13846 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1523 OF 2017
Mallikarjun Baswant Waghmare And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1523 OF 2017
Regional Officer, MIDC Latur
VERSUS
Mallikarjun Baswant Waghmare And Others
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri G.K. Sontakke and Smt.P.G.
Sontakke
...
998 FIRST APPEAL NO.3098 OF 2015
Bankat Mallikarjun Waghmare And Another
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13847 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1524 OF 2017
Bankat Mallikarjun Waghmare And Anr
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*110* MIDC LATUR
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1524 OF 2017
Regional Officer Maharashtra Industrial Development
Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Bankat Mallikarjun Waghmare And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri G.K. Sontakke and Smt.P.G.
Sontakke
...
999 FIRST APPEAL NO.2805 OF 2016
Achalkumar Shivdas Gangle Died Thr Lr Shakuntalabai And
Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2806 OF 2016
Chunnumiya Isulal Shaikh
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2814 OF 2016
Ayub Khan Nasib Khan Pathan
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2810 OF 2016
Vasantrao Ambadasrao Jadhav
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*111* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2808 OF 2016
Parmilabai Vijaykumar Jadhav (Kinikar)
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.4501 OF 2016
Mohamedsab Dadasab Kabade Died Thr.lrs. Chabanbee
Mohamedsab Kabade And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.4362 OF 2016
Khajoddin Chandsab Shaikh
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2813 OF 2016
Bashir Isulal Shaik Died Thr His LRs Jahidabee And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2807 OF 2016
Isulal Mahtab Shaikh Died Thr His LRs Chunnumiya And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2811 OF 2016
Sudhakar Prabhu Swami ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*112* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2812 OF 2016
Lalita Bankatrao Bhise
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Amit S. Deshpande, Shri Amol
Vasmatkar and Shri Swapnil Joshi.
Advocate for the Claimants: in FA 2808/2016 Shri A.S. Lomte
...
1000 FIRST APPEAL NO.2675 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Nandkishor Indrajeet Agrawal And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.17371 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2679 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through Its
Regional Manager Latur
VERSUS
Pandurng Hanmant Chame And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2677 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Venkat Bhima Hadgile And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2678 OF 2011 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*113* MIDC LATUR
MIDC Through Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Santaram Nivarti Chame And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2679 OF 2011
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through Its
Regional Manager Latur
VERSUS
Pandurng Hanmant Chame And Ors
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2680 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Vithal Dhondiram Chame And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2681 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Babu Moka Maske And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.17367 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2676 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Sambha Eknath Walse (died) LRs Sajabai Sambha Walse And
Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.17369 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2675 OF 2011 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*114* MIDC LATUR
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Nandkishor Indrajeet Agrawal And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.17373 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2680 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Vithal Dhondiram Chame And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.17377 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2677 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Venkat Bhima Hadgile And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.17379 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2681 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Babu Moka Maske And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.17381 OF 2010
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2678 OF 2011
MIDC Through Regional Manager At Latur
VERSUS
Santaram Nivarti Chame And Anr
WITH ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*115* MIDC LATUR
FIRST APPEAL NO.2676 OF 2011
MIDC Through Its Regional Manager
VERSUS
Sambha Eknath Walse (died) LRs Sajabai Sambha Walse And
Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Amit S. Deshpande, Shri Amol
Vasmatkar, Shri Deshmukh Rajiv B., Shri Swapnil Joshi
...
1001 FIRST APPEAL NO.306 OF 2018
Babu Suleman Sayyed Died through LRs Maidabee And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.777 OF 2018
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.306 OF 2018
Shakerabi Rasoolsaheb Sayed And Anr
VERSUS
Babu Suleman Sayyed Died through LRs Maidabee And Others
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.310 OF 2018
Chandar Maruti Pitale And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1146 OF 2018
Narhar Kishanrao Kulkarni
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*116* MIDC LATUR
FIRST APPEAL NO.309 OF 2018
Kondiba Nama Gautam Died Thr LRs Lakshmibai And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1145 OF 2018
Bhima Hanmant Hadgile Died Thr LRs Venkat And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1147 OF 2018
Vithal Mahada Walse Died Thr LRs Rukmini And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.307 OF 2018
Bhau Venkoba Ghodke Died Thr LRs Chandrabhagabai And
Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.308 OF 2018
Jankibai Gopinath Gautam Died Thr LRs Gopinath And Others
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1144 OF 2018
Bhaguram Rama Chame
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*117* MIDC LATUR
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Amit S. Deshpande, Shri Amol
Vasmatkar and Shri Swapnil Joshi.
...
1002 FIRST APPEAL NO.888 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industril Development Corporation,latur
VERSUS
Ghininath Nagnath Birle An Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.889 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Nagnath Tukaram Birle, LRs Zingabai And Others
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Gunale V.D.
...
1003 FIRST APPEAL NO.2097 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Gundabai Hanmantrao Javir Nd Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8858 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2102 OF 2013
Baburao Narayanrao Sabde (died) Thr Lrs. Kaushalyabai(died)
Suryakant Baburao Sabde And Another
VERSUS
Maharashtra Industrial Dev. Co. Thr The Regional Officer, Latur
And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2102 OF 2013 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*118* MIDC LATUR
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation,latur
VERSUS
Baburao Narayanrao Sabde And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4391 OF 2013
IN
FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.8215 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Bhanudas Laxman Sude And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4392 OF 2013
IN
FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.8215 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Bhanudas Laxman Sude And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2098 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Sambhaji Tukaram Iyanale And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2100 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Mangala Shrikant Malshe And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2101 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*119* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Nirmalabai Govindrao Andurkar And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2099 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Shantadevi Jagdishprashad Bhansali And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D. Sapkal, Senior Advocate
and Shri G.N. Kulkarni
...
1004 FIRST APPEAL NO.2797 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Tukaram Sangappa Chame And another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2800 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2797 OF 2013
Venkat Sangappa Chame
VERSUS
MIDC Latur Through Executive Engineer And Others
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2799 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Kishan Baburao Gope And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2793 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*120* MIDC LATUR
Zhakiyabi Mohamad Kashim And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2800 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Bhagwat V Tandale (died) LRs Seema B Tandale And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.15395 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2800 OF 2013
Bhagwat V Tandale (died) LRs Geet Bhagwat Tanadale
VERSUS
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation Thr Its
Div Officer, Div Latur And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.14526 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2798 OF 2013
Baliram Gyna Kutwad And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8316 OF 2014
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.15381 OF 2014
Tukaram Sangappa Chame
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2796 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*121* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Manohar Sopan Barure And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2798 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
VERSUS
Baliram Gyna Kutwad And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2801 OF 2019
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2797 OF 2013
Venkat Sangappa Chame
VERSUS
MIDC Latur Thr Ex. Engineer, Latur Division, Latur and Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri A.N.Irpatgire
Advocate for the Respondent in FA/2800/2013 Shri G.N.
Kulkarni
...
1005 FIRST APPEAL NO.2801 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Muktabai Sopan Shelke And Nother
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.2802 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation,latur
VERSUS
Machindra Santram Kutwad And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4455 OF 2017
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.2802 OF 2013 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*122* MIDC LATUR
The Regional Officer, MIDC Latur
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8341 OF 2014
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.15439 OF 2014
Machindra Santram Kutwad
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri A.N.Irpatgire
...
1006 FIRST APPEAL NO.3043 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
VERSUS
Nagnath Rama Yerme And Anoher
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3044 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
VERSUS
Shivaji Vithalrao Narhare And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3049 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
VERSUS
Ankush Nagnath Birle And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3051 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*123* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Ganpati Panda Alapure Died LRs Baburao And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8847 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.3043 OF 2013
Nagnath Rama Yerme (died) Thr LRs Kamalbai And Ors
VERSUS
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.3045 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
VERSUS
Baburao Gyana Tigile And Another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale and Shri Wagh
Mukulanand R.
...
1007 FIRST APPEAL NO.318 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
VERSUS
Veerbhadra Sidappa Malage and Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3408 OF 2013
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.279 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Shobhabai Baliram Kamble And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3406 OF 2013 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*124* MIDC LATUR
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.283 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Ganpati Gayanba Narwad And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3415 OF 2013
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.282 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Baburao Bapurao Iylane And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.278 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Bhimrao Bapurao Iylane And Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3399 OF 2013
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.318 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation,latur
VERSUS
Veerbhadra Sidappa Malage And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3411 OF 2013
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.278 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Bhimrao Bapurao Iylane And Another
::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*125* MIDC LATUR
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.279 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Shobhabai Baliram Kamble And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.282 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Baburao Bapurao Iylane And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.283 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Ganpati Gayanba Narwad And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.324 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Laxuman Venka Sude, LRs Bhanudas And Others
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri G.N.Kulkarni
...
1008 FIRST APPEAL NO.1040 OF 2014
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Narayan Narsappa Panale, Lrs. Jijabai And Others
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1041 OF 2014
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:25 :::
*126* MIDC LATUR
VERSUS
Pundlik Sangramappa Gobe And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1042 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
VERSUS
Vishnudas Mohanlal Tiwari And Another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri A.N.Irpatgire
Advocate for the Respondents in FA 1041/2014 and 1042/2014 :
Shri G.N. Kulkarni
...
1009 FIRST APPEAL NO.1166 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
VERSUS
Bharat Trimbak Malwadkar and Another
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3286 OF 2015
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1166 OF 2014
Vijaykumar Trimbakrao Malawadkar
VERSUS
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7181 OF 2020
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1168 OF 2014
Pratibha @ Pratima W/o Nagnath Mashalkar And Ors
VERSUS
MIDC , Thr Its Div. Officer, Latur And Anr
WITH ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:26 :::
*127* MIDC LATUR
FIRST APPEAL NO.1167 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
VERSUS
Trimbak Sangramappa Kadge Died LRs Shakundalabai And
Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3287 OF 2015
IN
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.799 OF 2015
Vijaykumar Trimbakrao Malawadkar
VERSUS
Mah State Industrial Dev Corpn Thr Divnl Officer MIDC Latur
And And Ors
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7169 OF 2020
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1166 OF 2014
Bharat Trimbak Malwadkar
VERSUS
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation,latur And
Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1168 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation
VERSUS
Dr. Nagnath Kumarappa Mashalkar, LRs Pratibha And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7184 OF 2020
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1167 OF 2014
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VERSUS
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Natu Sharad V. and Shri A.A.
Joshi
…
1010 FIRST APPEAL NO.641 OF 2015
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur
VERSUS
Chandar Bapu Kotwad Died Trough LRs Jijabai Chandar
Kotwad And Others
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1802 OF 2014
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Harishchandra Vaijanath Chatekar And Others
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.10109 OF 2016
IN
CROSS-OBJECTION STAMP NO.18242 OF 2015
Harishchandra Vaijnath Chatekar
VERSUS
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Thr
Regional Manager And Others
WITH
CROSS-OBJECTION NO.16817 OF 20
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.641 OF 2015
Chandar Bapu Kotwad Died Rough LRs Jijabai Chandar
Kotwad And Others
VERSUS
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Through ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:26 :::
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Regional Manager And Others
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri A.N.Irpatgire
...
1011 FIRST APPEAL NO.1637 OF 2013
Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation, Latur
VERSUS
Sanjay Balwantrao Pande And Another
WITH
CROSS-OBJECTION NO.32 OF 2021
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.1637 OF 2013
Sanjay Balwantrao Pande
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri P.R. Katneshwarkar h/f Shri
C.R.Deshpande
...
1 FIRST APPEAL NO.3813 OF 2008
Bharat Vithalrao Halwai And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.13302 OF 2018
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.4176 OF 2008
Bharat Vitthalrao Halwani (died) Through LRs Charushila And
Ors
VERSUS ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:26 :::
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MIDC , Through Regional Officer, MIDC Latur And Anr
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2036 OF 2014
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.4176 OF 2008
Bharat Vithalrao Halwai Died Through LRs Charushila Bharat
Halwai And Another
VERSUS
MIDC Through Regional Officer Latur And Another
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.4176 OF 2008
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Latur
VERSUS
Bharat Vithalrao Halwani And Ors
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale and Shri Panale
Sachin S.
Advocate for Respondent Nos.2AIII: Shri Vinod B. Jadhav
Advocate for Respondent Nos.2AIII, IV: Shri A.N. Sabnis
...
2 FIRST APPEAL NO.4028 OF 2008
M I D C Latur.
VERSUS
Rajendra Uttamrao Nade And Anr
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.4049 OF 2008
Rajendra Uttamrao Nade
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D.Gunale
...
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FIRST APPEAL NO.767 OF 2013
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11030 OF 2021
Baburao Narayanrao Sabde
VERSUS
The State of Maharashtra and another
...
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri V.D. Sapkal,
Senior Advocate h/f Shri S.V. Gundre
…
FIRST APPEAL NO.672 OF 2011
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO.951 OF 2011
IN
FIRST APPEAL NO.672 OF 2011
WITH
FIRST APPEAL NO.1367 OF 2010
Baburao Govindrao Gaikwad and another
VERSUS
The State of Maharashtra and others
…
Advocate for the Claimants: Shri Y.B. Gaikwad, Shri G.S. Patil
and Shri B.V. Thombre.
…
1 FIRST APPEAL NO.2972 OF 2013
Prabhu Dadarao Bansode (died), through LRs Devaibai and
others
VERSUS
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Latur and
others
WITH
2 FIRST APPEAL NO.10 OF 2014
Laxman Malappa Chavan
VERSUS
The State of Maharashtra and another
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Advocate for the Claimants: Shri N.P. Patil Jamalpurkar
…
…
Advocates for the MIDC in all matters:-
Shri Ashutosh Kumbhakoni, Advocate General a/w Shri M.M.
Agnihotri, Shri Akshay P. Shinde, Shri S.S.Dande, Ms.M.S.
Mhase, Shri Mayank Agnihotri, Ms.Ashwini Mate and Shri G.S.
Khaire
AGPs for the State of Maharashtra:-
Shri B.V. Virde (in Sr.No.901 to 930),
Shri S.R.Yadav (in Sr.No.931 to 970),
Shri S.G. Sangle (in Sr.No.971 to 1011, in FA No.2972/2013 and
FA 10/2014) and
Shri S.B. Yawalkar (in Sr.Nos.1, 2 and in FA Nos.767/2013,
672/2011 and 1367/2010)
...
CORAM RAVINDRA V. GHUGE
&
S.G. MEHARE, JJ.
Judgment reserved on:- 26
th
October, 2021
Judgment pronounced on:- 23
rd
December, 2021
JUDGMENT ( Per Court) :-
1. In all these First Appeals, most of which are
admitted, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation,
Latur (MIDC) is the appellant. Several cross appeals have been
filed by the original claimants. On the request of all the litigating
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2. Being aggrieved by the impugned awards, the
appellant/ MIDC has approached this Court contending that the
Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) (District Collector)
had granted total compensation of Rs.11,61,30,586/- (Rupees
Eleven Crores Sixty One Lacs Thirty Thousand Five Hundred
Eighty Six). By the impugned awards, the Reference Courts have
granted a total enhancement of more than Rs.840 crores. Some
appeals are filed by the claimants seeking enhancement in
compensation.
3. The oral submissions in the combined hearing of all
these appeals, by consent, commenced on 26.08.2021 and
concluded on 26.10.2021. By the consent of the parties, these
appeals have been heard almost everyday, in the afternoon after
the urgent admissions board was over. We have recorded the
submissions of the learned Advocate General and the learned
Advocates on behalf of the appellant and the learned Advocates
on behalf of the respondents/ claimants, date-wise, in our notes
register. Both the sides advanced oral submissions on
propositions of law. They also tendered brief synoptical notes/
charts/ maps and details of lands in each appeal. The large colour
shaded/ colour code map tendered by the learned Advocate ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:26 :::
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General is undisputed and hence, the same is marked as
Annexure “X-1” to this judgment. It shall be a part and parcel of
this judgment.
4. In this judgment, we have discussed the law
applicable to these cases at the beginning of this judgment so as
to make it convenient for us to draw our conclusions on the
impugned awards and arrive at the appropriate quantification of
the market rates of the lands acquired on the basis of the oral and
documentary evidence.
5. The learned Advocate General of the State of
Maharashtra Shri Ashutosh Kumbhakoni has opened the final
oral submissions on behalf of the appellant.
6. He has presented a large colour map with colour
codes (Annexure X-1) of the entire area from which the MIDC
has acquired various parcels of land from three villages, namely,
Harangul (Budruk), Chincholirao Wadi and Khandapur. The
Railway Station is situated at the south side of Harangul
(Budruk). He has then placed before us a second map showing
zigzag red lines which mark the boundaries of various portions
falling in the new additional Industrial Area for which the lands
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boundaries are owing to the exclusion of the irrigated lands from
acquisition for setting up of the additional industrial area,
keeping in view that such irrigated lands would require a high
compensation and hence, the Government of Maharashtra took a
conscious stand of dropping such lands from acquisition. The
extent of the lands acquired from these three villages is 1073.61
Hectares, which is 2652.948 Acres.
7. Shri Kumbhakoni has relied on the scheme of law
under the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 (for
short “the MID Act”). He has referred to the preamble, which
reads as under :-
“An Act to make special provision for
securing the orderly establishment in industrial
areas and industrial estates of industries in the
State of Maharashtra, and to assist generally in the
organization thereof, and for that purpose to
establish an Industrial Development Corporation,
and for purposes connected with the matters
aforesaid.
WHEREAS, it is expedient to make special
provision for securing the orderly establishment in
industrial areas and industrial estates of industries
in the State of Maharashtra, and to assist generally
in the organisation thereof, and for that purpose to
establish an Industrial Development Corporation,
and for purposes connected with the-matters
aforesaid; It is hereby enacted in the Twelfth Year
of the Republic of India as follows:-”
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reads thus:-
“Section 1(3) This Act, except
Chapter VI, shall come into force at once; Chapter
VI shall take effect in such area, from such date as
the State Government may, from time to time, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in that
behalf.
Provided that, if in the opinion of the State
Government any area or any part thereof, where
Chapter VI has been brought into force, is not
required or is not likely to be required for the
purpose of development as an industrial area, the
State Government may, by like notification, direct
that Chapter VI shall cease to be in force in that
area or in any part thereof on such date as may be
specified in the notification, except as respects
things done or omitted to be done before such date:
Provided further that, no notification shall
be issued by the State Government under the first
proviso after the expiry of such period from the
date of bringing into force of Chapter VI as may be
prescribed; and different periods may be prescribed
for the area in which Chapter VI has been brought
into force before the commencement of the
Maharashtra Industrial Development (Amendment)
Act; 1974 and for the areas in which that Chapter
may be brought into force after such
commencement.”
9. He then submits that Chapter VI under the MID Act
pertains to it's applicability and for which, a separate notification
has to be issued under the said chapter. It deals with acquisition
and disposal of lands. Such notification was published in the
State Gazette on 07.05.1992 and Chapter VI was made
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10. He has then referred to Section 4(1) of the Land
Acquisition Act, 1894, which reads as under :-
“4. Publication of preliminary notification and
powers of officers thereupon.
(1)Whenever it appears to the appropriate
Government that land in any locality is needed
or is likely to be needed for any public purpose
or for a company, a notification to that effect
shall be published in the Official Gazette and
in two daily newspapers circulating in that
locality of which at least one shall be in the
regional language, and the Collector shall
cause public notice of the substance of such
notification to be given at convenient places in
the said locality the last of the dates of such
publication and the giving of such public
notice, being hereinafter referred to as the date
of the publication of the notification.”
11. He then submits that the notification declaring the
intention of acquiring the land for the Maharashtra Industrial
Development Corporation (for short “the MIDC”), was issued on
24.04.1992. It was published in the gazette on 07.05.1992. This
is the first golden date, which is extremely relevant. On
04.03.1993, the notice under Section 32(2) of the MID Act was
published. This is the second golden date and as per Chapter VI
of the MID Act, the period from 07.05.1992 till 04.03.1993, is
very crucial. Sale Deeds that may have been executed between
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circumspection and be scrutinized very carefully.
12. He has then referred to Sections 31, 32 and 33 of the
MID Act and Sections 6 and 16 of the Land Acquisition Act,
1894. These provisions read as under :-
Sections 31, 32 and 33 of the MID Act:-
“Section 31 - Application
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to such
areas from such dates as have been notified by the
State Government under sub-section (3) of section
1.
Section 32 - Compulsory acquisition
(1)If, at any time in the opinion of the State
Government, any land is required for the purpose
of development by the Corporation, or for any
other purpose in furtherance of the objects of this
Act, the State Government may acquire such land
by publishing in the Official Gazette a notice
specifying the particular purpose for which such
land is required, and stating therein that the State
Government has decided to acquire the land in
pursuance of this section.
(2)Before publishing a notice under sub-section (1),
the State Government shall by another notice call
upon the owner of the land and any other person
who in the opinion of the State Government may
be interested therein, to show cause, within such
time as may be specified in the notice, why the
land should not be acquired. The State
Government shall also cause public notice to be
given in the manner laid down in section 53 and in
the Official Gazette.
Provided that ..........
Explanation ..........
(3)After considering the cause, if any shown by the
owner of the land and by any other person
interested therein, and after giving such owner and
person an opportunity of being heard, the State
Government may pass such orders as it deems fit.
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in the Official Gazette, the land shall on and from
the date of such publication vest absolutely in the
State Government free from all encumbrances :
Provided that, if before actual possession of
such land is taken by or on behalf of the State
Government, it appears for the State Government
that the land is no more required for the purposes
of this Act, the State Government may, by like
notice, withdraw the land from acquisition and on
the publication of such notice in the Official
Gazette, the land shall revest with the retrospective
effect in the person in whom it was vesting
immediately before the publication of the notice
under sub-section (1), subject to such
encumbrances, if any, as may be subsisting at that
time. The owner and other persons interested shall
be entitled to compensation for the damage, if any,
suffered by them in consequence of the acquisition
proceedings as determined in accordance with the
provisions of section 33.
(5)Where any land is vested in the State Government
under sub-section (4), the State Government may,
by notice in writing, order any person who may be
in possession of the land to surrender or deliver
possession thereof to the State Government or any
person duly authorised by it in this behalf within
thirty days of the service of the notice.
(6)If any person refuses or fails to comply with an
order made under sub-section (5), the State
Government may take possession of the land, and
may for that purpose use such force as may be
necessary.
(7) Where the land has been acquired for the
Corporation or any local authority, the State
Government, shall, after it has taken possession
thereof, by notification published in the Official
Gazette, transfer the land to the Corporation or that
local authority, as the case may be, for the purpose
for which it was acquired, and the provisions of
section 43-1A shall apply to any land so
transferred.
33.Compensation.
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Government under this Chapter, the State
Government shall pay for such acquisition
compensation the amount of which shall be
determined in accordance with the provisions of
this section.
(2)Where the amount of compensation has been
determined by agreement between the State
Government and the person to be compensated, it
shall be determined in accordance with such
agreement.
(3)Where no such agreement can be reached, the State
Government shall refer the case to the Collector
for determination of the amount of compensation
to be paid for such acquisition as also the person or
persons to whom such compensation shall be paid :
Provided that, no compensation exceeding
such amount as the State Government may by
general order specify, to be paid for such
acquisition shall be determined by the Collector
without the previous approval of the State
Government or such officer as the State
Government may appoint in this behalf.
Provided further that, the State Government
while issuing the general order under the preceding
proviso shall adhere to the provisions of the Right
to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land
Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,
2013 relating to the determination of amount of
compensation in accordance with the First
Schedule, and rehabilitation and resettlement
specified in the Second and Third Schedules, being
beneficial to the affected families.
(3A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section
(3), if after the case is referred to the Collector
under that sub-section but before he has finally
determined the amount of compensation, such
amount is determined by agreement between the
State Government and the person to be
compensated, the compensation shall be
determined by the Collector in accordance with
such agreement.
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opportunity to every person to be compensated to
state his cease as to the amount of compensation.
(5) In determining the amount of compensation, the
Collector shall be guided by the provisions
contained in sections 26 to 30 and other relevant
provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and
Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation
and Resettlement Act, 2013, subject to the
modifications that, the reference in section 26 to
“the date on which notification has been issued
under section 11”shall be the reference as “the date
of the service of publication of the notice under
sub-section (2) of section 32 of this Act in the
manner for the time being laid down under this
Act”, and the reference in section 28 to “the time
of the publication of the declaration under section
19”shall be the reference as “the date of the
publication of the notice under sub-section (1) of
section 32 of this Act in the Official Gazette.”
Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-
section, the date of the service of a notice under
sub-section (2) of section 32 of this Act shall
before the 8th day of June, 1967 mean the date on
which the notice is served in the manner laid down
in section 52 of this Act; and on and after the 8th
day of June, 1967 the date of the publication of a
notice under the said sub-section (2) of section 32
shall be the date on which the notice is published
in the Official Gazette.
(6)For the purpose of determining the amount of
compensation -
(a)the Collector shall have power to require
any person to deliver to him such returns and
assessments as he considers necessary;
(b)the Collector shall also have power to
require any person known or believed to be
interested in the land to deliver to him a statement
containing, as far as may be practicable, the name
of every other person having any interest in the
land as co-owner, mortgagee, tenant, or otherwise,
and the nature of such interest, and of the rents and
profits (if any) received or receivable on account
thereof for three years next preceding the date of
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(7)Every person required to deliver a return,
assessment or statement under sub-section (6) shall
be deemed to be legally bound to do so within the
meaning of section 175 and section 176 of the
Indian Penal Code.
(8)The Collector may hear expert witnesses if it be
necessary to do so in any particular case.
(9)The Collector or any officer authorised by him in
this behalf shall be entitled to enter on and inspect
any land which is subject to proceedings before
him.
(10)The Collector shall dispose of every case referred
to him under sub-section (3) for determination of
compensation as expeditiously as possible and in
any case within such time as may be prescribed by
rules.
(11)The Collector shall determine the amount of cost
incurred in any case disposed of by him under the
section, and by what persons and in what
proportions they are to be paid.
(12) Where any case is referred to any Collector under
sub-section (3), the State Government may, at any
stage, by order in writing and for reasons to be
recorded therein, transfer it to any other Collector,
and upon such transfer, unless some special
directions are given in the order, the Collector to
whom the case is transferred may hear and dispose
of the case from the stage at which it was
transferred, or the case may be heard and disposed
of by him de novo.”
13. Sections 6 and 16 of the Land Acquisition Act,
1894 :-
“6. Declaration that land is required for a public
purpose.
(1) Subject to the provision of Part VII of this Act,
when the appropriate Government is satisfied, after
considering the report, if any, made under section
5A, sub-section (2), that any particular land is
needed for a public purpose, or for a company, a
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signature of a Secretary to such Government or of
some officer duly authorized to certify its orders
and different declarations may be made from time
to time in respect of different parcels of any land
covered by the same notification under section 4,
sub-section (1) irrespective of whether one report
or different reports has or have been made
(wherever required) under section 5-A, sub-section
(2):
Provided that no declaration in respect of
any particular land covered by a notification under
section 4, sub-section (1)-
(i) published after the commencement of the
Land Acquisition (Amendment and Validation)
Ordinance, 1967 (1 of 1967), but before the
commencement of the Land Acquisition
(Amendment) Act, 1984 (68 of 1984), shall be
made after the expiry of three years from the date
of the publication of the notification; or
(ii) published after the commencement of
the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984 (68
of 1984), shall be made after the expiry of one year
from the date of the publication of the notification:
Provided further that no such declaration
shall be made unless the compensation to be
awarded for such property is to be paid by a
company, or wholly or partly out of public
revenues or some fund controlled or managed by a
local authority.
Explanation 1. - In computing any of the
periods referred to in the first proviso, the period
during which any action or proceeding to be taken
in pursuance of the notification issued under
section 4, sub-section (1), is stayed by an order of a
Court shall be excluded.
Explanation 2. - Where the compensation to
be awarded for such property is to be paid out of
the funds of a corporation owned or controlled by
the State, such compensation shall be deemed to be
compensation paid out of public revenues.
(2) Every declaration shall be published in the Official
Gazette and in two daily newspapers circulating in
the locality in which the land is situated of which
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the Collector shall cause public notice of the
substance of such declaration to be given at
convenient places in the said locality (the last of
the dates of such publication and the giving of such
public notice, being hereinafter referred to as the
date of the publication of the declaration), and such
declaration shall state the district or other territorial
division in which the land is situate, the purpose
for which It is needed, its approximate area, and,
where a plan shall have been made of the land, the
place where such plan may be inspected.
(3) The said declaration shall be conclusive evidence
that the land is needed for a public purpose or for a
company, as the case may be; and, after making
such declaration, the appropriate Government may
acquire the land in manner hereinafter appearing.”
“16.Power to take possession.
When the Collector has made an award under
section 11, he may take possession of the land,
which shall thereupon vest absolutely in the
Government, free from all encumbrances.”
14. He then submits that the publication in the gazette
under Section 32(1) of the MID Act will have an equivalent
effect to Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. He points
out that the award was delivered by the SLAO on 03.01.1998.
15. Shri Kumbhakoni has then delved upon the theory
of legislation by incorporation and the theory of legislation by
reference and the difference between the two. He submits that
sub-section (5) to Section 33 of the MID Act, as regards
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introduction of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency
in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
(for short, “the Right to Fair Compensation Act, 2013”). For all
purposes, an un-amended sub-section (5) will have to be relied
upon while deciding this case.
16. Section 33(5) of the MID Act reads as under :-
Section 33(5) of the MID Act
“33(5) In determining the amount of compensation, the
Collector shall be guided by the provisions
contained in sections 26 to 30 and other relevant
provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and
Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation
and Resettlement Act, 2013, subject to the
modifications that, the reference in section 26 to
“the date on which notification has been issued
under section 11”shall be the reference as “the date
of the service of publication of the notice under
sub-section (2) of section 32 of this Act in the
manner for the time being laid down under this
Act”, and the reference in section 28 to “the time
of the publication of the declaration under section
19”shall be the reference as “the date of the
publication of the notice under sub-section (1) of
section 32 of this Act in the Official Gazette.”
Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-
section, the date of the service of a notice under
sub-section (2) of section 32 of this Act shall
before the 8th day of June, 1967 mean the date on
which the notice is served in the manner laid down
in section 52 of this Act; and on and after the 8th
day of June, 1967 the date of the publication of a
notice under the said sub-section (2) of section 32
shall be the date on which the notice is published
in the Official Gazette.” ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:26 :::
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17. Sections 23 and 24 of the Land Acquisition Act,
1894:-
“23. Matters to be considered on determining
compensation. -
(1) In determining the amount of compensation to be
awarded for land acquired under this Act, the Court
shall take into consideration --
first, the market-value of the land at the date
of the publication of the [notification under section
4, sub-section (1)];
secondly, the damage sustained by the
person interested, by reason of the taking of any
standing crops trees which may be on the land at
the time of the Collector's taking possession
thereof;
thirdly, the damage (if any) sustained by the
person interested, at the time of the Collector's
taking possession of the land, by reason of serving
such land from his other land;
fourthly, the damage (if any) sustained by
the person interested, at the time of the Collector's
taking possession of the land, by reason of the
acquisition injuriously affecting his other property,
movable or immovable, in any other manner, or his
earnings;
fifthly, in consequence of the acquisition of
the land by the Collector, the person interested is
compelled to change his residence or place of
business, the reasonable expenses (if any)
incidental to such change, and
sixthly, the damage (if any) bona fide
resulting from diminution of the profits of the land
between the time of the publication of the
declaration under section 6 and the time of the
Collector's taking possession of the land.
(1A) In addition to the market value of the land, as
above provided, the Court shall in every case
award an amount calculated at the rate of twelve
per centum per annum on such market value for
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section (1), in respect of such land to the date of
the award of the Collector or the date of taking
possession of the land, whichever is earlier.
Explanation. - In computing the period
referred to in this sub-section, any period or
periods during which the proceedings for the
acquisition of the land were held up on account of
any stay or injunction by the order of any Court
shall be excluded.]
(2) In addition to the market value of the land as above
provided, the Court shall in every case award a
sum of [thirty per centum] on such market value,
in consideration of the compulsory nature of the
acquisition.”
“24.Matters to be neglected in determining
compensation. -
But the Court shall not take into
consideration -
first, the degree of urgency which has led to
the acquisition;
secondly, any disinclination of the person
interested to part with the land acquired;
thirdly, any damage sustained by him
which, if caused by a private person, would not
render such person liable to a suit;
fourthly, any damage which is likely to be
caused to the land acquired, after the date of the
publication of the declaration under section 6, by
or in consequence of the use to which it will be
put;
fifthly, any increase to the value of the land
acquired likely to accrue from the use to which it
will be put when acquired;
sixthly, any increase to the value of the
other land of the person interested likely to accrue
from the use to which the land acquired will be
put;
seventhly, any outlay or improvements on,
or disposal of the land acquired, commenced, made
or effected without the sanction of the Collector
after the date of the publication of the [notification
under section 4, sub-section (1); [or]
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land on account of its being put to any use, which
is forbidden by law or opposed to public policy.] .”
18. In support of his contentions that Section 1(3) of the
MID Act is comparable, not equivalent to Section 4(1) of the
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, he relies upon Avadhut Rokdoba
Shinde and others vs. State of Maharashtra, 2013 (5) Mh.L.J.
330, Gajanan Damodhar Shingare and another vs. Sub- Registrar
Class-I, Karanja Ghadge and others, 2015 (4) Mh.L.J. 339 and
Shaikh Kalim Shaikh Mohammad and another vs. the State of
Maharashtra and others, Writ Petition No.10895/2017
(Aurangabad) judgment dated 25.09.2017.
19. In Avadhut Rokdoba Shinde (supra), it has been held
in paragraphs 15 and 19 as under :-
“15.That, so far as locus standi of petitioners to raise
objection to the acquisition proceedings, is
concerned, it cannot be lost sight of the fact that a
notification, as contemplated by Section 1(3) of the
Act of 1961, has been issued on 15.04.1998
whereby, by virtue of provisions of Section 31,
provisions of Chapter VI of the Act are made
applicable. A notification under Section 1(3) is
comparable with notification under Section 4 of the
Land Acquisition Act. Once a notified area is
declared, post notification sales of the land, situate
in the notified area, are illegal and such transfers
shall not bind the State. The purchasers of the land
post notification do not get entitlement to challenge
the acquisition proceedings.”
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plots of land after publication of notification under
Section 1(3) of the Act of 1961, which is
comparable to Section 4 of the Land Acquisition
Act, they do not have entitlement to challenge
acquisition proceedings.”
(Emphasis supplied)
20. In Gajanan Damodhar Shingare (supra), it has been
held in paragraph 6 as under :-
“6.The later Division Bench judgment in Avadhut
Rokdoba Shinde & ors. v. State of Maharashtra &
ors., supra, considered the provisions of Section
1(3), 31 and 32 of MIDC Act and then held that the
notification under Section 1(3) is equivalent to
notification under Section 4 of Land Acquisition
Act. This observation appears in paragraph 15 of
the said judgment.”
21. In Shaikh Kalim Shaikh Mohammad (supra), it has
been held in paragraph 8 as under :-
“8. Similar facts were before this Court in Avadhut
Rokdoba Shinde & others (supra). Taking into
consideration the earlier decisions of the Hon'ble
Apex Court, the Division Bench of this Court has
come to the conclusion that the petitioners therein,
who were the buyers, do not have legal entitlement
to challenge the acquisition proceedings since the
petitioners are purchasers of small pieces of plots.
It was held that the notification under Section 1(3)
read with Section 30 of the MID Act, which is
comparable with notification under Section 4 of the
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, does not confer any
such right. Though, in this case, the distinguishing
factor is that the petitioners, who are the sellers, are
not challenging the acquisition, but they want the
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intention to create a right in favour of the
prospective purchaser.”
22. Shri Kumbhakoni has then referred to Section 23(1)
(firstly) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and has canvassed that
it is equivalent to Section 32(2) of the MID Act. He has then
referred to Section 24 (firstly) and has canvassed that the Court
should not take into consideration the degree of urgency, which
has led to the acquisition. He has also referred to Section 24
(fifthly) to contend that any increase in the value of the land of
the person interested, likely to accrue from the use which the
land acquired will be put to, is not to be taken into consideration
by the Court. In this context, he has relied upon the Maharashtra
Industrial Development Corporation vs. Bhagatdasi
Rajendrakumar Verma, 2016(3) Mh.L.J. 252 and Rajashekar
Sankappa Taradandi and others vs. Asstt. Commissioner and
Land Acquisition Officer and others, (1996) 9 SCC 642.
23. In Bhagatdasi Rajendrakumar Verma (supra), it has
been held in paragraph 6 as under :-
“6.There is absolutely no evidence laid by the
respondents-claimants to establish all these facts.
The persons from the concerned department have
not been called as witnesses. The rates mentioned
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Acquisition Act, the Court is prohibited from
taking into consideration any increase to the value
of the land acquired likely to accrue from the use
to which it will be put when acquired. Hence, the
future development and potential prospective use
of the acquisition are not the relevant
circumstances to be taken into consideration by the
Court to determine the market value of the land as
has been held by the Apex Court in its decision in
the case of Tarlochan Singh and another vrs. State
of Punjab and others reported in (1995) 2 SCC
424.”
(Emphasis supplied)
24. In Rajashekar Sankappa Taradandi (supra), it has
been held in paragraph 6 as under :-
“6.The High Court has rightly rejected the approach
adopted by the Reference Court. In view of the fact
that as on the date of the notification there was no
development in that area, though the lands were
capable to be put to non agricultural use and that
Section 24, clause fifthly prohibits taking into
consideration of the future potentiality because of
acquisition in determining compensation, the High
Court rightly had determined the compensation at
Rs.65,000/- per acre. As the State did not file any
appeal, we confirm the High Court order and find
no justification to further enhance the market
value.”
(Emphasis supplied)
25. With regard to Section 51A of the Land Acquisition
Act, he submits that even a certified copy of a document
registered under the Registration Act, 1908 including a copy
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accepted as evidence of the transaction recorded in such
document. He points out that the 13 sale deeds produced by the
MIDC, were rejected and 23 sale deeds produced by the State
were discarded, lock stock and barrel, by the Reference Court.
26. He relies upon Cement Corporation of India Ltd. vs.
Purya and others, (2004) 8 SCC 270, especially paragraphs 1 to
5, 18 to 29, 31, 32, 34 and 35, which read as under :-
“1.Noticing a conflict between two 3-Judge Benches
of this Court in the case of Special Deputy
Collector v. Kurra Sambasiva Rao, (1997) 6 SCC
41 and Land Acquisition Officer and Mandal
Revenue Officer v. Narasaiah, (2001) 3 SCC 530,
another 3-Judge Bench of this Court on 31st of
July, 2001 considered it appropriate to place
C.A.No.6986/99 for consideration by a larger
Bench. It is in this background, the above appeal
and other connected appeals are now before us.
2.In Kurra Sambasiva Rao's case (supra), this Court
held that by introducing Section 51A in the Land
Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter LA Act) the
Legislature only facilitated the parties concerned to
produce a certified copy of a sale transaction in
evidence and nothing more. This is what the Court
observed in the said case:
"Section 51-A only dispenses with the
production of the original sale deed and directs to
receive certified copy for the reason that parties to
the sale transaction would be reluctant to part with
the original sale deed since acquisition proceedings
would take long time before award of the
compensation attains finality and in the meanwhile
the owner of the sale deed is precluded from using
the same for other purposes vis-a-vis this land. The
marking of the certified copy per se is not
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examined."
3.According to the above judgment Section 51-A
only dispenses with the production of the original
sale deed and permits the receiving of a certified
copy of such document in evidence. It is further
held that the marking of certified copy per se does
not make the contents of such document
admissible in evidence unless it is duly proved and
witnessed, that is, by the examination of the vendor
or the vendee.
4.In the subsequent case of V.Narasaiah (supra),
though this Court did not notice earlier judgment in
Kurra Sambasiva Rao's case noticing certain other
judgments which took similar view disagreed with
the said view and held that the object of the Act
was not only to permit the production of certified
copy of the sale transactions but was also to accept
the same as evidence of the transactions. This is
what the courts had to say in V.Narasaiah's case in
regard to the insertion of Section 51-A in the LA
Act:-
“11. If the only purpose served by Section
51-A is to enable the court to admit the copy of the
document in evidence there was no need for a
legislative exercise because even otherwise the
certified copy of the document could have been
admitted in evidence. Section 64 of the Evidence
Act says that "documents must be proved by
primary evidence except in the cases hereinafter
mentioned". Section 65 mentions the cases in
which secondary evidence can be given of the
existence, condition or contents of a document.
One of the cases included in the list is detailed in
clause (f) of the section which reads thus :
"65. (f) When the original is a document of
which a certified copy is permitted by this Act, or
by any other law in force in India, to be given in
evidence";
12.Section 57 of the Registration Act,
1908 enables anyone to apply for a copy of the
entries in Book No. 1 (the said Book is meant for
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the same shall be given to him. Sub-section (5) of
Section 57 of that Act says that:
"57.(5) All copies given under this section
shall be signed and sealed by the registering officer
and shall be admissible for the purpose of proving
the contents of the original documents."
13.If the position regarding admissibility of the
contents of a document which is a certified copy
falling within the purview of Section 57(5) of the
Registration Act was as adumbrated above, even
before the introduction of Section 51-A in the LA
Act, could there be any legislative object in
incorporating the said new provision through Act
68 of 1984? It must be remembered that the State
has the burden to prove the market value of the
lands acquired by it for which the State may have
to depend upon the prices of lands similarly
situated which were transacted or sold in the recent
past, particularly those lands situated in the
neighbouring areas. The practice had shown that
for the State officials it was a burden to trace out
the persons connected with such transactions
mentioned in the sale deeds and then to examine
them in court for the purpose of proving such
transactions. It was in the wake of the aforesaid
practical difficulties that the new Section 51-A
was introduced in the LA Act."
5.From the above, we notice that in the latter
judgment of V.Narasaiah, this Court interpreted the
scope of Section 51-A to include the production of
certified copy of sale transaction and to make the
same admissible in evidence without having to
examine the vendor or the vendee of the said
document to prove the contents of the document.”
“18.From the above, it is seen that till the judgment of
the three Judge Bench in V. Narasaiah's case
(supra), the consensus of judicial opinion was that
Section 51-A was enacted for the limited purpose
of enabling a party to produce certified copy of a
registered sale transaction in evidence only and for
proving the contents of the said document the
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19.A careful perusal of the judgment in Kurra
Sambasiva Rao's case and other cases which fall in
line with the said view discloses that they
proceeded on the basis that prior to the insertion of
Section 51-A in the LA Act, the Evidence Act did
not permit the production of a certified copy of the
registered sale transaction in evidence. Therefore,
by the insertion of Section 51-A the legislature
merely enabled a party to get over that problem.
Thereafter, according to the said judgments, the
party concerned had to prove the contents of the
document by adducing oral evidence separately to
prove the contents of the document.
20.The above view of the Court in Kurra Sambasiva
Rao's case, in our opinion, is not the correct
position in law. Even prior to the insertion of
Section 51-A of the Act the provisions of the
Evidence Act and the Registration Act did permit
the production of a certified copy in evidence. This
has been clearly noticed in the judgment in
Narsaiah's case wherein the court relying on
Sections 64 and 65(f) of the Evidence Act read
with Section 57(5) of the Registration Act held that
production of a certified copy of a registered sale
document in evidence was permissible in law even
prior to insertion of Section 51-A in the LA Act.
We are in agreement with the said view expressed
by this Court in Narasaiah's case.
21.In the above background the question for our
consideration would be, what then is the real object
of inserting 51A in LA Act?
22.In the ordinary course a deed of sale is the
evidence of a transaction by reason whereof for a
consideration mentioned therein the title and
interest in an immovable property specified therein
is transferred by the vendor to the vendee.
Genuineness of such transaction may be in
question. In a given situation the quantum of
consideration or the adequacy thereof may also fall
for adjudication. The Courts, more often than not,
are called upon to consider the nature of the
transaction. Whenever a transaction evidenced by a
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with law. For proving such transaction, the original
sale deed is required to be brought on record by
way of primary evidence. Only when primary
evidence is not available, a certified copy of the
sale deed can be taken on record. Such certified
copies evidencing any transaction are admissible in
evidence, if the conditions precedent therefor in
terms of Section 75 of the Indian Evidence Act are
fulfilled. The transaction evidenced by the sale
deed must be proved in accordance with law.
23.Evidences are of different types. It may be direct,
indirect or real evidence. The existence of a given
thing or fact is proved either by its actual
production or by the testimony or admissible
declaration of someone who has himself perceived
it. Such evidence would be direct evidence.
Presumptive evidence which is an indirect
evidence would mean that when other facts are,
thus, proved, the existence of the given fact may be
logically inferred. Although the factum probandum
and the factum probantia connote direct evidence,
the former is superior in nature.
24.The terms 'primary and secondary evidence' apply
to the kinds of proof that may be given to the
contents of a document, irrespective of the purpose
for which such contents, when proved, may be
received. Primary evidence is an evidence which
the law requires to be given first; secondary
evidence is evidence which may be given in the
absence of that better evidence when a proper
explanation of its absence has been given.
However, there are exceptions to the
aforementioned rule.
25.Section 51-A of the Land Acquisition Act seeks to
make an exception to the aforementioned rule.
26.In the acquisition proceedings, sale deeds are
required to be brought on records for the purpose
of determining market value payable to the owner
of the land when it is sought to be acquired.
27.Although by reason of the aforementioned
provision the parties are free to produce original
documents and prove the same in accordance with
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provides for an alternative thereto by inserting the
said provision in terms whereof the certified copies
which are otherwise secondary evidence may be
brought on record evidencing a transaction. Such
transactions in terms of the aforementioned
provision may be accepted in evidence. Acceptance
of an evidence is not a term of art. It has an
etymological meaning. It envisages exercise of
judicial mind to the materials on record.
Acceptance of evidence by a court would be
dependent upon the facts of the case and other
relevant factors. A piece of evidence in a given
situation may be accepted by a court of law but in
another it may not be.
28.Section 51-A of the L.A. Act may be read literally
and having regard to the ordinary meaning which
can be attributed to the term 'acceptance of
evidence' relating to transaction evidenced by a
sale deed, its admissibility in evidence would be
beyond any question. We are not oblivious of the
fact that only by bringing a documentary evidence
in the record it is not automatically brought on the
record. For bringing a documentary evidence on
the record, the same must not only be admissible
but the contents thereof must be proved in
accordance with law. But when the statute enables
a court to accept a sale deed on the records
evidencing a transaction, nothing further is
required to be done. The admissibility of a certified
copy of sale deed by itself could not be held to be
inadmissible as thereby a secondary evidence has
been brought on record without proving the
absence of primary evidence. Even the vendor or
vendee thereof is not required to examine
themselves for proving the contents thereof. This,
however, would not mean that contents of the
transaction as evidenced by the registered sale deed
would automatically be accepted. The legislature
advisedly has used the word 'may'. A discretion,
therefore, has been conferred upon a court to be
exercised judicially, i.e., upon taking into
consideration the relevant factors.
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Section 51-A in the LA Act when it held thus :
"It was in the wake of the aforesaid practical
difficulties that the new Section 51A was
introduced in the LA Act. When the section says
that certified copy of a registered document "may
be accepted as evidence of the transaction recorded
in such document" it enables the court to treat what
is recorded in the document, in respect of the
transactions referred to therein, as evidence."”
“31.Thus, the reasoning of this Court in Narasaiah's
case that Section 51-A enables the party producing
the certified copy of a sale transaction to rely on
the contents of the document without having to
examine the vendee or the vendor of that document
is the correct position in law. This finding in
Narasaiah's case is also supported by the decision
of this Court in the case of Mangaldas Raghavji
Ruparel (supra).
32.Therefore, we have no hesitation in accepting this
view of the court in the Narasaiah's case as the
correct view.”
“34.In M.S. Madhusoodhanan v. Kerala Kaumudi (P)
Ltd., [(2004) 9 SCC 204], it is stated :
"119. …. They are rules of evidence which
attempt to assist the judicial mind in the matter of
weighing the probative or persuasive force of
certain facts proved in relation to other facts
presumed or inferred (ibid). Sometimes a
discretion is left with the court either to raise a
presumption or not as in Section 114 of the
Evidence Act. On other occasions, no such
discretion is given to the court so that when a
certain set of facts is proved, the court is bound to
raise the prescribed presumption. But that is all.
The presumption may be rebutted."
35.A registered document in terms of Section 51-A of
the Act may carry therewith a presumption of
genuineness. Such a presumption, therefore, is
rebuttable. Raising a presumption, therefore, does
not amount to proof; it only shifts the burden of
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rebutted by discharging the burden, the court may
act on the basis of such presumption. Even when in
terms of the Evidence Act, a provision has been
made that the court shall presume a fact, the same
by itself would not be irrebuttable or conclusive.
The genuineness of a transaction can always fall
for adjudication, if any question is raised in this
behalf.”
(Emphasis supplied)
27. With regard to sale instances, he tenders a ready
reference chart and submits that the sale instances, not more than
five years prior to the notification dated 24.04.1992, could be
considered. Sale instances between 07.05.1992 to 04.03.1993
may be considered with great amount of caution and
circumspection. Sale deeds after 04.03.1993, will have to be out-
rightly ignored. He then refers to the ready-reckoner chart and
submits that the sale instances at Sr.Nos.(1) dated 27.05.1987, (2)
dated 05.11.1992 and (3) dated 03.06.1993 could only be
considered. The MIDC produced sale deeds with reference to all
the three villages. Whereas, the claimants produced sale deeds
only from one village, namely, Harangul and that too with regard
to sale of such parcels of land which were abutting the road,
commonly understood as “road-touch land”. This was
intentionally done to show higher sale rates so as to jack up the
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parcels of land measurable in square feet and the claimants
succeeded in impressing the three LAR Courts, who have
delivered the 39 impugned awards granting more than Rs.840
crores of compensation amounts when the SLAO had granted
about Rs.11.61 crores. Shri Kumbhakoni has placed heavy
reliance upon the order of this Court (Coram : B.R.Gavai, (as His
Lordship then was) and N.D.Deshpande, JJ) dated 25.09.2009
delivered in Civil Application No.2232/2009 in First Appeal
No.2352/2009 (MIDC, Latur vs. Balu Chima Kaile and others)
and other group of matters.
28. Shri Kumbhakoni has then relied upon Basant
Kumar and others vs. Union of India and others, (1996) 11 SCC
542, Ramanlal Deochand Shah vs. State of Maharashtra and
another, (2013) 14 SCC 50 and Loveleen Kumar and others vs.
State of Haryana and others, (2018) 7 SCC 492 with regard to the
role of the Judge in such matters. He has referred to the “Arm
Chair Rule”.
29. In Basant Kumar (supra), it has been held in
paragraph 5 as under :-
“5.Shri N.C. Jain, the learned senior counsel
appearing for the appellants, contended that in RFA
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arising out of the same notification, another
Division Bench of the High Court had determined
the compensation at the rate of Rs.8700/- per bigha
and less Rs.500 per bigha for the notified lands;
and similar was the view taken by another Bench
of that Court in LPA No.137 of 1980 and batch
decided on 19.04.1991 titled Chet Ram v. Union of
India. All these lands being situated in the same
village, the appellants are also entitled to the same
rate of compensation. The Union of India had not
filed any appeals against those cases. The lands are
possessed of the same potential value and,
therefore, the appellants are entitled to the same
compensation. We had adjourned the case on the
last occasion, as no one appeared for the Union Of
India; Since, even today, no one is appearing for
the Union of India, we have taken assistance of
Shri Jain and have waded through the entire
material evidence. The question is whether the
appellants are entitled to the same compensation as
was determined by the High Court in the appeals
arising out of Raghubir Singh's came and Chet
Ram's case? It has been firmly settled law by
beadroll of decisions of this Court that the Judge
determining the compensation under Section 23(1)
should sit in the armchair of a willing prudent
purchaser in an open market and see whether he
would offer the same amount proposed to be fixed
as market value as a willing and prudent buyer for
the same or similar land, i.e., land possessing all
the advantageous features and of same extent. This
test should always be kept in view and answer
affirmatively, taking in to consideration all relevant
facts and circumstances. If feats of imagination are
allowed to sway, he outsteps his domain of judicial
decision and lands in misconduct amenable to
disciplinary law. We have gone through the record
and judgments in Chet Ram's case and Raghubir
Singh's case decided by the two Division Benches.
The learned judges have adopted the principal that
the entire lands in the village shall be treated as
one unit and the compensation shall uniformly be
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for determination of compensation. It is common
knowledge that even in the same village, no two
lands command same market value. The lands
abutting main road or national highway command
higher market value and as the location goes
Backward, market value of interior land would less
even for same kind of land. It is a settled legal
position that the lands possessed of only similar
potentiality or the value with similar advantages
offer comparable parity of the value; it is common
knowledge that the lands in the village spread over
the vast extent. In this case it is seen that land is as
vast as admeasuring 1669 bighas, 18 biswas of
land in the village. So , all lands cannot and should
not be classified as possessed of same market
value. Burden is always on the claimant to prove
the market value and the Court should adopt
realistic standards and pragmatic approach in
evaluation of the evidence. No doubt, each
individual have different parcels of the land out of
that vast land. If that principle is accepted as
propounded by the High Court, irrespective of the
quality of the land, all will be entitled to the same
compensation. That principal is not the correct
approach in law. The doctrine of equality in
determination and payment of same compensation
fro all claimants involved in the same notification
is not good principal acceptable for the aforestated
reasons when both the lands are proved to be
possessed of same advantages, features etc, then
only equal compensation is permissible.”
(Emphasis supplied)
30. In Ramanlal Deochand Shah (supra), it has been
held in paragraph 7 as under :-
“7.We have heard learned counsel for the parties at
some length. It is trite that in a reference under
Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act on the
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collector’s award does not correctly determine the
amount of compensation payable to the landowner
is upon the owner concerned. It is for the claimant
to prove that the amount awarded by the Collector
needs enhancement, and if so, to what extent. The
claimant can do so by adducing evidence, whether
oral or documentary which the Reference Court
would evaluate having regard to the provisions of
Sections 23 and 24 of the Land Acquisition Act
while determining the compensation payable to the
owners. To that extent the claimant is in the
position of a plaintiff before the Court. In the
absence of any evidence to prove that the amount
of award by the Collector does not represent the
true market value of the property as on the date of
the preliminary notification, the Reference Court
will be helpless and will not be justified in granting
any enhancement. The Court cannot go by
surmises and conjectures while answering the
reference nor can it assume the role of an Appellate
Court and enhance the amount awarded by
reappraising the material that was collected and
considered by the Collector. What is important to
remember is that a reference to a Civil Court is not
in the nature of an appeal from one forum to the
other where the appellate forum takes a view based
on the evidence before the forum below. The legal
position is settled by the decisions of this Court to
which we may at this stage refer.”
31. In Loveleen Kumar (supra), it has been held in
paragraphs 8 and 12 as under :-
“8.Having gone through the material on record and
after considering the arguments of the advocates,
we are of the opinion that the Reference Court, as
well as the High Court, have not considered the
sale deeds produced on behalf of the State for
determination of compensation. A chart of the sale
deeds on record filed before us by the learned
advocates appearing on behalf of the State reveals
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depicts such sold patches as being in the middle of
the acquired land. The lands in all the sale deeds
shown alongside the plan are in close proximity
and adjoining to the land acquired under the
Section 4 notification of the present case. There is
no reason as to why the High Court, while coming
to its conclusion, has not referred to the sale
statistics. If the sale statistics are to be ignored, the
High Court should have furnished reasons for
doing so.”
“12.This Court in the case of LAO v. Karigowda,
(2010) 5 SCC 708 discussed the burden upon each
party in reference and held that each case must be
examined on its own facts. It held as follows:
“28. We may notice that Part III provides for
procedure and rights of the claimants to receive
compensation for acquisition of their land and also
states various legal remedies which are available to
them under the scheme of the Act. Under Section
18 of the Act, the Reference Court determines the
quantum of compensation payable to the claimants.
Section 23 provides guidelines, which would be
taken into consideration by the court of competent
jurisdiction while determining the compensation to
be awarded for the acquired land. Section 24 of the
Act is a negative provision and states what should
not be considered by the court while determining
the compensation. In other words, Sections 23 and
24 of the Act provide a complete scheme which
can safely be termed as statutory guidelines and
factors which are to be considered or not to be
considered by the court while determining the
market value of the acquired land. These
provisions provide a limitation within which the
court has to exercise its judicial discretion while
ensuring that the claimants get a fair market value
of the acquired land with statutory and permissible
benefits. Keeping in view the scheme of the Act
and the interpretation which these provisions have
received in the past, it is difficult even to
comprehend that there is possibility of providing
any straitjacket formula which can be treated as
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acquired land. This essentially must depend upon
the facts and circumstances of each case.
29.It is a settled principle of law that the onus to prove
entitlement to receive higher compensation is upon
the claimants. In Basant Kumar v. Union of India,
(1996) 11 SCC 542, this Court held that the
claimants are expected to lead cogent and proper
evidence in support of their claim. Onus primarily
is on the claimants, which they can discharge while
placing and proving on record sale instances and/or
such other evidences as they deem proper, keeping
in mind the method of computation for awarding of
compensation which they rely upon. In this very
case, this Court stated the principles of awarding
compensation and placed the matter beyond
ambiguity, while also capsulating the factors
regulating the discretion of the Court while
awarding the compensation. This principle was
reiterated by this Court even in Gafar v.
Moradabad Development Authority, [(2007) 7
SCC 614] and the Court held as under: (SCC p.
620, para 12)
“12. As held by this Court in various
decisions, the burden is on the claimants to
establish that the amounts awarded to them by the
Land Acquisition Officer are inadequate and that
they are entitled to more. That burden had to be
discharged by the claimants and only if the initial
burden in that behalf was discharged, the burden
shifted to the State to justify the award.”
Thus, the onus being primarily upon the
claimants, they are expected to lead evidence to
revert the same, if they so desire. In other words, it
cannot be said that there is no onus whatsoever
upon the State in such reference proceedings. The
court cannot lose sight of the facts and clear
position of documents, that obligation to pay fair
compensation is on the State in its absolute terms.
Every case has to be examined on its own facts and
the courts are expected to scrutinise the evidence
led by the parties in such proceedings.””
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32. In Balu Chima Kaile (supra), this Court (Coram :
B.R.Gavai (as His Lordship then was) and N.D.Deshpande, JJ),
while admitting First Appeal No.2352/2009 (part of the appeals
before us), has observed in the order dated 25.09.2009 in Civil
Application No.2232/2009 in paragraph Nos.4 to 10 as under :-
“4. Perusal of the judgment and award passed by
the learned Judge of the Reference Court would
reveal that the learned Judge has not relied on
any of the comparable sale instances while
enhancing compensation. The learned Judge
has only by adopting process of conjunctures
and surmises and observing that the land for
MIDC cannot be acquired in a remote place,
and taking into consideration the compensation
which is granted in case of some other land for
some other village, has come to the conclusion
that the rate of Rs. 6000/- per R. would be
adequate compensation.
5. Perusal of the entire judgment would reveal
that the judgment is based on only conjunctures
and surmises without considering any
evidence. The learned Judge was at least
expected to give some reasons, as to why he
has jumped to a conclusion that the
compensation from Rs. 255/- per R. was
required to be increased to Rs. 6000/- per R.
6. This Bench is assigned with the present roster
with effect from 20th July 2009. In this period
of ten weeks, we have come across dozens of
matters decided by the same learned Judge
(Shri X. X. Xxxxxxxx). In all the matters, we
have found that the learned Judge has enhanced
the compensation without giving any valid
reasons. The compensation, on occasions, has
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doubt, that such a enhanced compensation
could have been granted, had there been
evidence available in that respect. However, in
all the cases, we have found that the learned
Judge only on the basis of conjunctures and
surmises, has increased the compensation
manifold. We find that the learned Judge has
not taken into consideration the law laid down
by the Apex Court or this court, while deciding
the cases before him.
7. The land acquisition cases involve a huge
money which come from the pocket of tax
payers. Such a litigation cannot be dealt with in
a cavalier and casual manner, as has been done
by the learned Judge of the Reference Court.
8. In that view of the matter, we are inclined to
grant stay to the award, subject to the condition
that the appellant deposits fifty percent amount
under the award within a period of eight weeks
from today.
9. Hence, we grant interim relief in terms of
prayer clause "A" of the Civil Applications, on
condition that the appellant deposits fifty
percent amount under the respective awards, in
this court, within a period of eight weeks from
today.
10. Copy of this order be sent to the learned
Registrar General of this court and also to the
learned Principal District Judge, Latur, (both by
fax) with a direction that the Land Acquisition
References pending before the said Judge (Shri
X. X. Xxxxxxxx) be withdrawn from the said
Judge with immediate effect.”
He submits that the above appeal is one of appeals,
which this Court is presently finally hearing in this group.
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peculiar case in which various parcels of lands, by avoiding
irrigated parcels, have been acquired for the development of the
MIDC with the intention of reducing the cost burden of
compensation. He, therefore, submits that the “Belting System”
would be a safe and sure method to be followed. Despite this
factual position, the Reference Court has not followed the
Belting System. He refers to Bhule Ram vs. Union of India and
others, (2014) 11 SCC 307 and Bijender and others vs. The State
of Haryana and another, (2018) 11 SCC 180 in support of his
contention for applying the Belting System in these cases.
34. In Bhule Ram (supra), it has been held in paragraphs
12 to 17 as under :-
“12.Where huge tract of land had been acquired and the
same is not continuous, the court has always
emphasised on applying the principle of belting
system for the reason that where different lands
with different survey numbers belonging to
different owners and having different locations,
cannot be considered to be a compact block. Land
having frontage on the highway would definitely
have better value than lands farther away from
highway. (Vide: Andhra Pradesh Industrial
Infrastructure Corporation Limited v. G. Mohan
Reddy & Ors., (2010) 15 SCC 412).
13.In Ashrafi v. State of Harayana, AIR 2013 SC
3654, this Court emphasised on belting system and
observed that while determining the market value
of the land, the court must be satisfied that the land
under exemplar is a similar land. (See also: Sher
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1991 SC 2048).
14. In Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd.
v. Assistant Commissioner & Land Acquisition
Officer, Gadag & Ors., (2010) 15 SCC 60, this
Court held that in towns and urban areas, distance
of half kilometer to one kilometer makes
considerable difference in price of the land.
Therefore, the court has to determine the market
value on the basis of the material produced before
it keeping in mind that some of the lands were
more advantageously situated.
15.In Ramanlal Deochand Shah v. State of
Maharashtra, AIR 2013 SC 3452, this Court held
that the burden of proof lies on the land owner and
in case he does not lead any evidence in support of
his claim to prove the inadequacy of market value
fixed of the land acquired, the court cannot help
him. (See also: Jawajee Nagnatham v. Revenue
Divl. Office and Land Acquisition Officer v.
Sreelatha Bhoopal).
16.In view of the above, the law can be summarised to
the effect that the market value of the land is to be
assessed keeping in mind the limitation prescribed
in certain exceptional circumstances under Section
23 of the Act. A guesswork, though allowed, is
permissible only to a limited extent. The market
value of the land is to be determined taking into
consideration the existing use of the land,
geographical situation/location of the land
alongwith the advantages/disadvantages i.e.
distance from the National or State Highway or a
road situated within a developed area etc. In urban
area even a small distance makes a considerable
difference in the price of land. However, the court
should not take into consideration the use for
which the land is sought to be acquired and its
remote potential value in future. In arriving at the
market value, it is the duty of the party to lead
evidence in support of its case, in absence of which
the court is not under a legal obligation to
determine the market value merely as per the
prayer of the claimant.
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whole revenue estate of a village or to various
revenue villages or even in two or more states.
Someone’s land may be adjacent to the main road,
others’ land may be far away, there may be persons
having land abounding the main road but the
frontage may be varied. Therefore, the market
value of the land is to be determined taking into
consideration the geographical situation and in
such cases belting system may be applied. In such
a fact- situation every claimant cannot claim the
same rate of compensation.”
(Emphasis supplied)
35. In Bijender (supra), it has been held in paragraphs
31 to 35 as under :-
“31.Coming first to the question as to whether the
Courts below were justified in applying the
"Belting System” for determining the market rates
of the acquired land in question?
32.We are of the considered opinion that keeping in
view the nature, extent, size, surrounding and
location of the acquired land, the Courts below
were justified in applying Belting System for
determining the market rate of the acquired land.
33.One cannot dispute that the Belting System is a
judicially accepted method for determining the fair
market value of the acquired land. It is applied in
appropriate cases when different parcels of lands
with different survey numbers belonging to
different owners and having different locations are
acquired which put together comprises of a large
chunk of land. Such chunk cannot be taken as a
compact block.
34.The acquired land having a frontage abutting the
highway/main road always has a better value as
compared to the land, which is away from the
highway/main road. Indeed, farther the land from
the highway/main road, lesser the value of such
land. In such a situation, where large pieces of land
having different locations are acquired, Belting
System is considered apposite for determining the
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Mangatu Ram, 1997 (6) SCC 59 and A.P.
Industrial Infrastructure Corpn. Ltd. v. G. Mohan
Reddy, 2010 (15) SCC 412).
35.In Belting System, the acquired land is usually
divided in two or three belts depending upon the
facts of each case. The market value of the front
belt abutting the main road is taken to fetch
maximum value whereas the second belt fetches
two third or so of the rate determined in relation to
the first belt and the third belt, if considered proper
to carve out, fetches half or so of the maximum. It
is again depending upon facts of each case.”
(Emphasis supplied)
36. He has then canvassed that the sale deeds after the
cut off date cannot be considered for reverse calculation. It is
more appropriate to take an old sale deed upto 4 to 5 years and
by adding the escalation percentage component, can draw the
approximate market rate of the land. He submits that the pit fall
in following reverse calculation is that after the land is put to use
for the development of the industrial area, there would be an
unexpected sudden escalation of prices of lands or an
orchestrated escalation, as the public would realize that the lands
can be sold for a fortune due to the development of the MIDC.
This leads to a sudden rise in the prices of land. We would refer
to the chart of the sale deeds evidencing an artificial rise,
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old sale deeds and adding 7.5 to 10% per annum escalation
component to draw an approximate value of the land, is not only
a time tested principle, but has also been recognized by law. He
refers to General Manager, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Limited vs. Rameshbhai Jivanbhai Patel and another, (2008) 14
SCC 745 and Bhupal Singh and others vs. State of Haryana,
(2015) 5 SCC 801.
37. In GM, ONGC (supra), it has been held in
paragraphs 15, 16 and 17 as under :-
“15. Normally, recourse is taken to the mode of
determining the market value by providing
appropriate escalation over the proved market
value of nearby lands in previous years (as
evidenced by sale transactions or acquisition),
where there is no evidence of any
contemporaneous sale transactions or acquisitions
of comparable lands in the neighbourhood. The
said method is reasonably safe where the relied-on-
sale transactions/acquisitions precedes the subject
acquisition by only a few years, that is upto four to
five years. Beyond that it may be unsafe, even if it
relates to a neighbouring land. What may be a
reliable standard if the gap is only a few years,
may become unsafe and unreliable standard where
the gap is larger. For example, for determining the
market value of a land acquired in 1992, adopting
the annual increase method with reference to a sale
or acquisition in 1970 or 1980 may have many
pitfalls. This is because, over the course of years,
the `rate' of annual increase may itself undergo
drastic change apart from the likelihood of
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16. Much more unsafe is the recent trend to determine
the market value of acquired lands with reference
to future sale transactions or acquisitions. To
illustrate, if the market value of a land acquired in
1992 has to be determined and if there are no sale
transactions/acquisitions of 1991 or 1992 (prior to
the date of preliminary notification), the statistics
relating to sales/acquisitions in future, say of the
years 1994-95 or 1995-96 are taken as the base
price and the market value in 1992 is worked back
by making deductions at the rate of 10% to 15%
per annum. How far is this safe? One of the
fundamental principles of valuation is that the
transactions subsequent to the acquisition should
be ignored for determining the market value of
acquired lands, as the very acquisition and the
consequential development would accelerate the
overall development of the surrounding areas
resulting in a sudden or steep spurt in the prices.
Let us illustrate. Let us assume there was no
development activity in a particular area. The
appreciation in market price in such area would be
slow and minimal. But if some lands in that area
are acquired for a residential/commercial/industrial
layout, there will be all round development and
improvement in the infrastructure/
amenities/facilities in the next one or two years, as
a result of which the surrounding lands will
become more valuable. Even if there is no actual
improvement in infrastructure, the potential and
possibility of improvement on account of the
proposed residential/commercial/ industrial layout
will result in a higher rate of escalation in prices.
As a result, if the annual increase in market value
was around 10% per annum before the acquisition,
the annual increase of market value of lands in the
areas neighbouring the acquired land, will become
much more, say 20% to 30%, or even more on
account of the development / proposed
development. Therefore, if the percentage to be
added with reference to previous acquisitions/sale
transactions is 10% per annum, the percentage to
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should not be 10% per annum, but much more. The
percentage of standard increase becomes
unreliable. Courts should therefore avoid
determination of market value with reference to
subsequent/future transactions. Even if it becomes
inevitable, there should be greater caution in
applying the prices fetched for transactions in
future. Be that as it may.
17. In this case, the acquisition was in a rural area.
There was no evidence of any out-of-ordinary
developments or increases in prices in the area. We
are of the view that providing an escalation of
7.5% per annum over the 1987 price under Ex.15,
would be sufficient and appropriate to arrive at the
market value of acquired lands.”
(Emphasis supplied)
38. In Bhupal Singh (supra), it has been held in
paragraphs 26 and 27 as under :-
“26. We are not impressed by the submission of learned
senior counsel for the appellant when he submitted
that we should take into consideration the fair
market value of the adjacent land determined by
the Court which was acquired 10 years subsequent
to the acquisition in question in 1989-1990 and
then go on reducing its value 10% every year to
determine the fair market value of the land in
question. To say the least, this submission is
wholly misconceived being against the settled
principle of law relating to land acquisition cases.
27. As rightly argued by learned counsel for the
respondent, the fair market value of the acquired
land is required to be determined under Section 23
of the Act on the basis of the market rate of the
adjacent lands similarly situated to the acquired
lands prevailing on the date of acquisition or/and
prior to acquisition but not subsequent to the date
of acquisition. In appropriate cases, addition of
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adjacent similarly situated lands for fixing the
market value of the acquired land may be
permitted. Such is, however, not the case in hand.
Here is the case where firstly, no sale deeds were
filed by the appellants to prove the fair market
value of the acquired land and secondly, what they
now want this Court to do is to take into
consideration the rate of those lands which were
acquired ten years after the date of acquisition in
question and then reduce the value of such land by
10% every year so as to determine the fair market
value of the acquired land in question. In our view,
such procedure for determination is not provided in
the Act.”
(Emphasis supplied)
39. Shri Kumbhakoni submits that ideally, an escalation
of 7.5% has been advised in judicial pronouncements. In the
instant case, for the benefit of the claimants, the State is willing
to offer 10% per annum escalation by taking into account the old
sale deeds.
40. He has then drawn our attention to the size of the
lands acquired for the additional industrial area. He points out
that the claimants had shown sale instances in square feet and
that too at locations which were touching the road on the
northern side, though several parcels of land acquired were
admeasuring 3 Hectares and similar sizes, far away from the
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road touching and it is universally accepted that the lands
touching the road are more costlier than the lands touching the
railway lines. He has referred to Tarlochan Singh and another vs.
State of Punjab and others, (1995) 2 SCC 424 and State of
Haryana vs. Ram Singh, (2001) 6 SCC 254.
41. In Tarlochan Singh (supra), it has been held in
paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 as under :-
“2. Firstly, it was contended that the Division Bench
having determined the compensation was not
justified in deducting 1/3rd towards developmental
charges as the sales therein though were on
yardage basis and determined the compensation on
acreage basis @ Rs.58,000/-, Rs.50,000/- and
Rs.48,000/- etc. Though we find force in the
contention, the matter does not rest with that
conclusion. It is seen that the High Court in its
judgment has relied upon the sale transactions
small extents of 150 to 250 sq. yards which was
worked out on an average of Rs. 1,37,600/ -. They
were sold on yardage basis. The learned Judges
have determined market value on acreage basis and
deducted 1/3rd towards development charges and
determined the market value on that basis. The
question emerges, ultimately, whether the fixation
of the market value @ Rs.50,000/- and Rs.48,000/-
is unwarranted on the facts and circumstances of
these cases. It is seen that a land of magnitude of
881 acres when was acquired for planned
development of the town, a willing purchaser
would offer the same rates at which small plots
admeasuring to 120 to 250 sq. ft. were offered and
sold. It is impossible to accept that the lands would
fetch that price when a large track of land was
offered for sale in open market to willing buyer.
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the basis to determine the compensation. Even
though the vendor or vendees were examined to
prove the sale transaction, we cannot determine
market value on that basis and award
compensation. The court has power and duty to
evaluate the evidence in proper perspective, apply
correct principles and award compensation. Since
the State did not file any appeals, we cannot
interfere with the award of the market value
determined @ Rs.50,000/- and Rs.48,400/- by the
Division Bench for the lands in appeals.
3. It is next contended that for lands in Jamalpur,
compensation was awarded at the rate of
Rs.50,000/-. The lands in Kuliawal were equally
situated and compensation paid at the rate of
Rs.39,000/per acre is unjust and arbitrary. We find
no force in the contention. Though some plans
have been produced before us to show that both the
lands are on the side of Tajpur Road, they were not
filed in the Reference Court not subjected them for
cross-examination of the L.A.C. of the respective
distances of the place, the quality of the land at the
respective village and the prices prevailing in each
village. It is common knowledge that even all the
lands in the same village may not possess the same
quality and command common market prices. It is
seen that the lands in Jamalpur are cutting across
the main road Ludhiana-Chandigarh and that,
therefore, the learned Judges have awarded the
compensation at different rates on the basis of
belting. Whereas Kuliawal lands are on the
northern side below Tajpur Road and the road is
not an important one. It was also stated in the
judgment that lands in Kuliawal village is not
abutting main road and that, therefore, the lands do
not command any higher value. Accordingly, the
market value was determined for the lands abutting
55 karams at different rate and for the rest of the
lands compensation was awarded @ Rs.39,000/-.
The appellants' lands are not within the belt.
Therefore, the classification made on the basis of
the situation of the land cannot be said to be
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distinction made by the High Court was right. The
learned Judges determined different rates of market
value on that basis.”
“5. It is next contended that the lands in the small
extents of about 33 sale transactions would show
that the lands are capable of fetching in future
higher market value and the notification itself was
published for the purpose of planned-development
of city. Therefore, the High Court was not justified
in determining the market value @ Rs.58,000/- for
Jamalpur area. Potential value for future
development should have been taken into
consideration in fixing the market value. Section
24 of the Land Acquisition Act expressly prohibits
and puts an embargo on the Court in taking the
factors mentioned in Section 24 as relevant in
determining the market value. Under these
circumstances, the future development and
potential prospective use of the acquisition etc. are
not relevant circumstances. Even the purpose of
acquisition also is not relevant. We are of the
opinion that the appellants are not entitled to
further increase for determination of compensation
and the appeals do not warrant interference. The
appeals are accordingly dismissed but without
costs since the respondents are not represented by
any counsel.”
42. In State of Haryana vs. Ram Singh (supra), it has
been held in paragraphs 5 and 6 as under :-
“5.Counsel for the State was right when he submitted
that the High Court erred in rejecting Exhibits R/2
and R/3 as inadmissible only on the ground that the
parties to the documents had not been examined by
the State. It is not the law that a certified copy of a
registered agreement for sale is inadmissible in
evidence unless the parties to the document are
examined to prove it. That would be contrary to
what Section 77 read with Sections 74(2) and 76 of
the Evidence Act, 1872 and more specifically
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provisions of the Evidence Act are concerned, a
certified copy of the registered sale deed is
admissible in evidence and does not need to be
proved by calling a witness. (See Madamanchi
Ramappa V. Muthaluru Bojjappa AIR 1963 SC
1633, at p.1637).
6.Section 51-A of the Act is to the same effect. In
Land Acquisition Officer & Mandal Revenue
officer v. V. Narasaiah, it was held that by virtue
of Section 51- A, a certified copy of a document
registered under the Registration Act, 1908
including a copy under Section 57 of the Act may
be accepted as evidence of the transaction recorded
in such documents. It is open to the Court to accept
the certified copy as reliable evidence and without
examining parties to the documents. This does not
however preclude the Court from rejecting the
transaction itself as being malafide or sham
provided such a challenge is laid before the Court.”
(Emphasis supplied)
43. He submits that the three principles of deductions
that are applied to large tracts of land that are acquired, are (a)
development of infrastructure, (b) expenditure on development
and (c) de-escalation (waiting period).
44. He submits that the areas to be deducted from large
parcels of land, are such which are used for laying of roads,
roadside gutters, sewerage, truck terminals and effluent treatment
plant etc.. The cost towards development has to be deducted. He
relies upon Chandrashekar and others vs. Land Acquisition
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Mehra and others vs. Union of India and another, (2015) 2 SCC
262.
45. In Chandrashekar (supra), it has been held in
paragraphs 17 and 19 to 25 as under :-
“17. The present controversy calls for our determination
on the quantum of the deductions to be applied, to
the market value assessed on the basis of the
exemplar sale transaction, so as to ascertain the fair
compensation payable to the land loser. The only
factual parameters to be kept in mind are, the
factual inferences drawn in the foregoing
paragraph. On the issue in hand, we shall endeavor
to draw our conclusions from past precedents.”
“19.Based on the precedents on the issue referred to
above it is seen, that as the legal proposition on the
point crystallized, this Court divided the quantum
of deductions (to be made from the market value
determined on the basis of the developed exemplar
transaction) on account of development into two
components.
19.1Firstly, space/area which would have to be left out,
for providing indispensable amenities like
formation of roads and adjoining pavements,
laying of sewers and rain/flood water drains,
overhead water tanks and water lines, water and
effluent treatment plants, electricity sub-stations,
electricity lines and street lights,
telecommunication towers etc. Besides the
aforesaid, land has also to be kept apart for parks,
gardens and playgrounds. Additionally,
development includes provision of civic amenities
like educational institutions, dispensaries and
hospitals, police stations, petrol pumps etc. This
"first component", may conveniently be referred to
as deductions for keeping aside area/space for
providing developmental infrastructure.
19.2Secondly, deduction has to be made for the
expenditure/expense which is likely to be incurred
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levelling hillocks and filling up low lying lands
and ditches, plotting out smaller plots and the like.
This "second component" may conveniently be
referred to as deductions for developmental
expenditure/expense.
20.It is essential to earmark appropriate deductions,
out of the market value of an exemplar land, for
each of the two components referred to above. This
would be the first step towards balancing the
differential factors. This would pave the way for
determining the market value of the undeveloped
acquired land on the basis of market value of the
developed exemplar land.
21.As far back as in 1982, this Court in Brigadier
Sahib Singh Kalha's case (supra) held, that the
permissible deduction could be upto 53 percent.
This deduction was divided by the Court into two
components. For the "first component" referred to
in the foregoing paragraph, it was held that a
deduction of 20 percent should be made. For the
"second component", it was held that the deduction
could range between 20 to 33 percent. It is
therefore apparent, that a deduction of upto 53
percent was the norm laid down by the Court as far
back as in 1982. The aforesaid norm remained
unchanged for a long duration of time, even
though, keeping in mind the peculiar facts and
circumstances emerging from case to case,
different deductions were applied by this Court to
balance the differential factors between the
exemplar land and the acquired land. Recently
however, this Court has approved a higher
component of deduction.
22.In 2009 in Lal Chand's case (supra) and in 2010 in
Andhra Pradesh Housing Board's case (supra), it
has been held, that while applying the sale
consideration of a small piece of developed land,
to determine the market value of a large tract of
undeveloped acquired land, deductions between 20
to 75 percent could be made. But in 2009 in Subh
Ram's case (supra), this Court restricted deductions
on account of the "first component" of
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each. The aforesaid deductions would roughly
amount to 67 percent of the component of the sale
consideration of the exemplar sale transaction(s).
23. Having given our thoughtful consideration to the
analysis of the legal position referred to in the
foregoing two paragraphs, we are of the view that
there is no discrepancy on the issue, in the recent
judgments of this Court. In our view, for the "first
component" under the head of "development",
deduction of 33-1/3 percent can be made.
Likewise, for the "second component" under the
head of "development" a further deduction of 33-
1/3 percent can additionally be made. The facts and
circumstances of each case would determine the
actual component of deduction, for each of the two
components. Yet under the head of "development",
the applied deduction should not exceed 67
percent. That should be treated as the upper
benchmark. This would mean, that even if
deduction under one or the other of the two
components exceeds 33-1/3 percent, the two
components under the head of "development" put
together, should not exceed the upper benchmark.
24.In Lal Chand's case (supra) and in Andhra Pradesh
Housing Board's case (supra), this Court expressed
the upper limit of permissible deductions as 75
percent. Deductions upto 67 percent can be made
under the head of "development". Under what head
then, would the remaining component of
deductions fall? Further deductions would
obviously pertain to considerations other than the
head of "development".
25.Illustratively a deduction could be made keeping in
mind the waiting period required to raise
infrastructure, as also, the waiting period for sale
of developed plots and or built-up areas. This
nature of deduction may be placed under the head
"waiting period". Illustratively again, deductions
could also be made in cases where the exemplar
sale transaction, is of a date subsequent to the
publication of the preliminary notification. This
nature of deduction may be placed under the head
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in different cases. It is however necessary for us to
conclude, in the backdrop of the precedents on the
issue, that all deductions should not cumulatively
exceed the upper benchmark of 75 percent. A
deduction beyond 75 percent would give the
impression of being lopsided, or contextually
unreal, since the land loser would seemingly get
paid for only 25 percent of his land. This
impression is unjustified, because deductions are
made out of the market value of developed land,
whereas, the acquired land is undeveloped (or not
fully developed). Differences between the nature of
the exemplar land and the acquired land, it should
be remembered, is the reason/cause for applying
deductions.”
(Emphasis supplied)
46. In Major General Kapil Mehra (supra), it has been
held in paragraphs 32 to 38 and 40, as under :-
“32. While making one third deduction towards
development cost, the learned single Judge did not
keep in view the two essential components of
deduction for development. Deduction for
development consists of two components:- firstly,
appropriate deduction to be made towards the area
required to be utilized for roads, drains and
common facilities like parks etc.; secondly, further
deduction to be made towards the cost of
development, that is cost of levelling the land, cost
of laying roads and drains, erection of electrical
poles and water lines etc. For deduction of
development towards land and development
charges, the nature of development, conditions and
nature of the land, the land required to be set apart
under the Building Rules for roads, sewerage,
electricity, parks, water supply etc. and other
relevant circumstances involved are required to be
considered.
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297, it was held as under:
“10. It is now well settled that if the value of small
developed plots should be the basis, appropriate
deductions will have to be made therefrom towards
the area to be used for roads, drains, and common
facilities like park, open space, etc. Thereafter,
further deduction will have to be made towards the
cost of development, that is, the cost of leveling
the land, cost of laying roads and drains, and the
cost of drawing electrical, water and sewer lines.”
34. Consistent view taken by this Court is that one
third deduction is made towards the area to be used
for roads, drains, and other facilities, subject to
certain variations depending upon its nature,
location, extent and development around the area.
Further, appropriate deduction needs to be made
for development cost, laying roads, erection of
electricity lines depending upon the location of the
acquired land and the development that has taken
place around the area.
35. Reiterating the rule of one third deduction towards
development, in Sabhia Mohammed Yusuf Abdul
Hamid Mulla (Dead) by Lrs. and others v. Land
Acquisition Officer, (2012) 7 SCC 595, this Court
in paragraph 19 held as under:-
“19. In fixing the market value of the acquired
land, which is undeveloped or underdeveloped, the
courts have generally approved deduction of 1/3rd
of the market value towards development cost
except when no development is required to be
made for implementation of the public purpose for
which land is acquired. In Kasturi v. State of
Haryana, (2003) 1 SCC 354) the Court held: (SCC
pp. 359-60, para 7)
“7… It is well settled that in respect of
agricultural land or undeveloped land which has
potential value for housing or commercial
purposes, normally 1/3rd amount of compensation
has to be deducted out of the amount of
compensation payable on the acquired land subject
to certain variations depending on its nature,
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make the plots for residential or commercial
purposes. A land may be plain or uneven, the soil
of the land may be soft or hard bearing on the
foundation for the purpose of making construction;
may be the land is situated in the midst of a
developed area all around but that land may have a
hillock or may be low-lying or may be having deep
ditches. So the amount of expenses that may be
incurred in developing the area also varies. A
claimant who claims that his land is fully
developed and nothing more is required to be done
for developmental purposes, must show on the
basis of evidence that it is such a land and it is so
located. In the absence of such evidence, merely
saying that the area adjoining his land is a
developed area, is not enough, particularly when
the extent of the acquired land is large and even if
a small portion of the land is abutting the main
road in the developed area, does not give the land
the character or a developed area. In 84 acres of
land acquired even if one portion on one sides
abuts the main road, the remaining large area
where planned development is required, needs
laying of internal roads, drainage, sewer, water,
electricity lines, providing civic amenities, etc.
However, in cases of some land where there are
certain advantages by virtue of the developed area
around, it may help in reducing the percentage of
cut to be applied, as the developmental charges
required may be less on that account. There may be
various factual factors which may have to be taken
into consideration while applying the cut in
payment of compensation towards developmental
charges, may be in some cases it is more than 1/3rd
and in some cases less than 1/3rd. It must be
remembered that there is difference between a
developed area and an area having potential value,
which is yet to be developed. The fact that an area
is developed or adjacent to a developed area will
not ipso facto make every land situated in the area
also developed to be valued as a building site or
plot, particularly when vast tracts are acquired, as
in this case, for development purpose.”
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Tejumal Bhojwani v. State of U.P. ((2003)10 SCC
525, V.Hanumantha Reddy v. Land Acquisition
Officer, (2003) 12 SCC 642, H.P. Housing Board
V. Bharat S. Negi (2004) 2 SCC 184 and Kiran
Tandon v. Allahabad Development Authority,
(2004)10 SCC 745.”
36. While determining the market value of the
acquired land, normally one third deduction i.e.
331/3% towards development charges is allowed.
One third deduction towards development was
allowed in Special Tehsildar, L.A. Vishakapatnam
vs. A.Mangala Gowri, (1991) 4 SCC 218; Gulzara
Singh v. State of Punjab, (1993) 4 SCC 245;
Santosh Kumari v. State of Haryana (1996) 10
SCC 631; Revenue Divisional Officer-cum- LAO
v. Shaik Azam Saheb, (2009) 4 SCC 395; A.P.
Housing Board v. Manohar Reddy, (2010)12 SCC
707; Ashrafi v. State of Haryana, (2013) 5 SCC
527 and Kashmir Singh v. State of Haryana, (2014)
2 SCC 165.
37. Depending on nature and location of the acquired
land, extent of land required to be set apart and
expenses involved for development, 30% to 50%
deduction towards development was allowed in
Haryana State Agricultural Market Board and Anr.
vs. Krishan Kumar and Ors. (2011) 15 SCC 297;
Deputy Director Land Acquisition v. Malla
Atchinaidua AIR 2007 SC 740; Mummidi Apparao
(Dead by LR) vs. Nagarjuna Fertilizers &
Chemical Ltd., AIR 2009 SC 1506; and Lal Chand
v. Union of India (2009) 15 SCC 769.
38. In few other cases, deduction of more than 50%
was upheld. In the facts and circumstances of the
case in Basava and others v. Spl. Land Acquisition
Officer (1996) 9 SCC 640, this Court upheld the
deduction of 65%. In Kanta Devi v. State of
Haryana, (2008) 15 SCC 201, deduction of 60%
towards development charges was held to be legal.
This Court in Subh Ram v. State of Haryana,
(2010) 1 SCC 444, held that deduction of 67%
amount was not improper. Similarly, in
Chandrasekhar (dead) by L.Rs. and Ors. vs. LAO
& Anr., (2012) 1 SCC 390, deduction of 70% was
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“40.Rule of one third deduction towards development
appears to be the general rule. But so far as Delhi
Development Authority is concerned, or similar
statutory authorities, where well planned layouts
are put in place, larger land area may be utilized
for forming layout, roads, parks and other common
amenities. Percentage of deduction for
development of land to be made in DDA or similar
statutory authorities with reference to various types
of layout was succinctly considered by this Court
in Lal Chand v. Union of India, (2009) 15 SCC 769
and observing that the deduction towards the
development range from 20% to 75% of the price
of the plots, in paras 13 to 22, this Court held as
under:-
“13. The percentage of “deduction for
development” to be made to arrive at the market
value of large tracts of undeveloped agricultural
land (with potential for development), with
reference to the sale price of small developed plots,
varies between 20% to 75% of the price of such
developed plots, the percentage depending upon
the nature of development of the layout in which
the exemplar plots are situated.
14. The “deduction for development” consists
of two components. The first is with reference to
the area required to be utilized for developmental
works and the second is the cost of the
development works. For example, if a residential
layout is formed by DDA or similar statutory
authority, it may utilize around 40% of the land
area in the layout, for roads, drains, parks,
playgrounds and civic amenities (community
facilities), etc.
15. The development authority will also incur
considerable expenditure for development of
undeveloped land into a developed layout, which
includes the cost of leveling the land, cost of
providing roads, underground drainage and sewage
facilities, laying water lines, electricity lines and
developing parks ands civil amenities, which
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“deduction for development” and can account for
as much as 75% of the cost of the developed plot.
16. On the other hand, if the residential plot is
in an unauthorized private residential layout, the
percentage of “deduction for development” may be
far less. This is because in an unauthorized layout,
usually no land will be set apart for parks,
playgrounds and community facilities. Even if any
land is set apart, it is likely to be minimal. The
roads and drains will also be narrower, just
adequate for movement of vehicles. The amount
spent on development work would also be
comparatively less and minimal. Thus the
deduction on account of the two factors in respect
of plots in unauthorized layouts, would be only
about 20% plus 20% in all 40% as against 75% in
regard to DDA plots.
17. The “deduction for development” with
reference to prices of plots in authorized private
residential layouts may range between 50% to 65%
depending upon the standards and quality of the
layout.
18. The position with reference to industrial
layouts will be different. As the industrial plots will
be large (say of the size of one or two acres or
more as contrasted with the size of residential plots
measuring 100 sq. m to 200 sq m), and as there
will be very limited civic amenities and no
playgrounds, the area to be set apart for
development (for roads, parks, playgrounds and
civic amenities) will be far less; and the cost to be
incurred for development will also be marginally
less, with the result the deduction to be made from
the cost of an industrial plot may range only
between 45% to 55% as contrasted from 65% to
75% for residential plots.
19. If the acquired land is in a semi-developed
urban area, and not an undeveloped rural area, then
the deduction for development may be as much
less, that is, as little as 25% to 40%, as some basic
infrastructure will already be available. (Note: The
percentages mentioned above are tentative
standards and subject to proof to the contrary.
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factor” to be made with reference to the price of a
small plot in a developed layout, to arrive at the
cost of undeveloped land, will be far more than the
deduction with reference to the price of a small
plot in an unauthorized private layout or an
industrial layout. It is also well known that the
development cost incurred by statutory agencies is
much higher than the cost incurred by private
developers, having regard to higher overheads and
expenditure.
21. Even among the layouts formed by DDA,
the percentage of land utilized for roads, civic
amenities, parks and playgrounds may vary with
reference to the nature of layout-whether it is
residential , residential- cum-commercial or
industrial; and even among residential layouts, the
percentage will differ having regard to the size of
the plots, width of the roads, extent of community
facilities, parks and playgrounds provided.
22. Some of the layouts formed by the statutory
development authorities may have large areas
earmarked for water/sewage treatment plants,
water tanks, electrical substations, etc. in addition
to the usual areas earmarked for roads, drains,
parks playgrounds and community/civic amenities.
The purpose of the aforesaid examples is only to
show that the “deduction for development” factor
is a variable percentage and the range of
percentage itself being very wide from 20% to
75%.”
Lal Chand’s case deals with acquisition of
lands by DDA under the Rohini Residential
Housing Scheme where 40% deduction was made
towards the land area to be utilized for laying
down of roads, drains etc. Further deduction of
35% of the value of the developed plot towards
cost of levelling the land, cost of providing roads,
underground drainage, laying down water lines,
electricity lines was made.”
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exorbitant rise without applying the three principles of deduction.
48. Shri Kumbhakoni then points out that common
awards have been delivered by the Reference Courts. He has
placed before us colour pictures to indicate the description of the
properties. He states that the impugned awards have to be
quashed and set aside as everything that was prohibited by
judicial pronouncements, has been done by the Reference Court.
It has blindly relied on earlier judgments, which should not have
been followed. It did not follow the Arm Chair Rule. It did not
follow the escalation principle and incorrectly followed the
reverse calculation principle which is dangerous. It relied upon
the latest sale instances after the cut-off date instead of taking
into account old sale instances. It has relied on sale instances of
small portions of lands calculated in square feet and did not
follow the sale instances of large parcels of land. It should have
taken into account the sale instances at Sr.Nos.2 and 3 which
could be closest to the escalation cost of the lands. The sale
instances only from village Harangul were taken into account
and not a single sale instance from Khandapur was referred to. It
relied on the sale instances of portions of land touching the road
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were acquired as if they constituted a compact block.
49. By relying upon GM, ONGC (supra), the learned
Advocate General has canvassed that it is now settled position of
law that the methodology of taking an old sale deed of
comparable parcel of land and applying the escalation factor in
between 7.5% per annum to 10% per annum, is the safest mode
rather than considering a latest sale deed and indulging in reverse
calculation. He then relies upon Bhupal Singh (supra) to fortify
his contention.
50. The learned Advocate General has placed a
compilation of the sale deeds which were part of the record
before the Reference Court. He points out that the Reference
Court has referred to a road touching small plot under the sale
deed dated 05.03.1992, which was granted NA-44 status. He
cites an instance of PW-2, in LAR No.583/1999, who was the
purchaser, examined below Exhibit-34. He admitted that he had
purchased the land for the purpose of setting up a hotel. This
weighed on the mind of the LAR Court for computing
compensation. The law, that the purpose of the use of the land
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51. He then turns to the sale deeds hurriedly entered into
by some of the claimants, to canvass that these amount to
manufacturing evidence. Various sale deeds for smaller portions
of land/ plots touching the road were hurriedly entered into and
the cost of such lands was jacked up so as to create a picture that
the land was highly valuable. Cryptic sale deeds with short
description of conditions of sale were entered into for showing
transfer of title. He relies upon a sample N.A.44 order to support
his contention that such transformation/ change in user of land
was orchestrated.
ON VALUATION REPORTS
52. Insofar as the valuation reports are concerned, he
submits that there were in all three valuers i.e. Nandkumar S.
Pokalwar, Sunil Ghante Jain and Nandkumar Patil. Mr.Pokalwar
deposed that he had carried out inspection on 05.06.1997 in Gat
No.182. The deemed date of valuation was 18.11.1992 and the
date of tendering the valuation report is 10.08.2001. It was
mandatory for Mr.Pokalwar to be an “approved valuer for
agricultural land”. His enrollment in the institution of valuers is
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“immovable property other than agricultural lands/ plantations/
forest / mines/ quarries but including foundations/ soil machines/
structural engineering/ public health engineering and water
technology”. As such, apparently, Mr.Pokalwar had no
authorization for tendering a valuation report with regard to the
agricultural lands.
53. The learned Advocate General further submits that
Mr.Pokalwar is said to have inspected Block Nos.32, 237, 248,
231, 240, 239, 9, 25, 265 and various other lands in Khandapur
village on a single day 03.06.1997. These lands are about 35
Hectares i.e. admeasuring about 85 acres. He deposed that he
also visited lands/ plots under the sale instances and examined
this huge area of lands, for (a) inspection of quality of lands, (b)
facilities, (c) use of lands, (d) location of lands and (e)
development in the vicinity of these lands. This is humanly
impossible, is the contention of the learned Advocate General.
54. He adds that Mr.Pokalwar submitted his valuation
report after four years of the spot inspection, though he was not
an authorized valuer for agricultural lands. Moreover, when
confronted, Mr.Pokalwar stated in cross-examination that he had
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produce the notes, he submitted that all his notes were destroyed
by pests. He also admitted that even the rough copies of the maps
were destroyed by pests. He has tried to cover up by saying that
the valuation report was prepared immediately and preserved in
the computer. He further admitted that all the sale instances he
has relied upon for the valuation, are NA plots and he has not
verified a single sale instance of an agricultural land. He further
admitted that he was not paid any fees by the claimants since
they assured him that he would get his fees from the
compensation amount that the claimants would receive. He also
admitted that he had not prepared the valuation on acre basis and
had relied upon square feet basis with regard to NA property
only. Then, he admitted that he did not carry out soil test while
determining that the quality of land was good. No test pits were
dug. Such test pits are mandatory. Valuation is made by keeping
in mind that the lands are good for construction and he
considered vicinity of districts like Thane, Mumbai, Aurangabad,
Pune, Kolhapur, etc.. He also admitted that the distance of spot
location was 10 kilometers from Latur at one location and 6
kilometers at another location, which is a mistake. He did not
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the acknowledgment of handing over the report to the claimants
in 2001.
55. The other valuer Mr.Nandkumar Patil led evidence
at Exhibit 47 in LAR No.202/1999 (First Appeal No.2470/2010).
In cross-examination, he surprisingly stated that it is not true that
without registration as a valuer, the valuation report would not be
valid. He admitted that he had not issued notice to the concerned
authorities before visiting the spot. He further admitted that
though he has maintained the record, he has not filed it in the
Court. He cannot give the rates that were calculated with regard
to the fruiting trees. He admitted that he never inspected the
analysis of soil and water. He did not mention the manner of
water sources being available to the claimants' land.
56. The third valuer Mr.Sunil Ghante Jain deposed at
Exhibit 51 in the same LAR proceedings. He admitted that he
relied on sale instances of smaller plots based on square feet
rating, mostly in Harangul village and four sale deeds from
Warwanti village. Not a single sale instance with regard to larger
portions of land measured in R or Acres or Hectares was relied
upon. He did not mention the preparation of the panchanama in
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the Court. He admitted that the sale deed dated 16.06.1993 was
of village Warwanti as regards the gavthan and not an
agricultural land. He further admitted that only one sale deed
Exhibit 30 pertaining to village Harangul was with regard to the
land adjacent to Latur-Barshi state highway. All the sale deeds
relied upon are with regard to NA plots and he further admitted
that the rates of NA plots are higher than agricultural lands. He
further admitted that he did not collect information as regards the
market price as per the ready reckoner available in the office of
the Sub Registrar.
57. The learned Advocate General then relied upon
Narayanlal Bansilal and others vs. State of Maharashtra and
others, 2012 (1) Mh.L.J. 642 and Special Land Acquisition
Officer and another vs. Sidappa Omanna Tumari and others,
1995 Suppl. (2) SCC 168.
58. In Narayanlal Bansilal (supra), paragraph 36 reads
as under :-
“36. As to Point No.D : Compensation of two
residences i.e. big bungalow and second bungalow
now need consideration. Landowners have solely
relied upon their expert. How to approach evidence
of said expert Shri Gandhi is also a moot question.
In AIR 1995 SC. 840 – (Special Land Acquisition
Officer v. Sri Siddappa Omanna Tumari):-
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the Court, he is enjoined by Section 19 to state the
grounds on which he had determined the amount of
compensation if the objection raised as to the
acceptance of award of the Collector under Section
11 by the claimant was as regards the amount of
compensation awarded for the land thereunder. The
Collector has to state the grounds on which he had
determined the amount of compensation where the
objection raised by the claimant in his application
for reference under Section 18 was as to
inadequacy of compensation allowed by the award
under Section 11, as required by sub-section (2) of
Section 18 itself.
Therefore, the legislative scheme contained in
Sections 12, 18 and 19 while on the one hand
entitles the claimant not to accept the award made
under Section 11 as to the amount of compensation
determined as payable for his acquired land and
seek a reference to the court for determination of
the amount of compensation payable for his land,
on the other hand requires him to make good
before the Court the objection raised by him as
regards the inadequacy of the amount of
compensation allowed for his land under the award
made under Section 11, with a view to enable the
Court to determine the amount of compensation
exceeding the amount of compensation allowed by
the award under Section 11, be it by reference to
the improbabilities inherent in the award itself or
on the evidence aliunde adduced by him to that
effect. That is why, the position of a claimant in a
reference before the Court, is considered to be that
of the plaintiff in a suit requiring him to discharge
the initial burden of proving that the amount of
compensation determined in the award under
Section 11 was inadequate, the same having not
been determined on the basis of relevant material
and by application of correct principles of
valuation, either with reference to the contents of
the award itself or with reference to other evidence
aliunde adduced before the Court. Therefore, if the
initial burden of proving the amount of
compensation allowed in the award of the
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award of the Collector which is made final and
conclusive evidence under Section 12, as regards
matters contained therein will stand unaffected.
But if the claimant, succeeds in proving that the
amount determined under the award of the
Collector was inadequate, the burden of proving
the correctness of the award shifts on to the
Collector who has to adduce sufficient evidence in
that behalf to sustain such award. Hence, the Court
which is required to decide the reference made to it
under Section 18 of the Act, cannot determine the
amount of compensation payable to the claimant
for his land exceeding the amount determined in
the award of the Collector made under Section 11
for the same land, unless it gets over the finality
and conclusive evidentiary value attributed to it
under Section 12, by recording a finding on
consideration of relevant material therein that the
amount of compensation determined under the
award was inadequate for the reasons that weighed
with it.
15. It has become a matter of common occurrence
with the claimants who seek enhanced
compensation for their acquired lands from court
to produce the reports of valuation of their lands in
court purported to have been prepared by the
experts. No doubt, courts can act on such expert
evidence in determining the market value of the
acquired lands, but the court having regard to the
fact that experts will have prepared the valuation
reports in the court and will depose in support of
such reports, at the instance of the claimants, must
with care and caution examine such reports and
evidence given in support thereof. Whenever
valuation report made by an expert is produced in
court, the opinion on the value of the acquired land
given by such expert can be of no assistance in
determining the market value of such land, unless
such opinion is formed on relevant factual data or
material, which is also produced before the court
and proved to be genuine and reliable, as any other
evidence. Besides, if the method of valuation of
acquired land adopted by the expert in his report is
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methods of valuation of similar lands, then also,
the opinion expressed in his report and his
evidence can be of no real assistance to the court in
determining the market value of the acquired land.
Since the exercise which will have been done by
the expert in arriving at the market value of the
land in his report on the basis of factual data
bearing on such valuation, will be similar to that to
be undertaken by the court. In determining the
market value of the acquired land, it can no doubt
receive assistance from such report, if it is rightly
done and the data on which the report is based is
placed before the court and its authenticity is
established.
16. Therefore, when the valuation report of an
acquired land is made by an expert on the basis of
prices fetched or to be fetched by sale deeds or
agreements to sell relating to the very acquired
lands or the lands in the vicinity need arises for the
court to examine and be satisfied about the
authenticity of such documents and the truth of
their contents and the normal circumstances in
which they had come into existence and further the
correct method adopted in preparation of the
report, before acting on such report for determining
the market value of the acquired land. The opinion
expressed in the report that the author of the report
has made the valuation of the acquired lands on the
basis of his past experience of valuation of such
lands should never weigh with the court in the
matter of determination of market value of the
acquired lands, for such assertions by themselves
cannot be substituted for evidence on which it
ought to be based and the method or valuation
adaptable in such report.
17. Therefore, when a report of an expert is got
produced by a claimant before the court giving
market value of the acquired lands, the court may,
choose to act upon such report for determination of
the amount of compensation payable for the
acquired lands, if the data or the material on the
basis of which such report is based is produced
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therein is correct."
ON IMPUGNED AWARDS
59. The learned Advocate General referred to the
impugned awards delivered in First Appeal No.1233/2010. He
referred to the reasons assigned by the learned Reference Court
in paragraphs 31 to 37. Small portions as well as large portions
from different lands were grouped together by the Court while
delivering the impugned award. Casualness on the part of the
Reference Court is quite evident. Settled principles of law have
been discarded and the impugned award is in opposition to the
tenets of law.
60. The learned Advocate General then referred to First
Appeal No.2356/2009 and while criticizing the impugned award,
has referred to paragraphs 10, 11 and 12. In First Appeal
No.2102/2013, while assailing the impugned award, the learned
Advocate General has referred to paragraphs 33, 34 and 35.
JUDGMENT DELIVERED BY LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE
61. The learned Advocate General submits that the
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20.07.2015 delivered by the learned Single Judge in First Appeal
No.1066/2014 and a group of cases. Considering the pecuniary
jurisdiction, these cases were placed before the learned Single
Judge, who has dismissed all the First Appeals filed by the Latur
MIDC. The learned Advocate General referred to paragraphs 2 to
7 and submits that the Latur MIDC is to be blamed for not
putting forth all the factual aspects of these cases, as are being
canvassed before this Court, when the learned Single Judge took
up those appeals. Consequentially, the learned Single Judge, with
due respect, did not have the occasion to assign specific reasons
while dismissing the appeals as the legal propositions of law and
various factors being canvassed today, were not canvassed before
the learned Single Judge. He, therefore, relied upon the judgment
of the Honourable Supreme Court in Assistant Commissioner,
Commercial Tax Department, Works Contract and Leasing, Kota
vs. Shukla and Brothers, 2010 (4) SCC 785, to support his
contention that an unreasoned order need not be followed.
SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE CLAIMANTS
62. Shri Katneshwarkar, the learned Advocate
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submissions on behalf of colleague advocates representing all the
claimants. He submits that all the three villages are adjacent to
the Municipal Corporation Limits of Latur. The LAR Court
followed the belting system. It is not necessary that “road touch”
plots or lands will always fetch higher prices. In this context, he
refers to Union of India Vs. Bal Ram and another, (2010) 5 SCC
747 and Ali Mohammad Beigh and others vs. State of Jammu
and Kashmir, (2017) 4 SCC 717.
63. Reliance is placed upon paragraph 4 in Bal Ram
(supra), which reads as under :-
“4.The High Court indeed did not rely upon the
contiguity of the lands alone but it found that the
nature/ quality of the lands is by and large similar
to those lands considered in Satpal Case. If that is
the finding of the High Court, we do not think
there would be any justification to make any
distinction between lands which had been lying in
Palam and Shahbad Mohamadpur. Therefore, the
view taken by the High Court cannot be faulted
with. The High Court also found that it would be
unfair to discriminate between the landowners to
pay more to some and less to others when the
purpose of acquisition is same and lands are
identical and similar, though lying in different
villages.”
64. In Ali Mohammad Beigh (supra), reliance is placed
on paragraph Nos.11 to 14 which read as under :-
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adjacent to villages Bhagichandpora and
Pazwalpora; while so, there was no reason why the
Reference Court differentiated the land of the
appellants-land owners of the acquired land in
Chandapora land Reference No.15/2002 by
awarding lesser compensation of Rs.2,50,000/-. On
a perusal of the judgment of the Reference Court in
Reference No.15 of 2002, it is seen that the
witnesses were examined by the appellants to
substantiate their case that the market rate of the
land in village Chandapora in the year 1998 was
about Rs.8,00,000/- per Kanal. Though the
Tehsildar of the area recommended Rs.2,50,000/-
per Kanal, the witnesses have stated that the
compensation fixed by Tehsildar was not reliable
and not based on any material. The appellants have
also produced a sale deed by one Mr. Bansilal
under which he sold a small strip of land
measuring 1360 sq. feet in the vicinity of the
acquired land for an amount of Rs.1,00,000/-. But
the Reference Court discarded the evidence of
witness Bansilal on the ground that under the sale
deed only a small area of land was sold and the
sale deed cannot be taken to be a representative
character of the entire land. In our view, the
Reference Court was not right in discarding the
said sale deed which was supported by oral
evidence of the witnesses, to substantiate their
claim that the market rate assessed by the Tehsildar
at Rs.2,50,000/- was not a fair compensation.
12. When the lands are more or less situated nearby
and when the acquired lands are identical and
similar and the acquisition is for the same purpose,
it would not be proper to discriminate between the
land owners unless there are strong reasons. In
Union of India vs. Bal Ram and another, (2010) 5
SCC 747, this Court held that if the purpose of
acquisition is same and when the lands are
identical and similar though lying in different
villages, there is no justification to make any
discrimination between the land owners to pay
more to some of the land owners and less
compensation to others. The same was the view
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(2005) 12 SCC 564, where this Court held as
under:-
“15. We have carefully considered the submissions
made on behalf of the respective parties and we see
no justification to interfere with the decision of the
Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High
Court which, in our view, took a pragmatic
approach in fixing the market value of the lands
forming the subject-matter of the acquisition
proceedings at a uniform rate. From the sketch
plan of the area in question, it appears to us that
while the lands in question are situated in five
different villages, they can be consolidated into
one single unit with little to choose between one
stretch of land and another. The entire area is in a
stage of development and the different villages are
capable of being developed in the same manner as
the lands comprised in Kala Ghanu Pur where the
market value of the acquired lands was fixed at a
uniform rate of Rs 40,000 per acre. The Division
Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
discarded the belting method of valuation having
regard to the local circumstances and features and
no cogent ground has been made out to interfere
with the same.
16. In our view, in the absence of any
contemporaneous document, the market value of
the acquired lands of Village Kala Ghanu Pur
which were acquired at the same time as the lands
in the other five villages was correctly taken to be
a comparative unit for determination of the market
value of the lands comprising the lands forming the
subject-matter of the acquisition proceedings under
consideration…….”
13. When the lands are acquired at the same time and
for the same purpose that is for resettlement of Dal
dwellers, the lands situated in three different
villages namely, Chandapora, Bhagichandpora and
Pazwalpora, and since the land is similar land, it
would be unfair to discriminate between the land
owners and other references and the appellants
who are the land owners in Reference No.15 and
pay less that is Rs.2,50,000/- per Kanal to the
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is Rs.4,00,000/- per Kanal. Impugned judgments of
the High Court in CIA No. 211/2009 and Cross
Appeal No. 64/2011 are to be set aside by
enhancing the compensation to Rs.4,00,000 per
Kanal. As a sequel to this, the order passed in
review is also to be set aside.
14. In the result, the impugned judgments are set aside
and these appeals are allowed. It is held that the
appellants are at par with other land owners whose
lands were acquired in Bhagichandpora and
Pazwalpora in other references, and hence they are
also entitled to enhanced compensation of
Rs.4,00,000/- per Kanal with 15% solatium
(Jabirana) and all other statutory benefits. No
costs.”
65. Shri Katneshwarkar has then referred to the awards
and the documents in First Appeal Nos.1533/2013 and
1534/2013. He does not dispute the date of the notification
24.04.1992, published in the official Gazette on 07.05.1992 and
the notice published under Section 32(2) on 04.03.1993.
66. He points out that a notification was published in the
village on 18.11.1992 and 23.02.1996. He refers to the award
dated 03.01.1998 and the opening page thereunder for the above
mentioned dates. He has then drawn our attention to the details
as regards the lands, their gat numbers and their distances. He
has also pointed out the lands on the south side of the railway
line and those at villages Harangul Bk., Khandapur and
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internal page Nos.9, 10,11 and 12, wherein the LAR Court has
referred to the documentary evidence put forth by the Acquiring
Body. He has then pointed out those sale instances which have
been rejected by the LAR Courts.
We find that those sale instances pertaining to the
years 1989-90, 1991 and 1992, have been rejected by the LAR
Courts.
67. Shri Katneshwarkar then referred to the paper book
in First Appeal No.1481/2010. While referring to paragraph 2 of
the Written Statement, he submitted that the following marked
portion is false, viz. “the LAO has published the notification
under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act and also called
objection under Section 5 of the Land Acquisition Act from the
interested persons, but no objection has been filed before the
concerned LAO. Even after joint measurement and after giving
opportunity to him/ them. The LAO has passed an award under
Section 11 of the LA Act after observing all the formalities, the
land under acquisition was agricultural land and, therefore, the
said land has been treated as agricultural land by the LAO for
determination of compensation. The LAO has also issued the
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Act and called the claim of the concerned persons along with
documentary evidence in respect of market price of the acquired
land. Some of the claimants have filed their statement of claim
under Section 1(2) of the LA Act. The LAO has also considered
the statement of claim filed by the interested persons at the time
of awarding to the compensation to the acquired land.”
68. He then referred to paragraphs 5 to 17 of the
evidence adduced by the claimant and paragraphs 1 to 3 of his
cross-examination. According to him, the claimants have led
extensive oral evidence and have produced sale instances to
support their claim. Chart C-54 contains a list of sale instances.
He, therefore, contends that old sale instances and the new sale
instances can be taken into account while deciding the market
value of the land. Both the patterns of addition and deletion
method can be utilized for deciding the market value.
69. Insofar as 23 sale instances cited by the appellant/
MIDC, he submits that though they were certified true copies,
they were required to be proved as per the Evidence Act. The
MIDC did not lead any evidence and did not prove the contents
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70. Shri Katneshwarkar produced two compilations of
case law. According to him, the guiding principles for dealing
with reference cases were laid down in paragraphs 3, 4 (1 to 17),
7, 8, 11 and 12 in Chimanlal Hargovinddas vs. Special LAO,
Poona and another, (1988) 3 SCC 751, which read as under :-
“3.Before tackling the problem of valuation of the
land under acquisition it is necessary to make some
general observations. The compulsion to do so has
arisen as the Trial Court has virtually treated the
award rendered by the Land Acquisition officer as
a judgment under appeal and has evinced
unawareness of the methodology for valuation to
some extent. The true position therefore requires to
be capsulized.
4.The following factors must be etched on the mental
screen:
(1) A reference under Section 18 of the Land
Acquisition Act is not an appeal against the award
and the Court cannot take into account the material
relied upon by the Land Acquisition officer in his
Award unless the same material is produced and
proved before the Court.
(2) So also the Award of the Land Acquisition
officer is not to be treated as a judgment of the trial
Court open or exposed to challenge before the
Court hearing the Reference. It is merely an offer
made by the Land Acquisition officer and the
material utilised by him for making his valuation
cannot be utilised by the Court unless produced
and proved before it. It is not the function of the
Court to suit in appeal against the Award, approve
or disapprove its reasoning, or correct its error or
affirm, modify or reverse the conclusion reached
by the Land Acquisition officer, as if it were an
appellate court.
(3) The Court has to treat the reference as an
original proceeding before it and determine the
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(4) The claimant is in the position of a plaintiff
who has to show that the price offered for his land
in the award is inadequate on the basis of the
materials produced in the Court. Of course the
materials placed and proved by the other side can
also be taken into account for this purpose.
(5) The market value of land under acquisition has
to be determined as on the crucial date of
publication of the notification under sec. 4 of the
Land Acquisition Act (dates of Notifications under
secs. 6 and 9 are irrelevant).
(6) The determination has to be made standing on
the date line of valuation (date of publication of
notification under sec. 4) as if the valuer is a
hypothetical purchaser willing to purchase land
from the open market and is prepared to pay a
reasonable price as on that day. It has also to be
assumed that the vendor is willing to sell the land
at a reasonable price.
(7) In doing so by the instances method, the Court
has to correlate the market value reflected in the
most comparable instance which provides the
index of market value.
(8) Only genuine instances have to be taken into
account. (Some times instances are rigged up in
anticipation of Acquisition of land).
(9) Even post notification instances can be taken
into account (1) if they are very proximate,(2)
genuine and (3) the acquisition itself has not
motivated the purchaser to pay a higher price on
account of the resultant improvement in
development prospects.
(l0) The most comparable instances out of the
genuine instances have to be identified on the
following considerations:
(i) proximity from time angle,
(ii) proximity from situation angle.
(11) Having identified the instances which provide
the index of market value the price reflected
therein may be taken as the norm and the market
value of the land under acquisition may be deduced
by making suitable adjustments for the plus and
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(12) A balance-sheet of plus and minus factors may
be drawn for this purpose and the relevant factors
may be evaluated in terms of price variation as a
prudent purchaser would do.
(13) The market value of the land under acquisition
has there after to be deduced by loading the price
reflected in the instance taken as norm for plus
factors and unloading it for minus factors.
(14) The exercise indicated in clauses (11) to (13)
has to be undertaken in a common sense manner as
a prudent man of the world of business would do.
We may illustrate some such illustrative (not
exhaustive) factors:
Plus factors Minus factors
1. smallness of size. 1. largeness of area.
2. proximity to a road. 2. situation in the
interior at a distances from the
Road.
3. frontage on a road. 3. narrow strip of land
with very small frontage
compared to death.
4. nearness to developed area. 4. lower level
requiring the depressed
portion to be filled up.
5. regular shape. 5. remoteness from
developed locality.
6. level vis-a-vis land under acquisition.
6. some special
disadvantageous factor which
would deter a purchaser.
7. special value for an owner
of an adjoining property to
whom it may have some
very special advantage.
(15) The evaluation of these factors of course
depends on the facts of each case. There cannot be
any hard and fast or rigid rule. Common sense is
the best and most reliable guide. For instance, take
the factor regarding the size. A building plot of
land say 500 to 1000 sq. yds cannot be compared
with a large tract or block of land of say l000 sq.
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the reach of many, a large block of land will have
to be developed by preparing a lay out, carving out
roads, leaving open space, plotting out smaller
plots, waiting for purchasers (meanwhile the
invested money will be blocked up) and the
hazards of an entrepreneur. The factor can be
discounted by making a deduction by way of an
allowance at an appropriate rate ranging approx.
between 20% to 50% to account for land required
to be set apart for carving out lands and plotting
out small plots. The discounting will to some
extent also depend on whether it is a rural area or
urban area, whether building activity is picking up,
and whether waiting period during which the
capital of the entrepreneur would be looked up,
will be longer or shorter and the attendant hazards.
(16) Every case must be dealt with on its own facts
pattern bearing in mind all these factors as a
prudent purchaser of land in which position the
Judge must place himself.
(17) These are general guidelines to be applied
with understanding informed with common sense.”
“7.The appellant's land, which was agricultural land
albeit with future potential for development as
building site, was situated far far in the interior in
the midst of blocks of undeveloped land. The
formula for evaluation involved taking of three
steps:
(1) The High Court formed the opinion that
allowance for largeness of block deserved to be
made at 25% instead of 20% as done by the Trial
Court.
(2) The High Court formed the opinion that the
development would take about 12 years to reach
the appellant's land. On these premises the High
Court formed the opinion that the land of the
appellant could be valued at Rs.7000 per acre as a
block.
(3) The High Court directed that the market value
so ascertained should be further depressed to
account for the factor as regards the waiting period
of 12 years which was the estimated period for
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'present value' of the land was accordingly de-
duced by depressing the valuation of Rs.7000 per
acre by reference to Miram's Tables on the basis of
discount rate of 5% per annum to account for the
factor that approximately 12 years would elapse
before development could reach the appellant's
land.
That is how the total compensation payable to the
appellant for the block of land admeasuring 13
acres 7 gunthas was determined at Rs.63,846
which works out at approximately Rs.4,845.87 per
acre.
8.The valuation made by the High Court has been
faulted on three A grounds:
(1) The High Court should not have made a
deduction of 25% in place of deduction made by
the Trial Court at 20% to account for the factor
pertaining to the largeness of the block of land
under acquisition.
(2) The High Court had grossly undervalued the
land in determining the market value of the
appellants' land at Rs.7,000 per acre.
(3) There was no warrant for pushing down or
depressing the market value of land as determined
by the Trial Court in order to deduce the 'present
value' by reference to Miram's Tables to account
for the factor as regards the estimated time lag for
development reaching the block of land in question
which was situated in the interior. Besides, the time
lag of 12 years as estimated by the High Court was
excessive and unrealistic.
The first two grounds are devoid of merit. It is
common knowledge that when a large block of
land is required to be valued, appropriate deduction
has to be made for setting aside land for carving
out roads, leaving open spaces, and plotting out
smaller plots suitable for construction of buildings.
The extent of the area required to be set apart in
this connection has to be assessed by the Court
having regard to shape, size and situation of the
concerned block of land etc. There cannot be any
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essentially a question of fact depending on the
facts and circumstances of each case. It does not
involve drawing upon any principle of law. It
cannot be said that the High Court has committed
any error in forming the opinion that having regard
to the facts and circumstances of the case 25%
deduction was required to be made in this
connection. The High Court cannot be faulted on
this score.”
“11.Turning now to the third ground, it appears that the
appellant's grievance is justified. The grievance is
that there was no warrant for making any further
deduction once the land was valued at Rs.7,000 as
against the valuation of the best parcel of land at
Rs.20,000 which was made precisely to account
for the factor pertaining to its situation in the
interior. There was therefore no warrant for
ascertaining the present value of Rs.7,000 as if
Rs.7,000 would be fetched after 12 years. Now the
parcel of land admeasuring 13 acres 7 gunthas
comprised in Survey No. 85 which was situated
very much in the interior was valued by the Trial
Court at Rs. 10,866 per acre (less 20% to account
for roads etc.). This parcel of land was valued at
Rs.7,000 per acre by the High Court. The High
Court had valued the land with the best situation
on the Ganeshkhand Road at Rs.20,000 per acre.
As against this the appellant's land was valued at
mere Rs.7,000 per acre which reflected an
unloading by Rs.13,000 per acre which works out
at 65%. This pushing down was made to account
for its situation in the interior on the premise that
development would take about 12 years to reach
the land under acquisition. If the appellant's land
just adjoined the land valued at Rs.20,000 per acre
it would have been valued at the same figure of
Rs.20,000. It has been valued at Rs.7,000 per acre
precisely because it is so situated that development
would reach the appellant's land after 12 years as
estimated by the High Court. But after 12 years it
would become land adjoining to developed area
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ascertained it should be ascertained on the basis of
present value of land which would fetch Rs.20,000
per acre after 12 years and not present value of
land which would fetch Rs.7.000 per acre after 12
years. In fact present value of Rs.20,000 payable at
the end of 12 years at 8% would work out at
Rs.6942 (.3971 x 20,000 = 6942)1. The High Court
was therefore right in valuing the land in interior at
Rs.7,000 per acre but wrong in directing that
present value of Rs.7,000 payable after 12 years
should be ascertained. The last ground is thus well
founded .
12.In the result appellant must be awarded
compensation at Rs.7,000 per acre subject to
deduction or allowance of 25% to account for land
required to be set apart for roads, open spaces etc.
In other words appellant will be entitled to be paid
compensation for 13 acres 7 gunthas comprised in
Survey No. 85 at Rs.5,250 per acre (Rs.7,000 less
25% i.e. less 1750=Rs.5,250) in place of the lesser
sum awarded by the High Court. Appeal must be
partly allowed to this extent accordingly.”
(Emphasis supplied)
71. Shri Katneshwarkar further relied on Mehrawal
Khewaji Trust (Registered), Faridkot vs. State of Punjab and
others, (2012) 5 SCC 432. Paragraphs 14 to 19 read as under :-
“14. As pointed out above, the Reference Court failed
to take note of the highest exemplar, namely, the
sale transaction under Ext.A-61 dated 22.07.1977.
In this regard, it is useful to refer the decision of
this Court in M. Vijayalakshmamma Rao Bahadur,
vs. Collector of Madras, (1969) 1 MLJ 45 (SC). In
this case, this Court has held thus:
“… where sale deeds pertaining to different
transactions are relied on behalf of the
Government, that representing the highest value
should be preferred to the rest unless there are
strong circumstances justifying a different course.
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two sale deeds should have been taken in this
case.”
15. In State of Punjab and Another vs. Hansraj (Dead)
by LRS. Sohan Singh and Others, (1994) 5 SCC
734, this Court has held that method of working
out the ‘average price’ paid under different sale
transactions is not proper and that one should not
have, ordinarily recourse to such method. This
Court further held that the bona fide sale
transactions proximate to the point of acquisition
of the lands situated in the neighbourhood of the
acquired lands are the real basis to determine the
market value.
16.This Court in Anjani Molu Dessai v. State of Goa,
(2010) 13 SCC 710, after relying upon the earlier
decisions of this Court in M. Vijayalakshmamma
Rao Bahadur (supra) and Hans Raj (supra) held in
para 20 as under:
“20. The legal position is that even where
there are several exemplars with reference to
similar lands, usually the highest of the exemplars,
which is a bona fide transaction, will be
considered.”
Again, in para 23, it was held that “the
averaging of the prices under the two sale deeds
was not justified.”
17.It is clear that when there are several exemplars
with reference to similar lands, it is the general rule
that the highest of the exemplars, if it is satisfied,
that it is a bona fide transaction has to be
considered and accepted. When the land is being
compulsorily taken away from a person, he is
entitled to the highest value which similar land in
the locality is shown to have fetched in a bona fide
transaction entered into between a willing
purchaser and a willing seller near about the time
of the acquisition. In our view, it seems to be only
fair that where sale deeds pertaining to different
transactions are relied on behalf of the
Government, the transaction representing the
highest value should be preferred to the rest unless
there are strong circumstances justifying a different
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for fixing fair compensation.
18.Based on the above principles, the market value as
per Ext.A-61 dated 22.07.1977 was Rs.
1,39,130.43 per acre (approx. Rs.1.40 lakhs per
acre). The said sale deed was two and a half years
prior in time than Section 4(1) notification dated
22.12.1979. There is no reason to eschew the
above sale transaction. It is also pointed out that
the lands covered under Ext.A-61 are nearer to the
lands of the appellants under acquisition.
19.This Court has time and again granted 10% to 15%
increase per annum. In Ranjit Singh vs. Union
Territory of Chandigarh, (1992) 3 SCC 659, this
Court applied the rule of 10% yearly increase for
award of higher compensation. In Delhi
Development Authority vs. Bali Ram Sharma,
(2004) 6 SCC 533, this Court considered a batch of
appeals and applied the rule of annual increase for
grant of higher compensation. In ONGC Ltd. vs.
Rameshbhai Jivanbhai Patel (2008) 14 SCC 745,
this Court held that where the acquired land is in
urban/semi-urban areas, increase can be to the tune
of 10% to 15% per annum and if the acquired land
is situated in rural areas, increase can be between
5% to 7.5% per annum. In Union of India vs.
Harpat Singh, (2009) 14 SCC 375, this Court
applied the rule of 10% increase per annum.”
(Emphasis supplied)
72. He has then relied on paragraphs 4 to 15 of Atma
Singh (Dead) through L.Rs. and others vs. State of Haryana and
another, (2008) 2 SCC 568, which read as under :-
“4. In order to determine the compensation which the
tenure- holders are entitled to get for their land
which has been acquired, the main question to be
considered is what is the market value of the land.
Section 23(1) of the Act lays down what the Court
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consideration and have to be neglected. The main
object of the enquiry before the Court is to
determine the market value of the land acquired.
The expression 'market value' has been subject-
matter of consideration by this Court in several
cases. The market value is the price that a willing
purchaser would pay to a willing seller for the
property having due regard to its existing condition
with all its existing advantages and its potential
possibilities when led out in most advantageous
manner excluding any advantage due to carrying
out of the scheme for which the property is
compulsorily acquired. In considering market
value disinclination of the vendor to part with his
land and the urgent necessity of the purchaser to
buy should be disregarded. The guiding star would
be the conduct of hypothetical willing vendor who
would offer the land and a purchaser in normal
human conduct would be willing to buy as a
prudent man in normal market conditions but not
an anxious dealing at arms length nor facade of
sale nor fictitious sale brought about in quick
succession or otherwise to inflate the market value.
The determination of market value is the prediction
of an economic event viz., a price outcome of
hypothetical sale expressed in terms of
probabilities. See Kamta Prasad Singh v. State of
Bihar, AIR 1976 SC 2219; Prithvi Raj Taneja v.
State of M.P., AIR 1977 SC 1560; Administrator
General of W.B. v. Collector, Varanasi, AIR 1988
SC 943 and Periyar Pareekanni Rubbers Ltd. v.
State of Kerala, AIR 1990 SC 2192.
5. For ascertaining the market value of the land, the
potentiality of the acquired land should also be
taken into consideration. Potentiality means
capacity or possibility for changing or developing
into state of actuality. It is well settled that market
value of a property has to be determined having
due regard to its existing condition with all its
existing advantages and its potential possibility
when led out in its most advantageous manner. The
question whether a land has potential value or not,
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reasonably capable of being put and proximity to
residential, commercial or industrial areas or
institutions. The existing amenities like, water,
electricity, possibility of their further extension,
whether near about Town is developing or has
prospect of development have to be taken into
consideration. See Collector Raigarh v. Dr.Hari
Singh Thakur, AIR 1979 SC 472, Raghubans
Narain Singh v. U.P. Govt., AIR 1969 SC 465 and
Administrator General, W.B. v. Collector, Varanasi,
AIR 1988 SC 943. It has been held in Kaushalya
Devi v. L.A.O. Aurangabad, AIR 1984 SC 892 and
Suresh Kumar v. T.I. Trust, AIR 1980 SC 1222 that
failing to consider potential value of the acquired
land is an error of principle.
6. As mentioned earlier, the learned Additional
District Judge had awarded compensation at a flat
rate of Rs.43,000/- per acre by placing reliance on
Ex. R-6 and R-7, two instances of sale of village
Chhapra. After taking an average of these two sale
transactions, an addition of 25% was made while
fixing the market value of the land. The High
Court held that these two sale deeds were of
31.12.1980, while in the instant case, the
notification under Section 4 of the Act was
published much later on 9.2.1983. That apart,
Ex.R-6 and R-7 were mutation orders and the
corresponding sale deeds had not been brought on
the record. In fact, the learned Additional District
Judge, in the earlier part of the judgment, had
himself discarded Ex. R-6 and R-7 as they were
mutation orders and were inadmissible in evidence.
The High Court, therefore, rightly held that no
reliance could be placed upon Ex.R-6 and R-7 for
determining the market value of the land.
7. The claimant-appellants (landowners) had filed
copies of four sale deeds which are Exs.P-7, P-8,
P-9 and P-10. In fact, Ex. P-7 is a copy of a sale
deed by which Laxman Singh bought some land in
village Chhapra on 28.7.1982, which itself became
subject matter of acquisition. Laxman Singh had
deposed that he had bought the land for
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the notification under Section 4 of the Act on
9.2.1983. The High Court excluded Ex.P-8 from
consideration as it related to a very small piece of
land measuring 19 marlas only. The average price
of the three sale deeds viz. Ex. P-7, P- 9 and P-10
came to little more than Rs.1,20,000/- per acre.
Apart from these three sale deeds, no other
exemplars were filed either by the State of Haryana
or by the landowners. The High Court accepted the
price exhibited by the aforesaid three sale
transactions which came to little more than
Rs.1,20,000/- per acre. It thus recorded a finding
that the market value of the land was Rs.1,20,000/-
per acre. In our opinion, there being no other
documentary evidence, the view taken by the High
Court that the market value of the land was
Rs.1,20,000/- per acre is perfectly correct and calls
for no interference.
8. Shri Rakesh Dwivedi, learned senior counsel for
the sugar mill has submitted that the exemplars
filed by the appellants were of very small pieces of
land and, therefore, they are not safe guide to
determine the market value of the land. It may be
mentioned here that while determining the market
value, the potentiality of the land acquired has also
to be taken into consideration. The appellants have
led evidence to show that the acquired land had the
potentiality to be used for commercial, industrial
and residential purposes. PW.1 Rakesh Kumar had
prepared a site plan which showed that the
acquired land was adjacent to the abadi of
Shahabad and abutted the Shahabad-Ladwa Road.
The site plan also shows that there existed rice
shellers, cold storage, shops, godowns, a college
and houses etc. on both sides of Shahabad-Ladwa
Road. PW.2 Baldev Singh was Patwari of village
Chhapra in the year 1983. He deposed that all the
four villages viz. Kankar Shahbad, Chhapra,
Jandheri and Jhambara are adjacent to each other
and the acquired land abutted the Shahabad-
Ladwa Road. He further deposed that the acquired
land was 2 kilometer from G.T. Road and there
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Therefore, there can be no manner of doubt that the
acquired land had the potentiality for being used
for commercial, industrial and residential purposes
and there was fair possibility of increase in its
market value in the near future. Therefore, the fact
that the exemplars filed by the appellants were of
the small pieces of land could not be a ground to
discard them specially when exemplars of large
pieces of land were not available. They could,
therefore, be used as a safe guide for determining
the market value of the land.
9. Learned counsel for the appellants has seriously
challenged the finding of the High Court that the
market value of the land determined on the basis of
the exemplars filed by the parties should be
reduced by one-third on account of the fact that the
exemplars relied upon for ascertaining the market
value related to sale of small pieces of land.
According to Shri M.L. Verma, learned senior
counsel for the appellants, there is no uniform
principle that if a large area has been acquired and
the exemplars are of small pieces of land, the
market value exhibited by the exemplars must
necessarily be reduced by one- third. Shri Verma
has placed strong reliance on Bhagwathula
Samanna v. Special Tehsildar and Land Acquisition
Officer, (1991) 4 SCC 506, wherein it was held as
under :-
"In fixing the market value of a large
property on the basis of a sale transaction for
smaller property, generally a deduction is given
taking into consideration the expenses required for
development of the larger tract to make smaller
plots within that area in order to compare with the
small plots dealt with under the sale transaction.
However, in applying this principle of deduction it
is necessary to consider all relevant facts. It is not
the extent of the area covered under the acquisition
which is the only relevant factor. If smaller area
within the large tract is already developed and
situated in an advantageous position suitable for
building purposes and have all amenities such as
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reason that it is part of the large tract acquired, may
not be justified.
In the present cases the lands covered by the
acquisition are located by the side of the National
Highway and the Southern Railway Staff Quarters
with the Town Planning Trust road on the north.
The neighbouring areas are already developed ones
and houses have been constructed, and the land has
potential value for being used as building sites.
Having found that the land is to be valued only as
building sites and having stated the advantageous
position in which the land in question lies though
forming part of the larger area, the High Court
should not have applied the principles of
deduction. It is not in every case that such
deduction is to be allowed. Therefore, the High
Court erred in making a deduction of one third of
the value of the comparable sale and thus reducing
the fair market value of land from Rs. 10 per sq.
yard to Rs.6.50 per sq. yard."
10.Shri Verma has also referred to Kasturi v. State of
Haryana, (2003) 1 SCC 354, wherein it was
observed that in cases of those land where there are
certain advantages by virtue of the developed area
around, it may help in reducing the percentage of
cut to be applied, as the development charges
required may be less on that account. There may be
various factual factors which may have to be taken
into consideration while applying the cut in
payment of compensation towards development
charges, may be in some cases it is more than 1/3rd
and in some cases less than 1/3rd. Therefore, in
this case taking into consideration the potentiality
of the acquired land for construction of residential
and commercial buildings, the deduction made was
only 20%.
11. Shri Rakesh Dwivedi, learned senior counsel for
the sugar mill has, on the other hand, strenuously
urged that the evidence of market value shown by
sale of small plots is not a safe guide in valuing
large areas of land and the prices fetched for small
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case. He has thus contended that a deduction of
30% had rightly been made by the High Court on
account of acquisition of a large area. In support of
his contention, Shri Dwivedi has placed reliance
upon several decisions of this Court. In order to
appreciate the principle laid down therein, it will
be useful to refer to them in some detail. In
Administrator General of W.B. v. Collector,
Varanasi, AIR 1988 SC 943, it was held as follows
in para 6 of the reports:-
"The principle requires that prices fetched
for small developed plots cannot directly be
adopted in valuing large extents. However, if it is
shown that the large extent to be valued does admit
of and is ripe for use for building purposes; that
building lots that could be laid out on the land
would be good selling propositions and that
valuation on the basis of the method of a
hypothetical lay out could with justification be
adopted, then in valuing such small laid out sites
the valuation indicated by sale of comparable small
sites in the area at or about the time of the
notification would be relevant. In such a case,
necessary deductions for the extent of land
required for the formation of roads and other civic
amenities; expenses of development of the sites by
laying out roads, drains, sewers, water and
electricity lines, and the interest on the outlays for
the period of deferment of the realisation of the
prices; the profits on the venture etc. are to be
made."
12.In Chimanlal Hargovinddas v. Special Land
Acquisition Officer, AIR 1988 SC 1652 it was held
as follows in para 4 (15) of the reports:
"4.(15) ….. Firstly while a smaller plot is within
the reach of many, a large block of land will have
to be developed by preparing a lay out, carving out
roads, leaving open space, plotting out smaller
plots, waiting for purchasers (meanwhile the
invested money will be blocked up) and the
hazards of an entrepreneur. The factor can be
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between 20% to 50% to account for land required
to be set apart for carving out lands and plotting
out small plots. The discounting will to some
extent also depend on whether it is a rural area or
urban area, whether building activity is picking up,
and whether waiting period during which the
capital of the entrepreneur would be locked up,
will be longer or shorter and the attendant
hazards"."
13.Shri Dwivedi has also referred to Basant Kumar v.
Union of India, (1996) 11 SCC 542, K.Vasundara
Devi v. Revenue Divisional Officer (LAO), (1995)
5 SCC 426, and H.P. Housing Board v. Bharat S.
Negi, (2004) 2 SCC 184. In the first cited case
land was acquired for planned development of
Delhi and in the other two cases for Housing
Boards and a deduction of 33% was applied.
14. The reasons given for the principle that price
fetched for small plots cannot form safe basis for
valuation of large tracks of land, according to cases
referred to above, are that substantial area is used
for development of sites like laying out roads,
drains, sewers, water and electricity lines and other
civic amenities. Expenses are also incurred in
providing these basic amenities. That apart it takes
considerable period in carving out the roads
making sewers and drains and waiting for the
purchasers. Meanwhile the invested money is
blocked up and the return on the investment flows
after a considerable period of time. In order to
make up for the area of land which is used in
providing civic amenities and the waiting period
during which the capital of the entrepreneur gets
locked up a deduction from 20% onward,
depending upon the facts of each case, is made.
15. The question to be considered is whether in the
present case those factors exist which warrant a
deduction by way of allowance from the price
exhibited by the exemplars of small plots which
have been filed by the parties. The land has not
been acquired for a Housing Colony or
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factory would produce goods worth many crores in
a year. A sugar factory apart from producing sugar
also produces many by-product in the same
process. One of the by-products is molasses, which
is produced in huge quantity. Earlier, it had no
utility and its disposal used to be a big problem.
But now molasses is used for production of alcohol
and ethanol which yield lot of revenue. Another
by-product begasse is now used for generation of
power and press mud is utilized in manure.
Therefore, the profit from a sugar factory is
substantial. Moreover, it is not confined to one year
but will accrue every year so long as the factory
runs. A housing board does not run on business
lines. Once plots are carved out after acquisition of
land and are sold to public, there is no scope for
earning any money in future. An industry
established on acquired land, if run efficiently,
earns money or makes profit every year. The return
from the land acquired for the purpose of Housing
Colony, or Offices, or Institution cannot even
remotely be compared with the land which has
been acquired for the purpose of setting up a
factory or industry. After all the factory cannot be
set up without land and if such land is giving
substantial return, there is no justification for
making any deduction from the price exhibited by
the exemplars even if they are of small plots. It is
possible that a part of the acquired land might be
used for construction of residential colony for the
staff working in the factory. Nevertheless where
the remaining part of the acquired land is
contributing to production of goods yielding good
profit, it would not be proper to make a deduction
in the price of land shown by the exemplars of
small plots as the reasons for doing so assigned in
various decisions of this Court are not applicable in
the case under consideration.”
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16, 18, 19 and 22 to 28 in Nelson Fernandes and others vs.
SLAO, South Goa and others, (2007) 9 SCC 447 on the issue of
of deduction in large tracts of land. It would be apposite to
reproduce these paragraphs as under :-
“3.In the above case, notification under Section 4 of
the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter called
the 'Act' for short) was published by the Special
Land Acquisition Officer South Goa for acquisition
of land for construction of new BG line for the
Konkan Railways. The notification was published
in the local dailies on 5th and 6th August, 1994.
Under Section 6 of the Act a declaration stating the
government's intention to acquire the land for the
purpose of construction of new broad gauge line of
the Konkan Railways between Roha and
Mangalore was made on 09.11.1994. An award
was passed by the Special Land Acquisition
Officer granting compensation to the appellant @
Rs.4/- per sq. metre and Rs.59,192/- for trees
standing on the said land. The appellant on
06.12.1996 made an application before the Land
Acquisition Officer to refer the matter for
determination of compensation under Section 18 of
the Act and claimed a sum of Rs.89,06,250/- for
the acquired land and Rs.71,000/- for the trees
standing thereon. Reference under Section 18 was
made by the Special Land Acquisition Officer to
District and Sessions Judge on 28.02.1996 and
reference under Section 19 of the Act was made by
the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Margao.
Evidence was adduced by the appellant - Mr.
Nelson Fernandes before the Addl. District Judge.
Two sale deeds dated 13.12.1993 are annexed and
marked as Annexure-P5. Evidence was adduced by
Government Approved Valuer - Pratima Kumar on
the valuation report submitted by her before the
Addl. District Judge, Margao on 15.12.2000.
Evidence was adduced by Bartoleuma Gama on
the sale of land by him @ Rs. 449/- per sq. metre
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marked as Annexure-P7.
4.The Addl. District Judge passed an award
increasing the rate of compensation from Rs. 4/-
per sq. metre to Rs.192/- per sq. metre, but did not
give any compensation for the trees standing on the
said land. First Appeal Nos. 66 and 75 of 2002
were preferred by both the appellants and the
respondents before the High Court against the
judgment and award dated 29.08.2001 of the
learned District Judge.”
“13.Mr. Dinesh Dwivedi, learned senior counsel
appearing for the claimants submitted that the
Division Bench was under the obligation to satisfy
the conditions imposed under Section 23 of the Act
for the purpose of determining the amount of
compensation to be awarded to the appellants and
that the Court is bound and obliged to ensure that
its judgment is in conformity with the provisions of
the statute. He further submitted that Court cannot
reject the opinion of an expert and substitute its
own opinion in place instead of the same.
Likewise, the Court has committed an error in
regard to the rate of compensation to be awarded
for acquisition of land after rejecting all the
evidence on record including the opinion of expert.
It is also submitted that Court cannot fix separate
rate of compensation for similarly placed lands and
that the Court has to consider the sale of land in the
locality and the facilities available thereon.”
“16.Mr. Atul Y. Chitale, learned counsel appearing for
respondent No.2 - Konkan Railways submitted that
the land acquired by the State Government for
KRCL project in question is for public purpose and
not for any commercial exploitation and for
construction of new broad gauge line for Konkan
Railway adjacent to the land already acquired for
the same purpose earlier. He further submitted that
the acquired land is 11,875 sq. metres, hilly area,
about 30 metres from the road level and is
undeveloped land as most of the area is a low lying
area and that the topography of the acquired land
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of Bharad type with fess paddy fields cultivated for
both the seasons, part of the land is under coconut
cultivation and some portion is under water and to
develop the land would be expensive, as the land
would require to be filled up and then developed.
According to learned counsel, the Land
Acquisition Officer, in his award, took into
consideration the following in fixing the rates:
1) prevailing conditions of the land;
2) rates awarded recently for such types of land
and approved by the Government and;
3) restrictions under Goa, Daman and Diu
Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964.”
“18.Learned counsel also submitted that the
compensation payable to the appellant for the
acquired land cannot be based on the average price
of the two sale deeds dated 11.12.1993 relied upon
by the appellant as the sale deed dated 11.12.1993
pertain to plots that are smaller in size i.e. Rs.365/-
sq. metre and Rs.275/- sq. metre. This apart, plots
were not developed by making roads, drainages
etc. as required under the planning law and sub-
divisions made were also approved by the Town
and Country Planning Department as well as the
village panchayat. Hence, the price at which the
plots were sold i.e. at Rs.250 per sq. metre cannot
be considered for the purpose of valuation of the
acquired land. Further, the price fetched for smaller
plots cannot be applied to lands covering large area
as held by this Court in various judgments and, in
particular, 1977 (1) SCC 684 Prithvi Raj Taneja
(dead) by LRs Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and
Anr. It is further argued that the acquired land in
question is located at a distance of 15 kms. from
the airport, 20 kms. from Vasco city, 18 kms. from
Panaji, 3 kms. from Cortalim market and there is
no approach road to the location.”
“19.It was further submitted that the comparable sales
method of valuation of land can be adopted in case
where the acquired land in question is being
compared to the similar type of acquired land,
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notification. But if any of the factors such as
location, shape, size potentiality or tenure of the
acquired land widely differs from the other plots
then the market value of the acquired land has to
be determined independently of the others as held
by this Court in Printer House Pvt. Ltd. vs. Mst.
Saiyadan (Deceased) by LRs and Others, 1994 (2)
SCC 133. It was also submitted that while
determining the amount to be awarded for the
acquired land in the year 1994, the LAO while
passing the award dated 25.08.1995, in terms of
the provisions of the Act had considered:
a) the area and the nature of the acquired land,
b) the objects filed by the petitioner,
c) damages sustained by the petitioner,
d) inspected the land under acquisition to ascertain
the advantages and disadvantages from the
valuation point of view,
e) the market value of trees, structure etc.
f) the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu
Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964 as applicable to the
Acquired land,
g) the rate of land approved by Government under
Section 11(1) of the said Act in respect of various
types of land in the aforesaid villages which are as
follows:
Letter of Dy.Date Village Type of Land Rate per Sq.
Collector (L.A) of Mtrs. Rs.
Collectorate of South Goa Ps.
No.2/4/94-
CVS/57-LAR/418 19.09.1994 Sancoale Tenanted 9.00
Double
Cropped Paddy
Coconut 4.00
Bharad
Marshy/Under 2.00
Water
2/4/94- 24.10.1994 Sancoale Tenanted 9.00
CVS/90- (Addl.) Double
LAR/474 Cropped
Paddy
2/4/94-
CVS/65-
LAR/12 17.01.1995 Cortalim Untenanted 4.00
Bharad/
Garden in
Orchard Zone.”
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awarded, the LAO shall be guided by the
provisions of Sections 23 and 24 of the Act. As per
Section 22 of the Act, the market value of the land
has to be determined at the date of publication of
notice under Section 4 of the Act i.e. 25.08.1994.
As per Section 24, the LAO shall also exclude any
increase in the value of land likely to accrue from
use to which it will be put once acquired. The
market value of the land means the price of the
land which a willing seller is reasonably expected
to fetch in the open market from a willing
purchaser. In other words, it is a price of the land
in hypothetical market. During the site inspection,
it has been observed that the land under acquisition
is situated in Sancoale and Cortalim village
adjacent to the land already acquired for the same
purpose earlier.”
“23.In the instant case, two sale deeds were relied upon
dated 13.12.1993 which is 8 months before Section
4(1) notification. The property was sold at Rs. 250
per sq. metre. We have perused the sale deed and
the recitals in the document. The property is an
extent of Rs. 385/- sq. metre as shown in the plan
attached. Thereafter, the owners as recited in the
partition deed developed the said property by
making roads, drainage etc. as required under the
planning laws which were approved by the town
and country planning authorities on 22.10.1993
and by the village panchayat by their license VPC/
4 93- 94/754 dated 15.11.1993. The land in
question is more particularly described in the
second schedule. An extent admeasuring 385 sq.
metre was sold for a total price of Rs. 96,250/-
which was the then market value. Another sale
deed was sold on the same date admeasuring
around 257 sq. metres as shown in the plan
attached. It is stated in the deed that all the co-
owners have developed the property by making
roads, drainage etc. as required under the standing
laws. The total sale consideration is Rs.64,250/-
The Government registered valuer Mrs. Pratiba
Kumar was examined as witness AW2. She is also
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the appellants. According to the report, the
acquired land admeasures 11,875/- sq. metres and
the said property is a joint property of the
applicants which is situated close to the ferry point
at Cortalim and it is abutting the public road and
that the acquired land aborts the acquired land of
LAC 391/95 which touches the public road which
was acquired for Konkan Railways broad gauge
line. The acquired land is situated in settlement
zone S2 police station, petrol pump, Salgaonkar
ship yard, government warehouse within a range of
about 200 metres and market, school, bank etc. are
within a range of 1 km and in the year 1994 and
even prior to a point when electricity, telephone
and water facility were available to the acquired
land. After taking into consideration all the factors
mentioned in her report, she has arrived at the
market value of Rs. 500/- per sq. metre. Nothing
has been elicited from her in the cross-
examination in regard to her statements made in
the chief examination. It is thus seen from the
above report that the approved valuer, taking into
consideration the location of the property amenities
available and also the cost of similar properties in
the locality, has arrived at the present fair market
rate of the land which was fixed at Rs. 500 per sq.
metre.”
“24.The Addl. District Judge South Goa considered the
2 sale deeds relied upon by the appellants. Both the
sale deeds are dated 13.12.1993 Ex AW1/B and Ex
AW1/C. The executants of the sale deed was
examined as AW3 and AW1. According to them,
the land was sold @ Rs. 250/- per sq. metre which
is situated about 3 kms away from the acquired
land and that the second sale deed is in respect of
Rs. 257 sq. metres and also situated at a distance of
about 3 kms. Both the sale deeds are about 8
months prior to the acquisition of the land. Both
the lands were sold @ Rs. 250/- per sq. metre.”
“25.It was argued that small extent of land sold cannot
be taken into account. According to the District
Judge deduction has to be made where there is
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minimum amenities of town line such as water
connections, well laid out roads, drainage facility,
electricity connections etc and that the process
necessarily involves deduction of the cost of
factors required to bring the undeveloped lands on
par with the developed lands.”
“26.In the instant case, taking the average of both the
sale deeds Ex. AW 1/B and AW 1/C the District
Judge made a deduction @ 33% for the
development charges and on deduction of 33%
from Rs. 250/- per sq. metre the actual price of the
acquired land would be approximately Rs. 192/-
per sq. metre which, according to the opinion of
the District Judge would be reasonable for the
acquired land. By holding so, he passed the
following Award.
"Award This compensation awarded by the
Land Acquisition Officer is enhanced to Rs. 192/-
per sq.mt. The respondents shall pay to the
applicants the said compensation in addition to
proportionate solatium charges on the amount
thereof and the interest at the rate of 9% during the
period of one year from the date of possession of
the land delivered to the respondents in terms of
section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act and
thereafter at the rate of 15% per year under section
28 of the said Act from the date of expiry of the
period of one year till the actual payment of the
whole amount of compensation plus 12% interest
over and above the market value of the land from
the date of notification under section 4 of the Act
up to the date of the award or taking possession
whichever is earlier in terms of section 1A of
section 23 of the LA Act. The amount already paid
shall be adjusted against the compensation
awarded and the applicants shall be entitled to the
refund of the court fee paid by them and the costs
of Rs. 1000/- to be paid by the respondents."
“27.The High Court, in para 10 of its judgment,
however, held that the District Judge was not
justified in principle to take an average of the price
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Court held that the two sale deeds could be used as
a guide for the purpose of fixing the compensation
to the acquired land and the same could be used
but by making further deductions. According to
them, to carry out the development of such land
which was not at one level the applicant would
have to spend a considerable amount towards the
development, namely, level terracing roads etc.
and, therefore, considering the nature of the land
which was hilly at least a deduction of 65% ought
to have been taken by the Addl. District Judge and
not 33% as done by him. Again, the High Court
was of the view that the District Judge ought to
have made a further deduction of at least 10%
since the distance between the acquired land and
the plots was about 3 kms. Further, the High Court
held that the prices fetched from small plots cannot
be applied to the lands covering large area and,
therefore, a further deduction ought to have been
made on this ground of at least of 10%. The High
Court, therefore, held that considering the location
of the acquired land vis-`-vis its nature and the plot
of the sale deeds, the District Judge ought to have
made a deduction of at least 85% and in view of
the said deduction, the price of the acquired land
works out to Rs. 37.50 which is rounded of to
Rs.38/- per sq. metre. A further direction was
issued that the compensation paid towards the trees
must be adjusted from the compensation fixed for
the lands.”
“28.In our opinion, the High Court has adopted a rough
and ready method for making deductions which is
impermissible in law. We have already noticed the
valuers report. No reason whatsoever was given by
the Reference Court or by the High Court as to
why the report of the valuer and her evidence
cannot be relied on. In our opinion, the
compensation awarded by the High Court had no
basis whatsoever and was not supported by cogent
reasons and that it did not consider the future
prospect of the development of the land in
question. The High Court also did not assess the
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also did not assess the damage already suffered due
to diminution of the profits of the land between the
time of publication of the notice and time of the
collector taking possession. The Division Bench of
the High Court has miserably erred in passing the
order impugned thereby reducing the rate of
compensation from Rs. 192/- to Rs. 38/- and in
utter mis-reading of the evidence on record and
acted in a flagrant error of law and facts. In our
view, the orders passed by the Division Bench
resulted in manifest injustice being caused to the
appellants. The High Court also erred in passing
the order by holding that the opinion of the
government approved valuer was not based on any
opinion method of valuation but solely on the basis
of facilities available to the land. In our view, the
High Court ought to have appreciated that the
government approved valuer is an expert in her
field and the opinion of such an expert ought not to
have been rejected shabbily.”
74. On the point of the purpose of acquisition being
relevant, Shri Katneshwarkar has relied on paragraphs 29 and 30
of Nelson Fernandes (supra), which read as under :-
“29.Both the Special Land Acquisition Officer, the
District Judge and of the High Court have failed to
notice that the purpose of acquisition is for
Railways and that the purpose is a relevant factor
to be taken into consideration for fixing the
compensation. In this context, we may usefully
refer the judgment of this Court of Viluben Jhalejar
Contractor (D) by Lrs. Vs. State of Gujarat
reported in JT 2005 (4) SC 282. This Court held
that the purpose for which the land is acquired
must also be taken into consideration in fixing the
market value and the deduction of development
charges. In the above case, the lands were acquired
because they were submerged under water of a
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Rs. 35/- to Rs. 60/- per sq. mtr. Reference Court
fixed the market value of the land at Rs. 200/- per
sq. mtr. and after deduction of development
charges, determined the compensation @ Rs. 134/-
per sq. mtr. In arriving at the compensation,
Reference Court placed reliance on the
comparative sale of a piece of land measuring
46.30 sq. metre @ Rs. 270 per sq. mtr. On appeal,
the High Court awarded compensation of Rs. 180/-
per sq. mtr. in respect of large plots and Rs. 200/-
per sq. mtr. in respect of smaller plots. On further
appeal, this Court held that since the lands were
acquired for being submerged in water of dam and
had no potential value and the sale instance relied
was a small plot measuring 46.30 sq. mtr. whereas
the acquisition in the present case was in respect of
large area, interest of justice would be subserved
by awarding compensation of Rs. 160/- per sq. mtr.
in respect of larger plots and Rs.175/- per sq. mtr.
for smaller plots. In Basavva (Smt.) and Ors. Vs.
Spl. LAO and Ors. reported in JT 1996 5 SC 580,
this Court held that the purpose by which
acquisition is made is also a relevant factor for
determining the market value.
30.We are not, however, oblivious of the fact that
normally 1/3 deduction of further amount of
compensation has been directed in some cases.
However, the purpose for which the land acquired
must also be taken into consideration. In the instant
case, the land was acquired for the construction of
new BG line for the Konkan Railways. This Court
in Hasanali Khanbhai & Sons & Ors. Vs. State of
Gujarat, 1995 2 SCC 422 and L.A.O. vs. Nookala
Rajamallu, 2003 (10) Scale 307 had noticed that
where lands are acquired for specific purposes
deduction by way of development charges is
permissible. In the instant case, acquisition is for
laying a railway line. Therefore, the question of
development thereof would not arise. Therefore,
the order passed by the High Court is liable to be
set aside and in view of the availability of basic
civic amenities such as school, bank, police station,
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other businesses, the claim of compensation should
reasonably be fixed @ Rs. 250/- per sq. mtr. with
the deduction of 20%. The appellant shall be
entitled to all other statutory benefits such as
solatium, interest etc. etc. The appellants also will
be entitled to compensation for the trees standing
on the said land in a sum of Rs. 59,192 as fixed.
I.A. No. 1 of 2006 for substitution is ordered as
prayed for.”
75. He then canvassed that by way of a rough
assessment that a 20% deduction of land, if the same is utilized
for setting up of an industrial area, would be appropriate. Such
deduction should not exceed 20%.
76. On the point of the report of the private valuer,
especially Mr.Pokalwar, Shri Katneshwarkar is aware that the
valuer was not authorized to submit a valuation report with
regard to the agricultural land. However, he denies that the report
of Shri Pokalwar deserves to be ignored. To a specific query
from us, as to whether, the cause of the claimants would be
advanced if the report of the private valuer is discarded, he
submits that the sale instances produced by the claimants itself
would establish the market value of lands. The persons buying
the lands whose sale instances are placed on record, have the
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than other parcels of lands.
77. Shri Katneshwarkar referred to the meaning of the
term “compensation” as per the Government of India Act, 1935.
He relied upon N.B. Jeejeebhoy vs. Assistant Collector, Thana
Prant, Thana, AIR 1965 SC 1096 and The Land Acquisition
Officer, Revenue Divisional Officer, Chittor vs. L. Kamalamma
(Dead) by L.Rs. and others, (1998) 2 SCC 385.
78. In N.B. Jeejeebhoy (supra), the Honourable Apex
Court has held in paragraphs 8 to 12 as under :-
“8.Under this sub-section the power to make any law
by an appropriate legislature was subject to the
conditions laid down therein.
9.The power thereunder could not be exercised
unless the conditions were complied with. They
were fetters on the legislative power. Section 299
of the Government of India Act in express terms
said that the appropriate legislature had no power
to make any law authorising the compulsory
acquisition for public purposes of any land etc.
unless the law provided for the payment of
compensation for the property acquired. If
"compensation" was not so provided, it affected the
competency of the appropriate Legislature to make
the said law. If it did not have power, the law so
made was a nullity. It is as if it did not exist on the
statute book.
10.The question is whether the Act provides for
compensation within the meaning of s. 299(2) of
the Government of India Act, 1935. This Court had
the occasion to construe the meaning of that
expression in Art.31(2) of the Constitution before it
was amended by the Constitution (Fourth
Amendment) Act, 1955. Under clause (2) of
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acquired for a public purpose unless the law
provides for compensation for the property taken
possession of or acquired and either fixer. the
amount of compensation or specifies the principles
on which and the manner in which the
compensation is to be determined and given. Both
under s. 299 of the Government of India Act, 1935,
and Art.31(2) of the Constitution, fixation of the
amount of compensation or specification of the
principles on which and the, manner in which it is
to be determined are necessary conditions for a
valid acquisition. Indeed, the relevant parts of the
said two provisions are pari materia with each
other. The scope of the said conditions fell to be
considered in The State of West Bengal v.
Mrs.Bela Banerjee, 1954 (1) SCR 558. That case
was dealing with the West Bengal Land
Development and Planning Act, 1948, which was
passed primarily for the settlement of immigrants
who had migrated into West Bengal due to
communal disturbances in East Bengal, and which
provided for the acquisition and development of
land for public purposes including the said
purpose. Under that Act it was provided that the
amount of compensation paid thereunder should
not exceed the market value of the land on
December 31, 1946; that is to say, even if the
notification under s.4 or under s.6 of the Land
Acquisition Act was issued long after the said date,
the market value of the land acquired could only be
the market value of the said land on the said date.
After reading the relevant Articles of the
Constitution, this Court proceeded to state :
"While it is true that the legislature is given
the discretionary power of laying down the
principles which should govern the determination
of the amount to be given to the owner for the
property appropriated, such principles must ensure
that what is determined as payable must be
compensation, that is a just equivalent of what the
owner has been deprived of. Within the limits of
this basic requirement of full indemnification of
the expropriated owner, the Constitution allows
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principles should guide the determination of the
amount payable. Whether such principles take into
account all the elements which make up the true
value of the property appropriated and exclude
matters which are to be neglected, is a justiciable
issue to be adjudicated by the court."
11.Applying the said principles to the facts of the case
before it, this Court held thus :
"Considering that the impugned Act is a
permanent enactment and lands may be acquired
under it many years after it came into force, the
fixing of the market value on December 31, 1946,
as the ceiling on compensation, without reference
to the value of the land at the time of the
acquisition is arbitrary and cannot be regarded as
due compliance in letter and spirit with the
requirement of Article 31(2). The fixing of an
anterior date for the ascertainment of value may
not, in certain circumstances, be a violation of the
constitutional requirement as, for instance, when
the proposed scheme of acquisition becomes
known before it is launched and prices rise sharply
in anticipation of the benefits to be derived under
it, but the fixing of an anterior date which might
have no relation to the value of the land when it is
acquired, may be, many years later, cannot but be
regarded as arbitrary."
12.This decision lays down the following principles :
(1) The expression "compensation" in Art.31(2) of
the Constitution means "just equivalent" of what
the owner has been deprived of; (2) the principles
laid down by the Legislature shall be only for the
determination of the compensation so defined; (3)
whether the principles have taken into account the
relevant elements to ascertain the true value of the
property acquired is a justiciable issue; and (4) the
fixation of an anterior date for the ascertainment of
the value of the property acquired without
reference to any relevant circumstances which
necessitated the fixing of an earlier date for the
purpose of ascertaining the real value is arbitrary.
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judgment directly govern the situation arising
under s. 299 of the Government of India Act, 1935.
In the context of the payment of compensation and
prescribing of principles for ascertaining the
amount of compensation, we cannot discover any
relevant distinction between the two provisions so
as to compel us to give a meaning to the expression
"compensation" under s. 299 of the Government of
India Act, 1935, different from that given to that
expression in Art.31(2) of the Constitution by this
Court. The High Court refused to rely upon the
said decision in construing s. 299 of the
Government of India Act, 1935, for the following
reasons:
"But the context in which Art.31 of the
Constitution occurs is entirely different from the
context in which s. 299 of the Government of India
Act occurred. Even if the two provisions have been
made with the same object, the Court cannot
ignore the circum- stance that under s. 299 of the
Government of India Act there was a restriction
imposed upon the sovereign right of the
Legislature to enact legislation in matters of
compulsory acquisition' of land and that provision
had to be strictly construed, whereas Art.31 of the
Constitution, which has undergone various changes
during the last eight years, is, in form and
substance, a declaration of a right to property in
favour of all persons and of the incidents of that
right."”
79. In L. Kamalamma (supra), with reference to the land
abutting the road, it has been held in paragraphs 7 and 8 as
under :-
“7.The argument advanced by Shri Nageshwar Rao
that the classification by land Acquisition Officer
was in Order and ought not to have been interfered
with by the Reference Court or the High Court
does not appeal to us. When a land is acquired
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an urban land, merely because some portion of it
abuts the main road, higher rate of compensation
should be paid while in respect of the lands on the
interior side should be at lower rate may not stand
to reason because when sites are formed those
abutting the main road may have its advantages as
well as disadvantages. Many a discerning customer
may prefer to stay in the interior and far away from
the main road and may be willing to pay
reasonably higher price for that site. One cannot
rely on the mere possibility so as to indulge in a
meticulous exercise of classification of the land as
was done by the Land Acquisition Officer when
the entire land was acquired in one block and
therefore classification of the same into different
categories does not stand to reason.
8.The Reference Court, however, merely took note
of the price noted in Exb. B-30, the sale deed while
the High Court deducted only towards the space
that was required for formation of roads or other
amenities altogether ignoring the time required for
formation of the lay out, the period for which the
money would be locked up in the investment and
the waiting period as also for the reduced price for
land when lumpsum payment is made. Bearing in
mind these aspects we are of the view that the High
Court should have reduced the price arrived at by
the Reference Court at Rs. 100/- per sq. yard by
atleast 40 per cent.”
80. Shri Katneshwarkar has then addressed us on the
aspects of the deduction and potentiality of the land. He submits
that earlier there were three acquisitions in Latur and this
includes an acquisition for establishing the old Latur MIDC. The
present acquisition is with regard to the additional MIDC area.
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time, cost of living has grown multi-fold times. Paltry amounts
were granted by the Collector. He refers to Valliyammal and
another vs. Special Tahasildar (Land Acquisition) and another,
(2011) 8 SCC 91, A. Natesam Pillai vs. Special Tahsildar, Land
Acquisition, Tiruchy, (2010) 9 SCC 118 and C.R. Nagaraja
Shetty vs. Special Land Acquisition Officer and Estate Officer
and others, (2009) 11 SCC 80.
81. In Valliyammal (supra), it has been held in
paragraphs 19 to 25 as under :-
“19. In A.P. Housing Board v. K. Manohar Reddy
(2010) 12 SCC 707, the rule of 1/3rd deduction
towards development cost was invoked while
determining market value of the acquired land. In
Subh Ram v. State of Haryana (2010) 1 SCC 444,
this Court held as under:
“24.Deduction of “development cost” is the
concept used to derive the “wholesale price” of a
large undeveloped land with reference to the “retail
price” of a small developed plot. The difference
between the value of a small developed plot and
the value of a large undeveloped land is the
“development cost”. Two factors have a bearing on
the quantum (or percentage) of deduction in the
“retail price” as development cost. Firstly, the
percentage of deduction is decided with reference
to the extent and nature of development of the area/
layout in which the small developed plot is
situated. Secondly, the condition of the acquired
land as on the date of preliminary notification,
whether it was undeveloped, or partly developed,
is considered and appropriate adjustment is made
in the percentage of deduction to take note of the
developed status of the acquired land.
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cost factor) will be applied fully where the
acquired land has no development. But where the
acquired land can be considered to be partly
developed (say for example, having good road
access or having the amenity of electricity, water,
etc.) then the development cost (that is, percentage
of deduction) will be modulated with reference to
the extent of development of the acquired land as
on the date of acquisition. But under no
circumstances, will the future use or purpose of
acquisition play a role in determining the
percentage of deduction towards development
cost.” (emphasis supplied)
20. If the impugned judgment is considered in the light
of the principles laid down in the aforesaid cases,
there is no escape from the conclusion that the
same suffer from multiple errors and call for
interference by this Court.
21. The first error committed by the High Court relates
to deduction of 40% towards development charges.
While doing so, the High Court ignored its own
finding that the acquired land was situated in the
vicinity of the residential colonies developed by
the Board and other establishments as also the fact
that the respondents had not produced any
evidence to show that they will have to start the
development work from scratch. Therefore, the
High Court could have, at best, applied 1/3rd
deduction towards development cost. The second
error committed by the High Court is that while
fixing market value, it did not take into account the
escalation in land prices.
22.In Ranjit Singh v. U.T. of Chandigarh (1992) 4
SCC 659, Land Acquisition Officer and Revenue
Divisional Officer v. Ramanjulu (2005) 9 SCC
594, Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti v. Bipin Kumar
(2004) 2 SCC 283, Sardar Jogendra Singh v. State
of U.P. (2008) 17 SCC 133, Revenue Divisional
Officer-cum-L.A.O. v. Shaik Azam Saheb (supra)
and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. v.
Rameshbhai Jivanbhai Patel (supra), this Court has
repeatedly held that the exercise undertaken for
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compensation payable to the landowner should
necessarily involve consideration of escalation in
land prices. In the last mentioned judgment, the
Court noticed the earlier precedents and observed
as under:
“12.We have examined the facts of the three
decisions relied on by the respondents. They all
related to acquisition of lands in urban or semi-
urban areas. Ranjit Singh related to acquisition for
development of Sector 41 of Chandigarh.
Ramanjulu related to acquisition of the third phase
of an existing and established industrial estate in an
urban area. Bipin Kumar related to an acquisition
of lands adjoining Badaun-Delhi Highway in a
semi-urban area where building construction
activity was going on all around the acquired
lands.
13.Primarily, the increase in land prices
depends on four factors: situation of the land,
nature of development in surrounding area,
availability of land for development in the area,
and the demand for land in the area. In rural areas,
unless there is any prospect of development in the
vicinity, increase in prices would be slow, steady
and gradual, without any sudden spurts or jumps.
On the other hand, in urban or semi-urban areas,
where the development is faster, where the demand
for land is high and where there is construction
activity all around, the escalation in market price is
at a much higher rate, as compared to rural areas.
In some pockets in big cities, due to rapid
development and high demand for land, the
escalations in prices have touched even 30% to
50% or more per year, during the nineties.
14.On the other extreme, in remote rural areas
where there was no chance of any development
and hardly any buyers, the prices stagnated for
years or rose marginally at a nominal rate of 1% or
2% per annum. There is thus a significant
difference in increases in market value of lands in
urban/semi-urban areas and increases in market
value of lands in the rural areas. Therefore, if the
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increases in rural areas would at best be only
around half of it, that is, about 5% to 7.5% per
annum. This rule of thumb refers to the general
trend in the nineties, to be adopted in the absence
of clear and specific evidence relating to increase
in prices. Where there are special reasons for
applying a higher rate of increase, or any specific
evidence relating to the actual increase in prices,
then the increase to be applied would depend upon
the same.
15.Normally, recourse is taken to the mode of
determining the market value by providing
appropriate escalation over the proved market
value of nearby lands in previous years (as
evidenced by sale transactions or acquisitions),
where there is no evidence of any
contemporaneous sale transactions or acquisitions
of comparable lands in the neighbourhood. The
said method is reasonably safe where the relied-on
sale transactions/acquisitions precede the subject
acquisition by only a few years, that is, up to four
to five years. Beyond that it may be unsafe, even if
it relates to a neighbouring land. What may be a
reliable standard if the gap is of only a few years,
may become unsafe and unreliable standard where
the gap is larger. For example, for determining the
market value of a land acquired in 1992, adopting
the annual increase method with reference to a sale
or acquisition in 1970 or 1980 may have many
pitfalls. This is because, over the course of years,
the “rate” of annual increase may itself undergo
drastic change apart from the likelihood of
occurrence of varying periods of stagnation in
prices or sudden spurts in prices affecting the very
standard of increase.”
23. Though it may appear repetitive, we deem it
necessary to mention that the acquired land is
situated in the close vicinity of various residential
colonies, educational institutions, hospitals etc. and
is on the junction of two important roads.
Therefore, it can safely be concluded that the land
is semiurban and has huge potential for being
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the price specified in the sale deeds relied upon for
fixing market value of the acquired land.
24. The third error committed by the High Court is that
in fixing market value of the land acquired vide
notifications issued in 1991, 1992 and 1995 with
reference to sale deed dated 4.9.1990 vide which a
piece of land was sold at the rate of Rs.20/- per
square feet, the High Court did not add 10%
escalation per annum in the land prices.
25. We may have sustained 20% deduction keeping in
view the smallness of the plots which were sold
vide sale deeds dated 4.9.1990 and 8.2.1991, but,
in the peculiar facts of the case, we think that it
will be wholly unjust to allow such deduction.
Majority of the appellants have been deprived of
their entire landholding and they have waited for
14 to 20 years for getting the compensation. It
appears that in compliance of the interim orders
passed by the Court, some of the appellants did get
25% and one of them get 35% of the
compensation, but majority of them have not
received a single penny towards compensation and
at this distant point of time, it will be wholly unjust
to deprive them of their legitimate right by
approving the 20% deduction made by the High
Court. In such matters, the Court cannot be
oblivious of the fact that the landowners have been
deprived of the only source of livelihood, the cost
of living has gone up manifold and the purchasing
power of rupee has substantially declined.”
(Emphasis supplied)
82. In A. Natesam Pillai (supra), while dealing with the
issue of granting just and fair market value to the land holders, it
has been held in paragraphs 21 and 22 as under :-
“21.This Court in Hasanali Khanbhai & Sons v. State
of Gujarat reported in (1995) 5 SCC 422 also held
that:-
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of this Court that the court is not like an umpire but
is required to determine the correct market value
after taking all the relevant circumstances, evinces
active participation in adduction of evidence; calls
to his aid his judicial experience; evaluate the
relevant facts from the evidence on record applying
correct principles of law which would be just and
proper for the land under acquisition. It is its
constitutional, statutory and social duty. The court
should eschew aside feats of imagination but
occupy the armchair of a prudent, willing but not
too anxious, purchaser and always ask the question
as to what are the prevailing conditions and
whether a willing purchaser would as a prudent
man in the normal market conditions offer to
purchase the acquired land at the rates mentioned
in the sale deeds. After due evaluation taking all
relevant and germane facts into consideration, the
Court must answer as to what would be the just
and fair market value...... "
22. Therefore, it is clear from the aforementioned
decisions of this Court that the potentiality of the
acquired land, in so far as it relates to the use to
which it is reasonably capable of being put in the
immediate or near future, must be given due
consideration.”
83. In C.R. Nagaraja Shetty (supra), it was held in
paragraphs 18 and 19 as under :-
“18.The situation is no different in the present case. All
that the acquiring body has to achieve is to widen
the National Highway. There is no further question
of any development. We again, even at the cost of
repetition, reiterate that no evidence was shown
before us in support of the plea of the proposed
development. We, therefore, hold that the High
Court has erred in directing the deduction on
account of the developmental charges at the rate of
Rs.25/- per square feet out of the ordered
compensation at the rate of Rs.75/- per square feet.
We set aside the judgment to that extent.
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compensation at the rate of Rs.75/- per square feet
with all the statutory benefits like solatium under
Section 23(2), 12% interest under Section 23(1-A)
on the enhanced market value and interest at 9%
and 15% as provided under Section 34 of the Act
for one year and the rest of the period from the date
of taking possession till the date of payment of the
compensation awarded in favour of the claimant.”
84. As regards whether, the compensation should be
granted by following a belting pattern, it is submitted that these
claimants oppose the application of the belting pattern. Reliance
is placed upon the judgment delivered in Ashrafi and others vs.
State of Haryana and others, (2013) 5 SCC 527, wherein, it has
been held in paragraphs 18, 19, 22, 23, 27 to 30 and 48 as
under :-
“18. In Atam Singh's case, Mr. Swarup, pointed out that
the lands had been notified on 15.10.1987 for
establishing a new fruit, vegetable and fodder
market and that initially compensation was
awarded at the rate of Rs.54.75 per sq. yard. Mr.
Swarup pointed out that the land acquired in 1987
is adjacent to the land acquired subsequently in
1993. It was urged that the Reference Court had in
its judgment found the potentiality of the suit land
to be high having regard to the various
developments, which had occurred in the said area
and also for future development relating to a
proposal for a truck union and auto market. Certain
contemporaneous private sales, for the purpose of
comparison, had been filed, which were accepted
by the High Court, which had been held to be
genuine, from which it would appear that there has
been a steady increase in the valuation of the lands
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year 1989 was about Rs.200/- per sq. yard. The
chart also demonstrates that two years later, the
prices had doubled to about Rs.400/- per sq. yard.
Taking the same to be a yardstick, Mr. Swarup
submitted that the value of the land acquired in
1987 should be taken as the comparative unit and
that the value of the land acquired in 1987 should,
therefore, be assessed at Rs.100/- per sq. yard.
19. Mr. Swarup pointed out that the decision in Atam
Singh's case was thereafter followed by the High
Court in the case of Sarwan Singh & Anr., being
SLP(C)Nos.20144-20150 of 2007. As indicated
hereinbefore, the said matter involved acquisition
of 429.75 acres of lands similar to the lands
acquired in Atam Singh's case. However, for the
purpose of assessing the value of the land, the
methodology followed was to add 12% annually
towards the value of the lands for a period of six
years, which is also one of the methods for arriving
at a valuation taking a base year and, thereafter,
computing the annual increase of the value at the
accepted rate of 12% per annum.”
“22. Mr. Swarup then urged that in the case of Udho
Dass Vs. State of Haryana & Ors. [(2010) 12 SCC
51], this Court had the occasion to observe that
although, in the 1894 Act provision has been made
for the payment of solatium, interest and an
additional amount, the same had not kept pace with
the astronomical rise in land prices in many parts
of India, and most certainly in North India, and the
compensation awarded could not fully compensate
for the acquisition of the land. This Court further
observed that the 12% per annum increase which
had often been found to be adequate in matters
relating to compensation, hardly did justice to
those land owners whose lands had been taken
away and the increase was even at times up to
100% a year for land which had the potential of
being urbanised and commercialised, such as in the
present case.
23. Mr. Swarup pointed out that similar observations
had been made by this Court in General Manager,
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wherein similar views were expressed in a similar
vein as in the earlier case that primarily the
increase in land prices depends on four factors : (i)
situation of the land, (ii) nature of development in
surrounding area, (iii) availability of land for
development in the area, and (iv) the demand for
land in the area. It was observed that in rural areas,
unless there was any prospect of development in
the vicinity, increase in prices would be slow,
steady and gradual. On the other hand, in urban or
semi-urban areas, where the development is faster
and the demand for land is high and where there is
construction activity all around, the escalation in
market price is at a much higher rate, as compared
to rural areas and in some pockets in big cities, due
to rapid development and high demand for land,
the escalation in prices have touched even 30% to
50% or more per year during the nineties.”
“27. Mr. S.B. Upadhyay, learned Senior Advocate, who
appeared for the Petitioners in four of the matters
relating to the lands in question, submitted that if
all the valuation available were taken together and
an average was drawn, the valuation of the land
would come to Rs.4572/- per square yard.
Furthermore, deduction of 40% from the market
value towards development charges was excessive
and where the acquired land falls in the midst of
already developed land, the reasonable deduction
would be not more than 1/3rd of the assessed value
of the land.
28. In this regard, reference was firstly made to the
decision of this Court in Charan Dass Vs.
Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban
Development Authority [(2010) 13 SCC 398],
wherein quoting from the decision of this Court in
Triveni Devi's case, this Court had observed that it
had to be noted that in the Building Regulations,
setting apart lands for development of roads,
drainage and other amenities like electricity, etc.,
are condition precedent for approval of a layout for
building colonies. Therefore, any deduction made
should be based upon the situation of the land and
the need for development. Where acquired land is
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amenities of roads, drainage, electricity, etc. then
deduction of 1/3rd would not be justified.
Reference was also made to the decision of this
Court in Haridwar Development Authority Vs.
Raghubir Singh & Ors. [(2010) 11 SCC 581],
wherein also, taking into consideration the various
stages of development, this Court observed that
appropriate deduction towards development costs
could vary between 20% to 75% depending upon
various factors, but that in the said case the
deduction of 25% towards development cost was
appropriate. Mr. Upadhyay also referred to the
decision of this Court in Kasturi & Ors. Vs. State
of Haryana [(2003) 1 SCC 354], wherein also, as
against the normal cut of 1/3rd from the amount of
compensation, it was held that a cut of 20%
towards development charges was justified.
29. Appearing for the State of Haryana in
SLP(C)Nos.32764-32765 of 2011, Ms. Anubha
Agarwal, learned Advocate, submitted that the
disparity in the sale price of the different sale
transactions was mainly on account of the different
areas where the said lands were located.
Furthermore, the sale transactions relied upon by
the Petitioners/ Appellants related to only plots
measuring about 60 square yards or so. On account
of the above, the sale price of such transactions
could not be taken to be an accurate assessment of
the valuation of the lands which were acquired in
bulk. What was also important was the level of
development of the lands acquired. According to
Ms. Agarwal, most of the lands forming the subject
matter of the acquisition proceedings under
different Notifications published under Section 4
of the 1894 Act, at different points of time, were
agricultural in nature and comprised the interior
portion of lands acquired which were not
developed at all. The valuation of the said lands
could not, in any way, be compared with the lands
which were closer to the main roads and the
developed zones and as such the High Court had
wrongly relied upon the same in assessing the
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proceedings.
30. Referring to the decision of the Reference Court,
Ms. Agarwal pointed out that development work
and/or construction had taken place alongside the
roads, such as the National Highway, Tosham Road
and Bhiwani Road and it was more or less
established that the development in the acquired
land was along the roads only and the entire
acquired land was not a developed block. Even
alongside the roads the development was not
symmetrical or systematic, but at the same time, it
also had to be recognised that the acquired land
had potential for being developed for residential,
commercial and/or industrial purposes as on the
date of the Notification.”
“48. This brings us to the last part of the submissions
made with regard to the amount of deduction
effected in respect of the various properties. The
general cut imposed is at a flat rate of 40%, which,
in our view, is not warranted on account of the fact
that the lands in question have lost their character
and potentiality as agricultural lands and have
more or less been converted into lands which were
ready for use for the purpose of construction.
Taking Ms. Agarwal's submissions regarding the
factors which determine deduction towards
development cost, such as location and potentiality,
into account, we are of the view that a deduction of
331/3 per cent would be reasonable on account of
the passage of time and the all round development
in the area which has made it impossible for the
lands to retain their original character.”
85. Shri Katneshwarkar vehemently contended that
there is no prohibition on considering the sale deeds post
notification for arriving at a just value for the lands acquired.
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would have fetched had the land been sold in the open market.
He relies upon Anant Vishnu Vartak vs. SLAO, 2010 (6) ALL
MR 645, in which, it has been held in paragraphs 19 and 20 as
under :-
“19. Insofar as the first reason which has weighed with
the Reference Court to discard this sale instance is
concerned, the fact that Agreement to Sale was not
produced by the claimants, would not militate
against the claimants in the fact situation of the
present case. That is so because the certified copy
of the registered Sale Deed (Exhibit 79) restates
the position that Agreement to Sale was executed
between the owner and the purchaser on 3rd May
1984. The owners had received part consideration
of Rs.20,000/- and the balance amount of
Rs.20,000/- was being received on the execution of
the Sale Deed on 12th October 1984. In this view
of the matter, there was hardly any reason to doubt
the veracity of the execution of the said Sale Deed
and the terms specified therein. Having regard to
the fact that the claimants had produced certified
copy of the Sale Deed and considering the
expansive provision contained in Section 51-A of
the Land Acquisition Act, the Court had no option
but to accept the said Sale Deed as evidence of the
transaction recorded therein. We may usefully refer
to the decision of the Constitution Bench of the
Apex Court in the case of Cement Corporation of
India Ltd. v. Purya reported in AIR 2004 SC 4830.
The Constitution Bench of the Apex Court has
authoritatively answered the issue regarding the
efficacy of Section 51A of the Act. It has held that
upon production of certified copy of the Sale Deed,
its admissibility in evidence would be beyond any
question. In Paragraph 35 of the same decision, the
Court has opined that the registered document in
terms of Section 51-A of the Act may carry
therewith a presumption of genuineness. Such a
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certified copy of the Sale Deed has now been
finally resolved by this decision. In the present
case, it is not in dispute that the claimants
produced the Sale Deed dated 12th October 1984
which has been marked as Exhibit 79. In any case,
the claimants have examined the owner of the said
plot Vaishali Sane as PW 3 who has deposed about
the said transaction and proved the sale.
20. The second reason which weighed with the
Reference Court to discard this sale instance is that
it pertains to post acquisition period, in that, the
notice for acquisition was issued on 19th January
1984 whereas, the Sale Deed was dated 12th
October 1984. In the context of this opinion,
Counsel for the Claimants (Vartaks) have relied on
the exposition of the Apex Court in the case of
Mehta Ravindrarai Ajitrai (deceased by L.Rs.) &
Ors. v. State of Gujarat reported in AIR 1989 SC
2051. The main instance relied upon by the
claimants in that case was in respect of sale which
was post Notification. The High Court rejected the
said instance not only on the ground that it was not
duly proved but additionally because the same was
post Notification. While dealing with this aspect,
the Apex Court in Paragraph 4 observed as
follows:
"There is, however, nothing in the evidence
to show that there was any sharp or speculative rise
in the price of the land after the acquisition and this
has been noticed by the High Court. It appears that
under these circumstances the High Court was not
justified in not taking this instance into account at
all as it has done on the ground that it was a post
acquisition sale and could not be regarded as a
comparable instances at all."
86. Shri Katneshwarkar referred to a report of the Joint
Civil Judge, Senior Division (the Reference Court itself), which
was allotted Article A. He contends that the learned Reference
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airstrip and prepared a report as regards the development that had
taken place in close proximity of the land, which was being
acquired. He points out the 32 points noted by the learned
Reference Court in the said report dated 09.11.1995 as to the
rapid development that took place in the said area.
87. He submits that evidence at exhibit 34 in LAR
No.27/1999 in First Appeal No.1637/2013 would indicate that
the report has been referred to, though exhibit number, instead of
article A, was not allotted. This report is like a report of a Judge
on inspection meaning that it would be like a court
commissioner's report. Hence, it can be read in evidence.
88. Shri Katneshwarkar has referred to the judgment
delivered by the learned Division Bench of this Court in
Amratlal and others vs. Land Acquisition Officer, Ahmedabad,
1945 AIR (Bombay) 302, to support his contention that the report
of the Judicial Officer is like a Court Commissioner's report and
the same can be referred to, though would not be binding. He has
relied upon paragraph No.9 of the said judgment, which reads as
under :-
“9.There is one point about the local inspection
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have been carried out not only after the whole
of the evidence was led but after the arguments
of both sides were over. It appears that the
notes were shown to the pleaders of the parties
and they have simply initialled them. This has
an equivocal effect. It may give rise to an
inference that they impliedly accepted their
truth or it may mean that they initialled them
merely to show that they had read them, even
though they may not accept their accuracy or
truth. As the arguments were over, the pleaders
would have no opportunity to challenge them
before the judgment was pronounced. This
procedure is quite improper. It is always
desirable in all cases where local inspection is
necessary that the Judge should carry out the
inspection at any stage before the arguments
are heard, and if he conducts the inspection at
the request of the parties, it should be made
clear whether the parties have left the matter to
be decided as he thinks proper from his
inspection or that he is merely inspecting under
O.18 R.18 of the CPC. If the Judge records his
impressions or opinions in his notes of
inspection, the parties must have an
opportunity to urge their arguments on those
notes at the time when the case is generally
argued before the Court. In most cases it would
be desirable for the Judge to confine his notes
to the facts which he observes without
recording his impressions or opinions. He is
entitled to form his impressions, but if he
records them in the notes, the parties should
have the opportunity to meet them in their
arguments and he should not decide the case
merely from his impressions without giving
due weight to the evidence. No doubt the Court
of appeal would attach due weight to what the
Judge observes in his inspection, but the
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appreciation.”
89. He submits that such report of a judge is only by
way of local inspection and that cannot take the place of sworn
evidence. It is open to the Court to believe or disbelieve the
evidence of witnesses in the light of his inspection report. The
conclusions arrived at by the Judge on his local inspection should
be supported by evidence. So also, the said report will have to be
put to the parties. It is desirable for the judge to confine his
inspection notes to the facts, which he observes without
recording his impressions or opinions. He may be entitled to
form his impressions, but if he records them in the notes, the
parties should have the opportunity to meet them in their
arguments and he should not decide the case merely from his
impressions without giving due weight to the evidence.
90. Mr.Katneshwarkar has then referred to the large
map (Annexure X-1), which was tendered before us by the
learned Advocate General. He has then turned to the notification
dated 16.08.1988 and Schedule A thereunder, which would
indicate that the villages Warvanti and Arvi were included in the
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at issue, touched the municipal boundaries of Latur. This
notification excludes village Harangul electoral division from the
Zilla Parishad. He, therefore, canvasses that the rural status of
village Harangul was being extinguished and it was brought
closer to the urban areas. As such, urbanization in that area had
commenced.
91. He has then referred to the map X-1 to indicate the
acquired lands which were touching the municipal boundaries.
He has then referred to the decision dated 20.07.2015 delivered
by the learned Single Judge of this Court in MIDC, Latur vs.
Bhagabai A. Koli and others. These appeals are pertaining to the
same MIDC acquisition bearing Gat Nos.317 and 280.
Considering the pecuniary jurisdiction, some of the appeals were
taken up by the learned Single Judge. The Special Leave Petition
filed by the MIDC suffered a delay and the Honourable Apex
Court declined to condone the delay. The decision of the learned
Single Judge, therefore, attained finality. Gat No.317 is 12
kilometers away from the Latur Bus Stand and around 4 to 5
kilometers from the extended limits of Latur Municipal
Corporation. This would indicate that prices were rising in these
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We have marked the said Gat Nos.317 and 280 on
the map.
92. Shri Katneshwarkar has then referred to the sale
instances viz. Exhibit 26 dated 05.11.1992 in Gat No.310 in
Harangul, Exhibit 27 dated 27.05.1987 in Gat No.312 of the
same village and Exhibit 28 dated 03.06.1993 in Gat No.314 of
the same village. The sale instances indicate the rate of Rs.21.42
per square feet at Exhibit 26, Rs.16 per square feet at Exhibit 27
and Rs.33.33 per square feet at Exhibit 28. It is apparent that
only 310 and half of 312 had been acquired.
93. He has then referred to several sale deeds as under :-
(a)Exhibit 35/ sale deed dated 16.08.1995 at village
Harangul, Gat No.122 at the rate of Rs.124/- per square feet (plot
sale).
(b)Exhibit 36/ sale deed dated 18.08.1995 at village
Harangul, Gat No.122 at the rate of Rs.187/- per square feet (plot
sale).
(c)Exhibit 37/ sale deed dated 17.07.1995 at village
Harangul, Gat No.122 at the rate of Rs.100/- per square feet (plot
sale).
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Harangul, Gat No.122 at the rate of Rs.197/- per square feet (plot
sale).
94. He has then canvassed that Exhibit 42, a sale
instance dated 20.01.1996 at village Arvi, Gat No.105 (old
Survey No.49/A) offering Rs.205/- per square feet and Exhibit
43 dated 16.07.1993 at village Warvanti, Gat No.88 was at the
rate of Rs.60/- square feet (plot sale). These sale instances were
not considered by the Reference Court. He further mentions that
10% deduction per year from the highest sale deed after
notification, needs to be made applicable. The Reference Court
has granted compensation at the rate of Rs.38/- and hence, these
claimants have filed the cross objections and have prayed for
enhancement in the compensation amount.
95. He has then referred to First Appeal No.1637/2013
along with the cross objection bearing No.32/2021. He has read
out paragraphs 1 to 16 from the examination-in-chief, Exhibit 25.
He has then referred to paragraphs 1 to 3 of the cross-
examination. He has then referred to the testimony of claimants'
witness below Exhibit 64 and has referred to paragraphs 1 and 2.
There have been no questions from the acquiring body with
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submits, on the basis of exhibit 52, which is the N.A. 44 order,
and relies on the 7/12 extract, to canvass that there was no
cultivation in the said land since the land was fallow. He has
referred to another NA 44 permission order for the same purpose.
96. With regard to the manner in which the Reference
Court has dealt with, with the evidence led by the claimants in
First Appeal No.1637/2013 decided on 21.12.2012, he turns to
the issues framed. He refers to the second issue and contends
that he is restricting this case to the purported errors committed
by the Reference Court while answering issue No.2. All other
conclusions are in favour of the claimants. To buttress his
contentions and for challenging issue No.2, he submits that the
issues with regard to NA potential and compensation to be paid
on square feet basis, are decided in favour of the claimants, in
paragraphs 22 to 31 and 32 to 35. His grievance is that the
Reference Court has not assigned any reason in support of it's
conclusion that the compensation at the rate of Rs.45/- per square
feet has been wrongly arrived at. He does not dispute the
deduction clause approved by the Reference Court to the extent
of 15%. He is, therefore, challenging the conclusion only to the
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potentiality and the compensation to be paid on square feet basis,
are held in their favour.
97. To a query raised by the Court, Shri Katneshwarkar
submitted that the map Exhibit 59 would show village Harangul
and prove the approach road from the Railway Station. He refers
to the certificate of four boundaries given by the Talathi at
Exhibit 33, which establishes that a road is shown as is claimed
by the claimants.
PRAYER FOR ENHANCEMENT
98. Shri Katneshwarkar placed a ready reference chart
containing the details of the lands, which are set out in six first
appeals as per the common judgment in six LAR cases. While
referring to First Appeal No.3564/2011, he has referred to
paragraphs 13 to 19 from page Nos.29 onwards. While adverting
to the short judgment and order, he has stated that far flung
parcels of lands have been taken together. Sale instances cited by
the claimants are not taken into account. Plots plus large parcels
of lands are treated at par and given the same rates. The highest
sale instance should have been considered. He supports the claim
of the claimants for enhancement.
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and has pointed out paragraph Nos.12 to 14 from page No.215
onwards. He has then reverted to First Appeal No.1481/2010 to
point out that NA-44 permission was obtained by the claimant on
13.09.1988, Exhibit-74. The various demarcations of plots by the
Village Panchayat of Chincholirao Wadi were at Exhibits 72 and
73, which were cited to establish NA potentiality. He has drawn
our attention to the issues and then, has adverted to the reasons
assigned by the Reference Court from paragraph Nos.14 to 23.
He also points out that when the NA-44 permission was received,
there was already a deduction in the land as per the legal
requirement. Despite such deduction, the Reference Court has
again recorded further deduction and has followed the
unsustainable principle of more acreage- more deduction.
100. Shri Katneshwarkar has referred to First Appeal
No.92/2010 and has pointed out paragraphs 11 to 16 of the
judgment. He clarifies that the sale deeds cited by the claimants
have not been considered in many cases. The claimants have
filed cross objections/ appeals for enhancement. To cite such
examples, he has referred to First Appeal No.1577/2010 filed for
enhancement and First Appeal No.2040/2010 filed by the MIDC.
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impugned judgment.
101. He has then referred to First Appeal Nos.1032/2009
and 1033/2009. He points out paragraph Nos.6, 13 and 14 from
the common judgment to indicate that the appeals for
enhancement deserve to be allowed. He has then referred to First
Appeal Nos.2768/2009 filed by the claimants and 1232/2010
filed by the MIDC. A common judgment was delivered in these
appeals.
102. Shri Amit Deshpande, the learned Advocate
submitted that he was adopting the submissions of advocate Shri
Katneshwarkar. He has tendered a compilation with spiral
binding containing First Appeal Nos.1533, 1534 and 1535/2013.
He submits that the NA-44 order was received by the claimants
on 12.05.1986. The locations of the parcels of lands are not
disputed. Considering the development in the said area, the land
was converted into NA-44 in 1986.
103. He has placed a ready reference chart before us. He
has also submitted the written notes of arguments.
104. Shri Deshpande submits that the claimants received
amounts in installments. Some claimants have withdrawn some
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Some could afford tendering a bank guarantee and some could
not. He has then referred to First Appeal No.1145/2018 to point
out that the LAR Court in this particular case, has directed 60%
deduction.
105. Shri S.V.Warad, the learned advocate appearing for
some of the claimants, adopted the submissions of Shri
Katneshwarkar and submits that First Appeal No.37/2009 was
filed by the claimants and First Appeal No.145/2009 was filed by
the MIDC. He points out that his land Gat No.183 was near a
road corner. NA permission was obtained on 12.09.1990 and he
received permission to start a small scale industry for which, he
got the registration on 28.11.1988.
106. Shri Kalyan Bade Patil, the learned advocate
appearing for some of the claimants, has relied upon First Appeal
No.3005/2008 filed by the claimants and First Appeal
No.2215/2010 filed by the MIDC. He refers to a chart submitted
by him.
107. Shri P.V. Mandalik, the learned Senior Advocate,
submitted written notes of arguments. While reading out his
written notes of submissions, he has stated that the present
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additional industrial area. Since the industrial area at Latur, was
already developed, the setting up of an additional industrial area
would indicate the potentiality of the land. Development
normally takes place around the industrial area and when the
additional industrial area is being developed, it would prove that
the land has high potentiality.
108. The learned Senior Advocate Shri V.D. Sapkal
tendered written notes of arguments and a compilation of
documents. He points out Gat No.298, which is abutting the State
Highway in village Harangul. He points out the NA-44 order at
page 135 of the compilation to indicate that the NA permission
was for setting up a brick kiln. He then refers to paragraph 35 of
the impugned judgment. He also refers to three sale deeds to
indicate the sale instances appearing on page Nos.117, 121 and
128.
109. Shri Sapkal submits that though the proceedings
before the LAR Court date back to 1998, the competent authority
has filed it's Written Statement in 2007. The delay caused is
attributable to the conduct of the acquiring body, which took
eight years to file it's written statement. His contention is that the
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delay caused by the acquiring body while participating in the
LAR cases. Shri Sapkal submits that after Section 4 and Section
6 notifications, the award has to be delivered within two years
from the date of such notification, as is prescribed under Section
11-A.
110. While referring to First Appeal No.767/2013, Shri
Sapkal refers to ground No.11. He then points out that as per
Section 34 of the LA Act, the payment of interest is prescribed at
the rate of 9% for the first year and then 15% interest from the
second year. He then points out that though Section 34 applies,
the Reference Court has not granted interest as is prescribed.
111. Shri Sapkal has relied upon the following judgments
:-
(a)A. Natesam Pillai v. Spl. Tahsildar, Land
Acquisition, Tiruchy, 2010 AIR SCW 5892.
(b)Land Acquisition Officer, Panaji, Goa v. Damodar
Ramnath Camotim Bambolkar, 2018 (4) AIR Bom R
554.
(c)Madhukanta M. Chinchani and others v. Special
Land Acquisition Officer and another, AIR 2016 SC
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(d)Union of India v. Harinder Pal Singh and others,
AIR 2006 SC 447.
(e)Union of India v. Bal Ram and another, AIR 2004
SC 3981.
(f)Ali Mohammad Beigh and others v. State of J and K,
AIR 2017 SC 1518.
(g)Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation v.
Rekha d/o Sukhdeorao Chaware and others, 2017 (6)
ALL MR 279.
(h)State of Maharashtra v. Kailash Shiva Rangari, 2016
(3) AIR Bom R 742 : 2016 (3) Mh.L.J. 457.
(i)Maya Devi (Dead) through Lrs and others v. State of
Haryana and another, 2018 AIR SC 645.
112. Shri Gunale, the learned advocate representing some
of the claimants, tendered his written notes of arguments along
with citations. He has then referred to First Appeal No.2487/2010
and has contended that the land Gat No.305 in village Harangul
is abutting the State Highway Latur-Barshi. The entire land has
been granted NA-44 certificate on 22.08.1988. The SLAO
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only because there is no entry of NA-44 permission in the Gram
Panchayat records. With such conclusions drawn in the
impugned award, the LAR Court slightly increased the
compensation to Rs.700/- per R, which is Rs.70,000/- per
Hectare.
113. Shri Gunale has then referred to First Appeal
No.6/2009 with regard to Gat No.320 in village Chincholirao
Wadi. This land also has NA-44 permission. He is operating a
licenced stone crusher industrial unit. The SLAO granted
Rs.255/- per R and the LAR Court granted Rs.5000/- per R. He,
therefore, submits that this Court should grant compensation at
the rate of Rs.50 to Rs.100/- per square feet.
114. Shri Irpatgire, the learned advocate representing
some of the claimants, referred to First Appeal No.626/2013 and
submitted that a sale deed dated 03.06.1993 was relied upon by
the LAR Court, which indicated the rate as Rs.33.33 per square
feet. The sale deeds dated 27.05.1987, 05.11.1992, 17.07.1995,
16.08.1995 and 18.08.1995, exhibited before the LAR Court,
were discarded. The award was delivered in 1998. Section 6
notification was not published for four years from 1992, until it
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1995 have to be considered. Provisions of law should have been
strictly followed.
115. Shri Irpatgire has then relied upon Rule 29 of the
MID Rules, 1962, which permits levying of service charges for
amenities provided and such service charges are recovered every
year by the MIDC from each plot owner. Section 17 is the power
granted to the MIDC to levy service charges. The purpose for
which the land acquired is to be utilized, cannot be ignored.
Therefore, higher rates should have been granted by the LAR
Court considering the purpose of the acquisition. He also submits
that 60% of deduction was impermissible and the maximum
deduction could have been in between 10 to 15%. He has relied
upon the following judgments :-
(a)Dev Sharan and others vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and
others, (2011) 4 SCC 769.
(b)Tukaram Kana Joshi and others vs. Maharashtra
Industrial Development Corporation and others,
(2013) 1 SCC 353.
(c)Digamber and others v. State of Maharashtra and
others, (2013) 14 SCC 406.
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(2014) 2 SCC 165.
(e)Akkalkot Municipal Council vs. Vasantrao Tulsiram
Kharade, 2009 (6) Mh.L.J. 311.
(f)Chakas vs. State of Punjab and others, (2011) 12
SCC 128.
116. Shri N.P. Patil Jamalpurkar, the learned advocate
representing some of the claimants, has referred to four First
Appeals Nos.2316/2010, 3566/2011, 722/2010 and 272/2010
filed by the MIDC. He has referred to the corresponding four
First Appeals filed by the claimants bearing Nos.10/2014,
2977/2013, 2020/2012 and 2021/2012, respectively. He has
tendered a ready reference chart to indicate the size of the lands
acquired, their location, the compensation granted by the LAR
Court and the expectation of the claimants at the rates of Rs.50/-
per square feet in two matters (First Appeal Nos.10/2014 and
2020/2012) and at the rate of Rs.100/- per square feet in First
Appeal Nos.2977/2013 and 2021/2012.
117. Shri Milind Patil, the learned advocate representing
some of the claimants, has referred to First Appeal No.1616/2016
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No.10029/2016. He has tendered a chart along with case law. He
relied upon Lal Chand v. Union of India, AIR 2010 SC 170. He
submits that Gat No.29 located in village Khandapur was
acquired to the extent of 5 Hectares 67 R. This land is adjacent to
the Manjra Cooperative Sugar Factory and a residential colony.
This is a developed area. The value of the plots indicates the rate
of Rs.2800/- per square feet. A meager amount has been granted
by the SLAO at the rate of Rs.225/- per R and similarly a meager
enhancement was granted by the LAR Court at the rate of Rs.9/-
per square feet. So also, the Reference Court has resorted to 60%
deduction knowing fully well that the industrial plots in MIDC
area do not require 60% of the land to be used for developing
service roads, drainage, gutters, etc..
118. Shri R.K. Ashtekar, the learned advocate
representing some of the claimants, tendered the written notes of
argument. He has referred to First Appeal No.3568/2008 (MIDC
vs. Gurunath Sangramappa Birajdar) and his Cross Objections
(Stamp) No.22849/2008. He has prayed for the dismissal of
MIDC First Appeal and a favourable consideration of his cross
objection.
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representing some of the claimants, has referred to First Appeal
No.2315/2010 filed by the MIDC and his Cross Objections
Stamp No.17563/2014. He has submitted a chart with regard to
Gat No.218 in village Harangul Bk.. The land admeasuring 2
Hectares 61 R has been acquired and a meager amount of
Rs.10,000/- per R has been granted. He claims at least Rs.50/-
per square feet.
120. Shri Natu, the learned advocate representing some
of the claimants, has tendered a chart (four pages). Gat Nos.283,
286 and 295 in village Harangul are subjected to acquisition for
an area of 4 Hectares 69 R, 03 Hectares 64 R and 0.55 R in the
said Gat numbers, respectively. He then submits that 14
references were decided by the common judgment dated
31.12.2009. The SLAO granted Rs.21600/- per acre, which is
about Rs.2/- per square feet. The LAR Court increased the said
amount marginally and granted Rs.50/- per square feet. He
submits that vital sale instances were ignored by the Trial Court.
The appeal filed by the MIDC be rejected.
121. Shri Natu has cited Civil Application No.2662/2020
filed by the claimant, seeking impleadment as a respondent in
First Appeal No.1029/2009. ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:29 :::
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122. Shri G.N. Kulkarni Mardikar, the learned advocate
representing some of the claimants, has tendered a ready
reference chart along with case law. He relied upon Digamber v.
State of Maharashtra, (2013) 14 SCC 406, Lal Chand vs. Union
of India, 2009 (15) SCC 769 and Raja Srivalgoti Sarvagna
Kumara v. Special Land Acquisition, AIR 1979 SC 869. He
contends that though the lands are from the same Gat numbers,
lesser compensation amount was granted by the SLAO at the rate
of Rs.25/- per R and the LAR Court granted only Rs.9/- per
square feet. He has referred to several First Appeals in the chart.
He represents various claimants whose lands have been acquired
from villages Harangul, Khandapur and submits that higher
amounts per square feet should been granted by the LAR Court.
123. Shri Manale, the learned advocate for some of the
claimants, has adopted the submissions of Shri Katneshwarkar.
He has tendered a chart, written notes of arguments and case law.
He then submits that Section 44 of the MLR Code does not
prescribe any period for utilizing the NA-44 permission granted.
Therefore, if no development has taken place pursuant to the
NA-44 permission, would not mean that NA permission is false
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124. He relies upon Section 328, which is the rule
making power. He then refers to Rule 4(c) of the Maharashtra
Land Revenue (Conversion of Use of Land and NA Assessment)
Rules, 1969 and states that one year time for development, if the
NA-44 permission is granted, has been granted. However, Rule
4(c) is directory in nature and not mandatory. If some claimants
have not filed appeals and if the Court grants enhancement, such
claimants will be entitled for greater benefits. Shri Manale relies
upon the following judgments :-
(a)The State of Madras v. A.M. Nanjan, AIR 1976 SC
651.
(b)Sri Ram M. Vijayalakshmamma Rao Bahadur Ranee
of Vuyyur v. Collector of Madras, (1969) 1 MLJ
(SC) 45.
(c)Sabhia Mohammed Yusuf Abdul Hamid Mulla v.
Special Land Acquisition Officer, AIR 2012 SC
2709.
(d)Digamber v. State of Maharashtra, 2013 AIR SC
3532.
(e)Vithal Rao vs. Special Land Acquisition Officer,
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(f)Maya Devi v. State of Haryana, AIR 2018 SC 645.
(g)Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation
Limited v. Udal and others, AIR 2013 SC 3111.
(h)Atma Singh v. State of Haryana, AIR 2008 SC 709.
(i)Himmat Singh v. State of M.P., 2013 (16) SCC 392.
(j)Special Land Acquisition Officer v. M.K. Rafiq
Saheb, AIR 2011 SC 3178.
(k)Nelson Fernandes v. Special Land Acquisition
Officer, AIR 2007 SC 1414.
(l)Land Acquisition Officer Revenue Divisional
Officer, Chittor v. L. Kamalamma K.
Krishnamachari, AIR 1998 SC 781.
(m)Vidya Devi v. State of Himachal Pradesh, (2020) 2
SCC 569.
(n)Special Land Acquisition Officer v. Mahaboob, 2009
(14) SCC 54.
(o)Newspapers Limited v. State Industrial Tribunal, UP,
AIR 1957 SC 532.
(p)Bimal Chandra Banerjee v. State of Madhya
Pradesh, AIR 1971 SC 517.
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125. Shri S.C. Swami, the learned advocate representing
some of the claimants, has submitted a chart with regard to six
First Appeals preferred by the MIDC. He relies upon the
submissions of Shri Katneshwarkar.
126. Shri A.S. Lomte, the learned advocate representing
some of the claimants, relies upon the submissions of Shri
Katneshwarkar and has tendered a chart along with short
submissions.
127. Shri Y.B. Gaikwad, the learned advocate
representing some of the claimants, has also adopted the
submissions of Shri Katneshwarkar and has tendered a chart.
128. Shri S.V. Gundre, the learned advocate representing
some of the claimants, has adopted the submissions canvassed by
Shri Katneshwarkar. He has tendered a map and charts
pertaining to all the three villages, namely, Harangul,
Chincholiraowadi and Khandapur. He points out from the said
map that Gat No.214 is actually Gat No.208. Gat No.182 touches
the State Highway.
129. Shri R.S. Deshmukh, the learned Senior Advocate
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Nos.2604 and 2605 of 2010 are filed by the claimants. Since the
claimants were desirous of addressing the Court, he tenders
written notes of arguments in Marathi along with a chart. He
contends that no oral evidence was led by the MIDC. Appellant
No.1 Prasad led evidence. Exhibits 33 and 34 are the reports of
the Government approved valuer. The evidence led through the
Government approved valuer Shri Sunil Jain would indicate that
Rs.65/- per square feet was not enough. Prime lands of the
claimants situated opposite Harangul Railway Station and
adjacent to the Latur Barshi Highway should fetch higher values.
These lands are surrounded by developed industries. There was a
high market potential. They were situated hardly at a distance of
5 to 7 kilometers from Latur.
130. Shri Deshmukh further contends that the LAR Court
did not deal with these factors and granted lesser compensation.
Vital oral and documentary evidence was not considered. The
certified copies of the sale instances are not considered. The
signatories to such sale instances are not required to be examined
when certified copies of the sale transactions are placed on
record. He tenders the compilation of the following reported
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(a)Chimanlal Hargovinddas vs. Special Land
Acquisition Officer, Poona, AIR 1988 SC 1652.
(b)Chandrashekhar vs. Additional Special Land
Acquisition Officer, (2009) 14 SCC 441 : AIR 2009
SC 3012.
(c)Tata Chemicals Limited, Bombay vs. Sadhu Singh
Baljeet, AIR 1944 All 66.
(d)The State of Maharashtra vs. Smt.Parvatibai Vitthal
Hudar, 2008 (5) Bom.C.R. 334.
(e)Union of India vs. The Special Land Acquisition
Officer, (1996) 6 SCC 454.
131. Shri C.V. Thombre, the learned advocate appearing
for some of the claimants, has filed a chart in First Appeal
No.1029/2009 filed by the MIDC. He concedes that the claimant
has not filed the First Appeal.
SUBMISSIONS ADVANCED IN REBUTTAL BY SHRI KUMBHAKONI, THE
LEARNED ADVOCATE GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, ON
25.10.2021.
132. Shri Kumbhakoni submits that the following are the
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proved :-
(a)The golden thread of these cases is the “Arm Chair
Rule” propounded by the Honourable Supreme Court in the
backdrop of “a willing buyer- a willing seller”.
(b)The judgments cited by the MIDC are neither
differed with nor overruled in any subsequent judgment by the
Honourable Supreme Court.
(c)All maps/ charts / tables / colour codes/ facts and
figures are not disputed.
(d)Two tables of sale instances have been cited.
(e)Mr.Pokalwar's evidence has not been relied upon
even by the claimants.
(f)None of the impugned judgments are sustainable.
(g)The crucial date in these matters is 07.05.1992 when
Section 1(3) notification was issued with effect from 08.05.1992
for the three villages.
(h)Section 32(2) of the MID Act has the same effect as
of Section 4 under the Land Acquisition Act insofar as the
notification dated 04.03.1993 is concerned.
(i)With regard to the above mentioned cut off dates,
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consideration of sale instances after the publication of the
notification dated 07.05.1992.
(j)There is no lapsing of the acquisition or the award
since the date of the award is 03.01.1998, the amount was
deposited on 30.03.1998 and the possession of the lands was
taken on 26.05.1998 and 27.05.1998.
133. Shri Kumbhakoni further submits that a new issue
has been raised by the claimants regarding lapsing of the award.
This is beyond the scope of the First Appeals and therefore, such
new issue which was never ever canvassed earlier and which
would be a disputed question on facts and would require
evidence, will have to be ignored. Moreover, by conduct, the
claimants now cannot canvass this aspect. They have accepted
the compensation amounts, have moved matters for
enhancement, have withdrawn enhanced amounts from this
Court and have also preferred appeals for further enhancement.
Shri Kumbhakoni relies upon the MID Act and submits that there
is no scope for declaring lapsing of the award at this stage. He
relies upon the following judgments in support of his
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(a)Prabhakar Bhau Bhoir vs. The Collector, Pune, Writ
Petition No.1679/2014 (Bombay) decided on
17.10.2015.
(b)Kuldip K. Kamat vs. Special Land Acquisition
Officer No.III, Kolhapur, AIR 1996 Bom 224.
(c)Jamunabai Parmananddas Shah vs. Bajirao Seetaram
Kalbhor, 1995 (1) Mh.L.J. 564.
(d)Surender Singh vs. State of Haryana, (2018) 3 SCC
278.
(e)Rameshwar Dass vs. State of Punjab, (2019) 5 SCC
204.
(f)A.P. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. G.
Mohan Reddy and others, (2010) 15 SCC 412.
(g)Subh Ram and others vs. State of Haryana, (2010) 1
SCC 444.
(h)Narain Das Jain vs. Agra Nagar Mahapalika, Agra,
(1991) 4 SCC 212.
(i)Amratlal vs. Land Acquisition Officer, Ahmedabad,
AIR 1945 Bom. 302.
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Bench of this Court has observed in paragraphs 6 and 7 as
under :-
“6.Therefore, considering the Scheme of Section 32
of the said Act of 1961, once the notice under Sub-
section (1) of Section 32 of the said Act of 1961 is
published in the Official Gazette, on and from that
date, the acquired land absolutely vests in the State
Government free of all encumbrances. Section 33
of the said Act of 1961 deals with the procedure for
fixing the compensation. As the vesting is
complete after a notice under Sub-section (1) of
Section 32 of the said Act of 1961 is published in
the Official Gazette, there cannot be lapsing of
acquisition. The said Act of 1961 does not contain
any such provision.
7.Clause 2 of the Circular dated 18
th
May 1995
issued by the State Government provides that if
determination of the compensation under Section
33 of the said Act of 1961 is not made within a
period of two years from the date of publication of
the Notification/notice under Sub-section (1) of
Section 32 of the said Act of 1961, the acquisition
stands lapsed. The Circular only contains
departmental instructions. As stated earlier, on the
publication of the notice under Sub-section (1) of
Section 32 of the said Act of 1961 in the Official
Gazette, the vesting of the acquired land is
complete. Therefore, by virtue of the said Circular,
only because of the lapse of time, there cannot be
any divesting. If the State Government wants to
release the land from the acquisition, the State
Government will have to follow the procedure
prescribed under the proviso to Sub-section (4) of
Section 32 of the said Act of 1961. Therefore, we
are unable to accept the contention that the
acquisition has lapsed. The Clause 2 of the Circular
dated 18
th
May 1995 does not have the effect of
lapsing of acquisition.”
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135. In Kuldeep Kamat (supra), the learned Division
Bench of this Court observed in paragraphs 2, 6, 7 and 8 as
under :-
“2. The petitioners are owners of an area of 1 acrc and
3 gunthas out of Survey No.20/5B situate at
Gokul-Shirgaon, taluka Karveer, district Kolhapur.
On Nov. 17, 1977, the Special Land Acquisition
Officer No. III, Kolhapur, issued notice under
Section 32(2) v of the Act calling upon the
petitioners to show cause why their land-should
not be acquired for the purpose of establishment of
the Gokul-Shirgaon industrial area. By the said
notice, the petitioners were asked to remain present
at the office of the Talathi, Gram Panchayat,
Shirgaon on January 6, 1978 for personal hearing.
Admittedly, the petitioners did not file objections
to the proposed acquisition; they merely applied
for an adjournment and thereafter did not
participate in the proceedings at all. Finally, the
Special Land Acquisition Officer issued notice
dated Oct. 23,1979 under Section 32(5) calling
upon the petitioners to hand over the possession of
their land within 30 days from the receipt of the
said notice. There is no dispute that in pursuance of
the said notice, the authorities have taken
possession of the petitioners' land and it is being
developed as an industrial area.”
“6.Turning then to the provisions relating to the
fixation of compensation, it is seen that Section 33
of the Act requires the State Government to pay for
acquisition, compensation of the amount, which is
to be determined in accordance with the
"provisions contained in the said section. In fixing
the compensation, the Collector is guided by the
provisions contained in Sections 23 and 24 of the
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with "certain
modifications, which are stated in Section 33.
Before determining the amount of compensation,
the Collector is required to give an opportunity to
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bear in mind that Section 33 does not fix the period
for making of the award. Coming then to Rule 27
on which heavy reliance is placed, it is no doubt
true that the said rule provides time of one year for
declaration of the award, with power to the State
Government to extend the said period but not
exceeding 12 months. It will be useful to reproduce
Rule 27, which reads as follows:
"Time within which cases under Section
33(3) to be disposed of :-
The Collector shall dispose of cases referred
to him under sub-section (3) of Section 33 within
one year from the date on which they are referred
to him (or not later than such further period not
exceeding twelve months, as the State Government
may, in any case or class of cases, allow)."
7. Mr. Abhyankar, learned counsel for the petitioners,
urged that Rule 27 has provided time limit of one
year for making of the award and conferred on the
State Government power to extend the time from
time to time but not more than 12 months in
aggregate. Mr. Abhyankar further urged that the
outer limit fixed by Rule 27 is two years from the
date on which the case is referred to the Collector
and since no award has been declared within that
period, the acquisition proceedings have become
void and non est. Mr. Abhyankar tried to draw
support to his argument from Section 11A of the
Land Acquisition Act, which, according to Mr.
Abhyankar, is similar to Rule 27, though he fairly
conceded that effect of non-compliance is not
specifically provided under Rule 27. Mr.
Abhyankar also submitted that the use of the word
"shall" in the Rule 27 denotes the mandatory
nature of the rule and the only consequence of non-
compliance of the said rule will be rendering the
acquisition proceedings a nullity.
8. The argument of Mr. Abhyankar, though at first
sight, appears to be attractive, on a closer scrutiny,
is devoid of merit. It is no doubt true that Rule 27
prescribes time limit for pa'ssing of the award. It is
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However, Rule 27 cannot be said to be mandatory
in the sense that non-compliance with it leads to
nullification of the acquisition, which has already
become final. The rule, while using the expression
"shall", does not provide expressly or by necessary
implication that non-compliance therewith results
in nullification of the acquisition or in the divesting
of title of the Government or that on such non-
compliance, the land acquired has to be restored to
the original owners. Surely, all these aspects could
not have been left to be inferred. These are vital
matters and not matters of mere procedure. In our
considered view, the provisions of Rule 27, which
is placed under the caption of "Miscellaneous"
under Chapter VI of the rules, are in the nature of
guidelines for the authorities under the Act. It may
be that one of the aspects behind framing the said
rule is to safeguard the interest of the owners of the
land acquired, but that does not mean that non-
compliance with the rule shall result into
nullification of the acquisition proceedings, which
are already completed. Therefore, in our view, Rule
27 cannot be equated with Section 11A of the Land
Acquisition Act, which specifically provides for
lapsing of proceedings for failure of the authorities
to declare the award within two years. Moreover,
the scheme of the Chapter VI of the Act is totally
different than the Land Acquisition Act. Under
Chapter VI of the Act, land vests in State
Government upon publication of notification under
Section 32(1), whereas under the Land Acquisition
Act, vesting takes place after the declaration of the
award and upon the taking possession of the land.
We have, therefore, no hesitation to reject the
argument of Mr. Abhyankar that acquisition
proceedings have become null and void on account
of failure to declare the award within stipulated
time.”
(Emphasis supplied)
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Kuldip Kamat (supra), is practically a tailor-made judgment,
which would demolish the contention of lapsing of awards.
137. Shri Kumbhakoni then submits that the contention
that the claimants should be paid interest, is also not a
sustainable argument as no interest is payable under the MID
Act. Moreover, the dates of the awards, dates on which amounts
are deposited and the dates on which possession of the lands is
taken, neutralizes such argument. Section 38 may contemplate
payment of interest only if possession is taken without payment
of compensation. This position would not apply because the
possession was taken after the amounts were deposited.
138. With regard to the NA-44 permission, Shri
Kumbhakoni submits that the said permission is only for the
purpose of charging taxes. He refers to a direct judgment
delivered in Jamunabai Shah vs. Bajirao (supra). Relevant
paragraph 6 reads thus:-
“6. Mr. Nakhawa learned Counsel, appearing on behalf
of the defendant No. 6 has vehemently contested
this position. He submits that the N.A. order dated
9-10-1964 will have to be duly given effect to in
law and that the submission canvassed by Mr.
Divekar to the effect that the lands had changed
character on 9-10-1964 immediately on the passing
of that order, is erroneous. In this regard, Mr.
Nakhawa, has relied on the provisions of sections
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points out that even on the application for N.A. use
being granted by the competent authority, that the
same does not automatically come into operation.
Towards this end, Mr. Nakhawa, has drawn my
attention to the fact that the order in question is
designated as "Grant of N.A. permission under
section 65 of Land Revenue Code". He thereafter
points out to me that such an order is conditional
and that the scheme of the provisions of the Land
Revenue Code very clearly specify that the order
becomes operational and effective only on the
compliance by the party in whose favour that order
is passed, within the prescribed time of the
conditions specified therein. In this regard, Mr.
Nakhawa relies heavily on condition No. 2(iii)
which reads as follows :-
" iii). that the applicant shall commence the
N.A. use of this plot within period of six months
from the date of this order, failing which shall be
deemed to have been cancelled."
Relying on this provision, Mr. Nakhwa
submits that the grant of N.A. permission only
signifies no objection by the authorities for the use
of the land for N.A. purposes. There are additional
conditions that are required to be complied with
namely the fact that the person to whom that
permission is granted will have to in fact perform
the requisite acts for the purposes of putting the
land to N.A. use. For this purpose, in the present
order, a time period of six months was granted for
the purpose of commencement the N.A. use failing
which the order was deemed to have cancelled.
There was an additional condition in Clause (vi)
that the N.A. use shall be communicated to the
Mamlatdar through the village officer within a
period of one month from the date of
commencement of such use. This is also a
requirement under the rules prescribed under the
Land Revenue Code. In this regard, Mr. Nakhawa
submits that the argument that the character of the
lands stands altered from agricultural to non-
agricultural on the passing of the order granting
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place when the conditions specified in the order are
complied with. The learned Counsel is right as far
as this submission is concerned in so far as grant of
permission is only in the form of no objection or
consent from the authorities. It is, therefore, open
to the party to whom the permission is granted to
put the lands to N.A. use and if the party decides to
do so, there are subsequent requirements under the
provisions of the Land Revenue Code namely that
an official intimation in this regard is required to
be given through the Village Officer to the
Mamlatdar whereupon a Sanad will be issued
designating the lands as Non-agricultural lands.
Mr. Nakhawa appears to be right in this submission
for the simple reason that under the provisions of
the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, the
assessment payable on agricultural and non-
agricultural lands is different. When the N.A.
permission is granted, there is no alterations made
in the assessment but it is only if and when the
lands are in fact put to N.A. use and this fact is
officially communicated to the notice of the
authorities that the assessment will change. Under
these circumstances, to my mind, there can be no
two opinions with regard to the point of time at
which the character of the lands gets altered and it
will have to be held that this happens not on the
date when the order has been passed but from the
date on which the lands are in fact put to non-
agricultural use. The commencement of this
activity is the point of time of change and not the
date of passing of the order.”
(Emphasis supplied)
139. With regard to the contention of the claimants that
uniform rates be paid to all the claimants, Shri Kumbhakoni
refers to Basant Kumar vs. Union of India (supra) and points out
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140. Shri Kumbhakoni then relies upon Surender Singh
vs. State of Haryana (supra) and refers to paragraphs 27, 28
(28.1-28.4) and 29 to 31, which read thus:-
“27. The High Court felt that Rs.20,000,00/- per acre
should be taken as the base price for determining
the rate of acquired land in question. The High
Court perhaps did this after having noticed that
some part of the acquired land in these appeals is
situated in Kasan village and, therefore, it is ideal
to take the rate of Kasan village land as basis for
determining the rate of acquired land also. The
High Court accordingly gave annual increase of
8% to Rs.20,00,000/- and worked out the rate at
Rs.62,11,700/- per acre for the entire acquired land
in question by applying one uniform rate.
28.In our considered opinion, the approach of the
High Court in the facts of these cases does not
appear to be right inasmuch as the High Court
failed to take into consideration several material
issues which arose in these cases and had bearing
on determination of the fair market rate of the land
in question under Section 23 of the Act.
28.1First, the acquired land, in these cases, was a huge
chunk of land measuring around 520 acres, 2
kanals and 13.5 marlas.
28.2Second, the entire acquired land was not situated in
village Kasan but it was spread over in 15 villages
as detailed above.
28.3Third, there is no evidence to show much less any
finding of the High Court as to what was the actual
distance among the 15 villages against one another,
the location, situation/area of each village, whether
any development had taken place and, if so, its
type, nature and when it took place in any of these
villages, the potentiality and the quality of the
acquired land situated in each village, its nature
and the basis, the market rate of the land situated in
each village prior to the date of acquisition or in its
near proximity, whether small piece of land or
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city, town or a place, whether any activity is being
carried on in the nearby areas, their details.
28.4Fourth, whether the acquired land in the case of
Pran Sukh (supra) in village Kasan and the
acquired land in question are similar in nature or
different and, if so, how and on what basis, their
total distance etc.
29.These were, in our view, the issues which had
material bearing while determining the rate of the
acquired land in question.
30. The High Court, in the absence of any evidence on
any of these issues, could not have determined one
flat market rate of the acquired land in question by
applying one isolated rate of one land situated in
one village Kasan and adding 8% annual increase
from 1994 in such rate and made it applicable to
the entire lands situated in 15 different villages. In
our opinion, it is only when the evidence had been
adduced by the parties to the lis on the
aforementioned issues, the Court would have been
in a position to apply its mind objectively as to
which method should be applied for determination
of the rate, i.e., whether belting system or flat rate
system or different rates for different lands
depending upon the quality of land situated in
different villages etc.
31. The fair market value of the acquired land cannot
be decided in isolation on the basis of only one
factor. There are several other factors, which
govern the determination of the rate. These factors
need to be proved with sufficient evidence. It must
appear that the Courts have made sincere endeavor
to determine the fair market rate of the acquired
land and while determining has taken into account
all relevant aspects of the case. It is the duty of the
landowners and the State to adduce proper and
sufficient evidence to enable the Courts to arrive at
a reasonable and fair market rate of the acquired
land prevalent on the date of acquisition.”
(Emphasis supplied)
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Corporation Ltd. vs. G. Mohan Reddy (supra) and submits that
the judgment relied upon by the claimants in LAO v.
Kamalamma (supra) is explained. He then relies upon Bijender
and others vs. The State of Haryana (supra) to contend that the
same view has been taken.
142. With regard to the arguments of the claimants that
the future potential of the acquired lands has to be considered for
granting enhanced compensation, Shri Kumbhakoni submits that
the said argument is fallacious in the light of Section 24-Fifthly
under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. He relies upon the
judgment delivered in Subh Ram vs. State of Haryana (supra) as
being a direct answer to this aspect. He refers to paragraphs 20 to
23 and 30 to 32, which read as under :-
“20.It is in this context, in some cases, to avoid the
need to differentiate the lands acquired under a
common notification for a common purpose, and to
extend the benefit of a uniform compensation,
courts have observed that the purpose of
acquisition is also a relevant factor. The said
observation may not apply in all cases and all
circumstances as the general rule is that the land
owner is being compensated for what he has lost
and not with reference to the purpose of
acquisition.
21.The purpose of acquisition can never be a factor to
increase the market value of the acquired land. We
may give two examples. Where irrigated land
belonging to `A' and dry land of `B' and waste land
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dam project, neither `B' nor `C' can contend that
they are entitled to the same higher compensation
which was awarded for the irrigated land, on the
ground that all the lands were acquired for the
same purpose. Nor can the Land Acquisition
Collector hold that in case of acquisition for
submergence in a dam project, irrigated land
should be awarded lesser compensation equal to
the value of waste land, on the ground that purpose
of acquisition is the same in regard to both. The
principle is that the quality (class) of land, the
situation of the land, the access to the land are all
relevant factors for determination of the market
value.
22.But in certain acquisitions, in certain
circumstances, for lack of detailed or clear
evidence, courts have chosen to ignore the
difference in the quality/situational advantages and
treat all lands equally for awarding uniform
compensation having regard to the common
purpose of acquisition. How far such a course is
proper or valid may be debatable. Whether such a
procedure is legally valid or proper or not, may
have to be decided in the context of the respective
acquisitions. All that has to be noticed in the
context of the issue before us, is that the use to
which the acquired land may be put, can have no
bearing upon the deduction to be made towards
development cost. Nor can the purpose of
acquisition be used to increase the compensation
awardable with reference to the expected profits
from the future user. The observation that purpose
of acquisition is a relevant factor, unless properly
understood and carefully applied with reference to
special circumstances, may lead to absurd or unjust
results.
23.It is accepted generally that residential plots are
costlier than industrial plots, and commercial plots
are costlier than residential plots. If the purpose of
acquisition is a relevant factor in determining
compensation, then it would lead to the absurd and
unjust situation, that the compensation payable for
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will be less if the acquisition is for a sewage
treatment plant, more if the acquisition is for an
industrial layout, much more if acquisition is for
residential layout and highest if the acquisition is
for commercial value. The purpose of acquisition
cannot therefore be a factor to increase the
compensation.”
“30.In Atma Singh v. State of Haryana, 2008 (2) SCC
568, this Court reiterated the settled principles
regarding deductions thus :
"14. The reasons given for the principle that
price fetched for small plots cannot form safe basis
for valuation of large tracks of land, according to
cases referred to above, are that substantial area is
used for development of sites like laying out roads,
drains, sewers, water and electricity lines and other
civic amenities. Expenses are so incurred in
providing these basic amenities. That apart it takes
considerable period in carving out the roads
making sewers and drains and waiting for the
purchasers. Meanwhile the invested money is
blocked up and the return on the investment flows
after a considerable period of time. In order to
make up for the area of land which is used in
providing civic amenities and the waiting period
during which the capital of the entrepreneur gets
locked up a deduction from 20% onward,
depending upon the facts of each case, is made."
31.The legal position is therefore clear and well
settled. But in Atma Singh, after reiterating the said
principle regarding deduction of development cost,
this Court made an observation that no deduction
need be made having regard to the purpose of
acquisition, which requires to be clarified. We
extract the relevant portion below:
"15. The question to be considered is whether in
the present case those factors exist which warrant a
deduction by way of allowance from the price
exhibited by the exemplars of small plots which
have been filed by the parties. The land has not
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been acquired for setting up a sugar factory. The
factory would produce goods worth many crores in
a year. A sugar factory apart from producing sugar
also produces many by-product in the same
process. One of the by-products is molasses, which
is produced in huge quantity. Earlier, it had no
utility and its disposal used to be a big problem.
But now molasses is used for production of alcohol
and ethanol which yield lot of revenue. Another by
product degases is now used for generation of
power and press mud is utilized in manure.
Therefore, the profit from a sugar factory is
substantial. Moreover, it is not confined to one year
but will accrue every year so long as the factory
runs. A housing board does not run on business
lines. Once plots are carved out after acquisition of
land and are sold to public, there is no scope for
earning any money in future. An industry
established on acquired land, if run efficiently,
earns money or makes profit every year. The return
from the land acquired for the purpose of Housing
Colony, or Offices, or Institution cannot even
remotely be compared with the land which has
been acquired for the purpose of setting up a
factory or industry. After all the factory cannot be
set up without land and if such land is giving
substantial return, there is no justification for
making any deduction from the price exhibited by
the exemplars even if they are of small plots. It is
possible that a part of the acquired land might be
used for construction of residential colony for the
staff working in the factory. Nevertheless where
the remaining part of the acquired land is
contributing to production of goods yielding good
profit, it would not be proper to make a deduction
in the price of land shown by the exemplars of
small plots as the reasons for doing so assigned in
various decisions of this Court are not applicable in
the case under consideration."
32.The above observations no doubt seem to suggest
that where the acquisition is for a residential lay
out, deduction towards development cost is a must,
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not require forming a layout of sites, the market
value of small residential plots may be adopted
without any cuts towards development cost. The
said observations are made with reference to the
special facts of that case. If they are read out of
context to support a contention that the purpose of
acquisition is a relevant factor to avoid the
deduction of development cost in valuation, it may
then be necessary to consider the said observations
as having been made per incuriam, as they
overlook a mandatory statutory provision – Section
24 (clause fifthly) of the Act and the series of
decisions of larger benches of this Court which
hold that when value of large tracts of undeveloped
lands is sought to be determined with reference to
small residential plots in developed area, it is
mandatory to deduct an appropriate percentage
towards development cost. But it may be
unnecessary to consider whether the observations
are per incuriam as para 15 of the decision makes it
clear that what is stated therein, is with reference to
the special facts of that case, with a view not to
disturb the smaller deduction of 10% by the High
Court, and not intended to be statement of law.”
(Emphasis supplied)
143. He further submits that the judgment delivered in
Atma Singh (supra), which is heavily relied upon by the
claimants, is distinguished and clarified in subsequent judgments
cited above. There can be no scope for payment of additional
compensation for having lost the land or the source of income,
more so in view of the fact that 30% solatium is paid to the
claimants under Section 23(1)(A) of the Land Acquisition Act,
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solatium, he relies upon Narain Das Jain vs. Agra Nagar
Mahapalika, Agra (supra) and points out paragraphs 6 and 7,
which read as under :-
“6.Section 23(2) of Land Acquisition Act, as it then
was, provided that in addition to the market value
of the land, as provided in sub-section (1) of
Section 23, the court shall in every case award a
sum of rupees fifteen per centum on such market
value in consideration of the compulsory nature of
acquisition. Solatium, as the word goes, is "money
comfort", quantified by the statute, and given as a
conciliatory measure for the compulsory
acquisition of the land of the citizen, by a welfare
state such as ours. The concern for such a citizen
was voiced by the Law Commission of India in its
Report submitted in 1957 on the Need for Reform
in the Land Acquisition by observing as follows:
"We are not also in favour of omitting
Section 23(2) so as to exclude solatium of 15% for
the compulsory nature of the acquisition. It is not
enough for a person to get the market value of the
land as compensation in order to place himself in a
position similar to that which he could have
occupied had there been no acquisition; he may
have to spend a considerable further amount for
putting himself in the same position as before.....
As pointed out by Fitzgerald the community has no
right to enrich itself by deliberately taking away
the property of any of its members in such
circumstances without providing adequate
compensation for it. This principle has been in
force in India ever since the Act of 1870. The
Select Committee which examined the Bill of 1883
did not think it necessary to omit the provision but
on the other hand transferred it to Section 23."
7.The importance of the award of solatium cannot be
undermined by any procedural blockades. It
follows automatically the market value of the land
acquired, as a shadow would to a man. It springs
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on the determination and emergence of market
value of the land acquired. It follows as a matter of
course without any impediment. That it falls to be
awarded by the Court "in every case" leaves no
discretion with the court in not awarding it in some
cases and awarding in others. Since the award of
solatium is in consideration of the compulsory
nature of acquisition, it is a hanging mandate for
the court to award and supply the omission at any
stage where the Court gets occasion to amend or
rectify. This is the spirit of the provision, wherever
made.”
144. Shri Kumbhakoni has adverted to the contention of
the claimants that the MIDC did not examine witnesses to prove
it's sale instances and submits that it is a vexatious submission.
He refers to the five judges bench judgment of the Honourable
Supreme Court in the matter of Cement Corporation of India
Ltd. vs. Purya and others (supra) and points out paragraphs 18,
29 and 31, which are reproduced earlier. He, therefore, submits
that the judgment in Cement Corporation of India Ltd. (supra)
clearly settles the issue and no examination of witnesses is
required. Section 51-A as is interpreted by the Honourable
Supreme Court in Land Acquisition Officer and Mandal Revenue
Officer vs. V. Narasaiah, (2001) 3 SCC 530 has been referred to
in Cement Corporation of India Ltd. (supra) and the said view is
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145. Shri Kumbhakoni has adverted to the issue raised by
the claimants as to whether, post notification sale deeds can be
considered. He contends that such argument is baseless in the
light of General Manager, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Limited (supra) and points out paragraphs 15 and 16, which are
reproduced earlier.
146. He then refers to Bhupal Singh (supra) and points
out paragraphs 26 and 27, which are reproduced earlier.
147. To further support his contentions, Shri Kumbhakoni
has relied upon Messrs Mohandas Issardas v. A.N. Sattanathan,
Collector of Customs and another, (1955) Indian Law Reports
318 and contended that The Honourable Chief Justice M.C.
Chagla has held as under :-
“Before we turn to the Judgment of the
Supreme Court, it is necessary to have our minds
clear as to what is an 'obiter dictum' which has a
binding effect upon a Court. It Is rather significant
to bear in mind that in England an 'obiter dictum'
has no binding effect either upon a coordinate
Court or upon a subordinate Court. An 'obiter
dictum', especially of an eminent judicial tribunal
like the Privy Council or the House of Lords,
would undoubtedly be entitled to the highest
respect. But a Judge in England would not feel that
he would be bound by an opinion expressed by the
higher tribunal. In India, we have -- perhaps
advisedly -- made a departure from the principle
operating in England with regard to 'obiter dicta'.
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Privy Council was the highest judicial tribunal in
the Empire, as it then was, the Courts in India felt
that it would be in the interests of judicial
uniformity and judicial discipline if not only they
accepted the decisions of the Privy Council, Which
indeed were binding upon them, but also accepted
the 'obiter dicta' of the Privy Council as binding
upon them. The feeling was that, if the Privy
Council expressed an opinion on a point which,
although not necessary for decision, clearly
indicated the opinion formed by the Privy Council
on a question of law, then the Courts in India
should accept that as an authoritative
pronouncement on the particular aspect of the law
and treat that pronouncement as binding, The
Supreme Court has now taken the place of the
Privy Council and we would like to say
unhesitatingly that we must show the same respect
for the 'obiter dicta' of the Supreme Court that we
did for those of the Privy Council. The Supreme
Courts, is the highest Judicial tribunal in India to-
day and it is as much necessary in the interests of
judicial uniformity and judicial discipline that all
the High Courts must accept as binding the 'obiter
dicta' of the Supreme Court in the same spirit as
the High Courts accepted the 'obiter dicta' of the
Privy Council.
But the question still remains as to what is
an 'obiter dictum' given expression to by the
Supreme Court which is binding upon the Courts
in India. Now, an 'obiter dictum' is an expression of
opinion on a point which is not necessary for the
decision of a case. This very definition draws a
clear distinction between a point which is
necessary for the determination of a case and a
point which is not necessary for the determination
of the case. But in both cases points must arise for
the determination of the tribunal. Two questions
may arise before a Court for its determination. The
Court may determine both although only one of
them may be necessary for the ultimate decision of
the case. The question which was necessary for the
determination of the case would be the 'ratio
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question which was not necessary to decide the
case would be only an 'obiter dictum'. Mr.
Palkhivala's contention is that an 'obiter dictum' is
any definite opinion expressed by the higher
tribunal whether the point arose before it or not.
Mr. Palkhivala has attempted to make a distinction
between an opinion and a definite opinion. He says
that, if the higher Court says that a certain view
may be possible, then it is not a definite expression
of opinion, but of the tribunal definitely expresses
its opinion, and not merely tentatively, then it is
unnecessary for us to consider whether any points
arose for determination before the higher authority,
and the mere expression of opinion itself, provided
it is definite, would become an 'obiter dictum', and,
in India, binding upon the Courts if the 'obiter
dictum' is that of the Supreme Court. In our
opinion, that argument appears to be entirely
untenable. The very reason why the Courts in India
agreed to be bound by the 'obiter dicta' of the Privy
Council was that the highest judicial authority in
the Empire had applied its mind to a question of
law which arose before it for its determination; and
however unnecessary it was for it to decide that
question, having expressed an opinion on that point
it became an authoritative pronouncement on that
question of law, and the Privy Council, by deciding
that question of law, set its seal of approval upon
that question of law. It cannot be suggested that the
doctrine of 'obiter dicta' was so far extended as to
make the Courts bound by any and every,
expression of opinion either of the Privy Council
or of the Supreme Court, whether the question did
or did not arise for the determination of the higher
judicial authority.
Mr. Palkhivala has relied on the definition
of an 'obiter dictum' to be found in Stroud's
Judicial Dictionary, which is based upon the case
of -- 'Flower v. Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron & Coal Co',
1934 2 KB 132. The passage is at p. 154 in the
judgment of Mr. Justice Talbot. The question that
arose before the Court of appeal was whether an
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Steamship Co., Ltd.; (1928) 139 LT 628, was
binding upon it, and this is what Mr. Justice Talbot
says:
“.....It is of course perfectly familiar
doctrine that obiter dicta, though they may have
great weight as such, are not conclusive authority.
Obiter dicta in this context means-what the words
literally signify -- namely, statements by the way.
If a judge thinks it desirable to give his opinion on
some point which is not necessary for the decision
of the case, that of course has not the binding
weight of the decision of the case and the reasons
for the decision."
Therefore, what according to the learned
Judge is an 'obiter dictum' is an opinion on some
point which is not necessary for the decision of the
case. The emphasis is not only on the opinion, but
also on the point. It is not merely an expression of
opinion unconnected with the point that arises, but
it must be an opinion given on a point which arises
for determination. To the same effect is the
statement of the law in Halsbury, Vol. XIX, at p.
251. This is how it is put:
"It may be laid down as a general rule that
that part alone of a decision of a Court of law is
binding upon Courts of co-ordinate jurisdiction and
inferior Courts which consists of the enunciation of
the reason or principle upon which the question
before the Court has really been determined. This
underlying principle which forms the only
authoritative element of a precedent is often termed
the 'ratio decidendi'. Statements which are not
necessary to the decision, which go beyond the
occasion and lay down a rule that is unnecessary
for the purpose in hand (usually termed dicta) have
no binding authority on another Court, though they
may have some merely persuasive efficacy."
Therefore, here also emphasis is put upon
the fact that 'Obiter dicta' must lay down a rule. It
is not sufficient that they should be merely 'dicta'
Of a superior Court, but from the 'dicta' one must
be in a position to deduce a rule laid down by the
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dicta' of the Privy Council. It would be sufficient to
refer to two or three of the recent decisions of this
Court. The first is -- 'Nagappa Balappa v.
Ramchandra', AIR 1948 Bom 365.”
“Therefore, it would be incorrect to say that
every opinion of the Supreme Court would be
binding upon the High Courts in India. The only
opinion which would be binding would be an
opinion expressed on a question that, arose for the
determination of the Supreme Court, and even
though ultimately it might be found that the
particular question was not necessary for the
decision, of the case, even so, if an opinion was
expressed by the Supreme Court on that question,
then the opinion would be binding upon us. It. is
from this aspect that we must turn to the decision
of the Supreme Court which, it is contended, has
over-ruled the decision to which reference has been
made.”
(Emphasis supplied)
148. He then refers to Union of India and others vs.
Dhanwanti Devi and others, (1996) 6 SCC 44 and points out
paragraphs 9 and 10, which read as under :-
“9.Before adverting to and considering whether
solatium and interest would be payable under the
Act, at the outset, we will dispose of the objection
raised by Shri Vaidyanathan that Hari Kishan
Khosla's case is not a binding precedent nor does it
operate as ratio decidendi to be followed as a
precedent and per se per incuriam. It is not
everything said by a Judge who giving judgment
that constitutes a precedent. The only thing in a
Judge's decision binding a party is the principle
upon which the case is decided and for this reason
it is important to analyse a decision and isolate
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three basic postulates - [i] findings of material
facts, is the inference which the Judge draws from
the direct, or perceptible facts; [ii] statements of
the principles of law applicable to the legal
problems disclosed by the facts; and [iii] judgment
based on the combined effect of the above. A
decision is only an authority for what it actually
decides. What is of the essence in decision is its
ratio and not every observation found therein not
what logically follows from the various
observations made in the judgment. Every
judgment must be read as applicable to the
particular facts proved, since the generality of the
expressions which may be found there is not
intended to be exposition of the whole law, but
governed and qualified by the particular facts of
the case in which such expressions are to be found.
It would, therefore, be not profitable to extract a
sentence here and there from the judgment and to
build upon it because the essence of the decision is
its ratio and not every observation found therein.
The enunciation of the reason or principle on
which a question before a court has been decided is
alone binding between the parties to it, but it, is the
abstract ratio decidendi, ascertained on a
consideration of the judgment in relation to the
subject matter of the decision, which alone has the
force of law and which, when it is clear what it
was, is binding. It is only the principle laid down in
the judgment that is binding law under Article 141
of the Constitution. A deliberate judicial decision
arrived at after hearing an argument on a question
which arises in the case or is put in issue may
constitute a precedent, no matter for what reason,
and the precedent by long recognition may mature
into rule of stare decisis. It is the rule deductible
from the application of law to the facts and
circumstances of the case which constitutes its
ratio decidendi.
10.Therefore, in order to understand and appreciate
the binding force of a decision is always necessary
to see what were the facts in the case in which the
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is a statute. A word or a clause or a sentence in the
judgment cannot be regarded as a full exposition of
law. Law cannot afford to be static and therefore,
Judges are to employ an intelligent in the use of
precedents. It would, therefore, be necessary to see
whether Hari Kishan Khosla's case would form a
binding precedent. Therein, admittedly the
question that had arisen and was decided by the
Bench of three Judges was whether solatium and
interest are payable to an owner whose land was
acquired under the provisions of the Central Act?
On consideration of the facts, the relevant
provisions in the Central Act and the previous
precedents bearing on the topic the Court had held
that solatium and interest are not a part of
compensation. It is a facet of the principle in the
statute. The Central Act omitted to provide for
payment of solatium and interest since preceding
the acquisition the property was under was under
requisition during which period compensation was
under requisition during which period
compensation was paid to the owner. The position
obtained and enjoyed by the Government during
the period of requisition continued after
acquisition. The same principle was applied
without further elaboration on entitlement to
payment of interest of an owner. It is true that the
decisions relied on by Shri Vaidyanathan on the
principle of payment of interest as part of
compensation in respect of land acquired were
brought to the attention of this Court for
discussion. What would be considered a little later.
Suffice it to say for the present that the finding that
solatium and interest are not payable for the lands
acquired under the Central Act as part of
compensation is a binding precedent. Obviously,
therefore, this Court followed the ratio therein in
District Judge, Udhampur case [supra]. The
contention, therefore, that Hari Kishan Khosla's
case cannot be treated as a binding precedent since
therein there is no ratio but a conclusion without
discussion, is not tenable and devoid of force. In
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Vaidyanathan. Equally, the contention of Shri
Vaidyanathan that the ratio in Hari Kishan Khosla's
case is in conflict with the ratio in Satinder Singh's
case which was neither distinguished nor overruled
and that the decision of a co-ordinate Bench cannot
have the effect of overruling decision of another
co-ordinate Bench, cannot be given countenance.
The effect of the ratio in Satinder Singh's case will
be considered a little later; suffice it to state that
there is no conflict in the ratio of these two cases if
the facts in Satinder Singh's case are closely
analysed and the principle laid down therein is
understood in its proper perspective. Therefore,
Hari Kishan Khosla's case cannot be held to be per
incuriam not has it the effect of overruling the ratio
decidendi of Satinder Singh`s case.”
(Emphasis supplied)
149. Shri Kumbhakoni has then adverted to the
judgments cited by the claimants and with regard to each
judgment, he has contended that the proposition canvassed by the
claimants, would not be sustainable.
150. He has then referred to the CAG Report dated
02.01.2008 and submits that the reference to the said report as a
ground for canvassing that the MIDC has earned huge profits
from the said lands, is a fallacious submission. He contends that
the acquisition took place in 1992 and it was in 2006, 14 years
later, that the MIDC allotted a large piece of land for a college
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acquisition and if such submissions are entertained, there would
be no end to the acquisition proceedings as the claimants would
raise claims citing examples of allotment of lands after two, three
or four decades as a ground for seeking enhancement in
compensation.
151. He has then dealt with the contention of the
claimants with regard to the visit of the Presiding Officer for spot
inspection on 15.11.1995. To counter the said submission that
such report has strong evidenciary value, he relies upon Amratlal
and others vs. Land Acquisition Officer, Ahmedabad (supra) and
contends that paragraph 9 of the said judgment delivered by the
Bombay High Court in 1944, clearly establishes that such
inspection report is not to be accepted blindfoldedly. We have
reproduced paragraph 9 earlier.
152. He has then referred to the map (Annexure X-1),
which has colour codes and markings as regards the Gat number,
area, etc. and submits that some parcels of land near the Railway
Station that appears to have been left out from the acquisition
proceedings, need not create any doubt as the said lands already
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POINTS FOR DETERMINATION AND OUR FINDINGS
THEREON
153. Having considered the extensive submissions of the
learned counsel for all the litigating sides and upon perusing the
record and proceedings, the impugned judgments and case law
cited, the following points arise for determination :-
(A)Does the acquiring body/ appellant prove that the
cut off date for considering comparable sale
instances/ transactions for determining the market
value of the acquired lands, is 07.05.1992?
(B)Whether, the sale instances after the cut off date
cannot be considered for determining the market
value of the acquired lands?
(C)Is the value of the acquired lands as determined by
the Special LAO, not equivalent to the market price
of the acquired lands?
(D)Do the claimants establish that the acquired lands
have non agricultural potentiality?
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(F)Are the impugned awards perverse and erroneous?
OUR CONCLUSIONS
Considering the conspectus of these cases, the
factors before us, the evidence that we have dealt with threadbare
and the crystallized position of law, we are dealing with all the
above points, together. Our conclusions with reasons are set out
in the following paragraphs.
154. The First Appeal is a continuation of the suit and
though the appeal against the award is a challenge to the award, it
is to be dealt with as per the procedure laid down in Section 96 r/
w Order 41 of the Code of Civil Procedure. In Madhukar and
others vs. Sangram and others, (2001) 4 SCC 756, the
Honourable Supreme Court concluded that “sitting as a court of
the first appeal, it is the duty of the High Court to deal with all
the issues and evidence led by the parties before recording the
findings.” In Jagannath vs. Arulappa and another, (2005) 12 SCC
302, the Honourable Supreme Court, while considering the scope
of Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, has held that “a
court of first appeal can re-appreciate the entire evidence and
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crystallized by the Honourable Supreme Court, we have gone
into the record and proceedings and have considered the material
placed before us.
PROVISIONS OF LAW, IDENTIFICATION OF LANDS AND
CUT OFF DATES
155. From the pleadings of the parties, we find that there
is no dispute as regards the provisions of law applicable. So also,
barring a minor mistake as regards Gat No.214 being Gat
No.208, there is no dispute amongst the claimants and the MIDC
as regards identification of the lands.
156. It is equally undisputed that the MIDC issued the
notification under Section 1(3) dated 24.04.1992 declaring it's
intention of acquiring the land for the purposes of setting up the
additional industrial area in Latur. The notification was published
on 07.05.1992. This date is extremely relevant to these cases and
in the words of the learned Advocate General, it is the first
“golden date”. All the litigating parties do not dispute this. So
also, the notice under Section 32(2) of the MID Act was
published on 04.03.1993. This can be termed as the second
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07.05.1992 till 04.03.1993. Sale deeds cited as sale instances,
registered before the first date are acceptable and those falling
during this period, both days inclusive, will have to be
scrutinized with utmost circumspection.
157. In Avdhoot R. Shinde (supra), it is held that a
notification under Section 1(3) of the MID Act is comparable
with a notification published under Section 4 of the LA Act,
1894. It is held further that once a notified area is declared, sale
of lands post notification, situated in the notified area, are illegal
and such transfers shall not bind the State. The purchasers of the
land, post notification, do not get entitlement to challenge the
acquisition proceedings. This view has been followed in Gajanan
D. Shingare (supra) and Shaikh Kaleem (supra).
PURPOSE/ USE OF ACQUIRED LANDS-IMMATERIAL
158. The purpose for which the land is acquired, is
immaterial while computing the amount of compensation. So
also, the degree of urgency is not a factor to be considered. While
adverting to Section 32(2) of the MID Act, we find that this
provision would be equivalent of Section 23(1)(firstly) of the LA
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Rajashekar S. Taradandi (supra), that any contention as regards
increase in the value of the land in view of the purpose for which
the land is acquired, cannot be the basis for granting enhanced
compensation. We refer to Section 24(fifthly) and (sixthly) of the
LA Act, 1894, to hold that the court should not commit the
mistake of granting higher compensation as the land acquired is
being put to a profitable use as an additional MIDC area by the
Government.
159. In Bhagatdasi R. Verma (supra) and Rajashekar S.
Taradandi (supra), it has been held that if, on the date of the
notification, there was no development in that area, then future
development or future potentiality because of the land being
acquired for additional industrial area, cannot be taken into
account for determining the market value of the land.
160. The learned advocates for the claimants have
contended that as the Government would be utilizing the land for
establishing additional industrial area and since there already is
an industrial area existing, it is imperative that this purpose for
which the land would be utilized, can surely be the reason for
granting higher compensation. The profits which were likely to
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claimants.
161. We are of the view that if the lands that have been
acquired for the additional industrial area, were in close
proximity to the industrial area already established and if there
has been development and growth in the said area, the market
rates can surely be assessed and compensation can be computed
based on “comparable lands and comparative market rates”.
However, we would not take a view that as the lands are acquired
for additional industrial area, the claimants should be granted
higher compensation, since we are bound by the law laid down
by the Honourable Supreme Court in Bhagatdasi R. Verma
(supra) and Rajashekar S. Taradandi (supra).
162. In Subh Ram (supra), it has been held in paragraphs
20 to 23 and 30 to 32 (reproduced herein before) that the use to
which the acquired lands may be put, can never be a factor to
increase the market value. The purpose of acquisition cannot be a
factor to increase the compensation. Atma Singh (supra) heavily
relied upon by the claimants, has been considered and clarified in
Subh Ram (supra).
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CONSIDERED
163. The claimants have canvassed that as the State did
not produce the original sale deeds and has not led any evidence
to prove even a single sale deed, mere filing of certified copies of
sale deeds/ sale instances prior to the first golden date, is of no
consequence. The contents of such sale deeds have to be proved
only by leading oral evidence.
164. Section 114 illustration (g) of the Evidence Act reads
“that evidence which could be and is not produced would, if
produced, be unfavourable to the person who withholds it”, then
an adverse inference may be drawn. It is settled law that, by not
entering the witness box and having not presented himself for
cross examination, an adverse presumption has to be drawn
against such person on the basis of the principles contained in
Illustration (g) of Section 114 of the Evidence Act.
165. The presumptions are either of law or fact. The
presumption of fact is based on logic, human experience and law
of nature. As against this, the presumption of law is based on
provisions of law. Presumption of law is mandatory and
presumption of facts is discretionary. Section 114 of the Evidence
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be considered having regard to all circumstances relating to
peculiar facts of a peculiar case. The said section authorizes the
court to make a certain presumption on facts. Before drawing a
presumption, the court shall bear in mind whether, a particular
fact exists which the court thinks is likely to have happened
having regard to the common course of natural events, human
conduct and public and private business. In other words, while
drawing presumptions of facts, regard shall be had to the above
aspects. The facts and circumstances are the backbone to draw a
presumption under Section 114 of the Evidence Act. It is the
duty of the court to discern the truth and to arrive at a finding
with reasonable certainty.
166. Section 54 of the Transfer of Property Act provides
that every transfer of immovable property of the value of one
hundred rupees and upward can be made only by a registered
instrument. Such instruments are mandatorily registered under
Section 17 of the Registration Act. The Hon’ble Apex Court, in
catena of judgments, has laid down the law that a document is
presumed to be genuine if it is a registered document and the
onus to prove otherwise is on the person who has challenged the
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questioned, it must be objected and the presumption may be
rebutted.
167. The Hon’ble Apex Court, in the case of Sodhi
Transport Co. Vs. State of U.P., AIR 1986 SC 1099, observed
that “the chief function of rebuttable presumptions of law is to
determine on whom the burden of proof lies” The Hon’ble Apex
Court, in the case of State of Karnataka vs. David Rozario, 2002
Cr. L.J 4127 (SC), has observed that “a presumption of facts is
an assumption resulting from one’s experience of the course of
natural events of human conduct and human character. Such
experience can be made use of in the ordinary course of life as
well as in the business of Courts”. Thus the experience of the
court of the natural events resulting from human conduct and
character shall be considered before drawing such presumption
and such experience may be put in to use in the ordinary course
of court business.
168. Section 114 Illustration (g) of the Evidence Act does
not indicate that it should be applied in every case where one of
the parties fails to appear in the court to face the cross-
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drawn. It must also be borne in mind, while drawing adverse
inference as to whether, the evidence withheld by either party has
a bearing on the case. Non-appearing in the witness box or
withholding the best possible evidence is not a straitjacket
formula to draw the presumption under illustration (g) of Section
114 of the Evidence Act. The court needs to examine the effect of
withholding such evidence on the adjudication of the case.
169. So far as these particular cases are concerned, the
purpose and use of such sale transactions assumes great
significance. The sale transactions, in land acquisition cases, are
collected by way of information to assess the land market value.
Such transactions do not need to be related to the property
proposed to be acquired. The sale transactions of a third party
from the same locality, are to be considered by the Acquiring
Authority to determine the market value of the acquired land.
The original instrument is not required to be called for. Normally,
the Acquiring Authority calls for a data of sale exemplars from
the office of the Sub-Registrar. Any party to such acquisition
proceeding, who wishes to prove the value of the land proposed
to be acquired, shall furnish or produce the certified copies of the
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while assessing the value of the acquired land, has been
enunciated under Section 51A of the 1894 Act, thus : “In any
proceeding under this Act, a certified copy of a document
registered under the Registration Act 1908, including a copy
given under section 57 of that Act, may be accepted as evidence
of the transaction recorded in such document”.
170. We are of the view that a certified copy of a
registered sale deed would be covered by Section 51A of the LA
Act, 1894. Once a sale deed is registered under the Registration
Act, 1908, a certified copy of such document, can be accepted as
evidence of the transaction. 13 sale deeds produced by the MIDC
and 23 sale deeds produced by the State, were totally discarded
by the Reference Court only for the reason that the Reference
Court expected that the contents of each of such sale deeds
should have been proved by leading oral evidence.
171. In Cement Corporation of India (supra), the
Honourable Supreme Court (Five Judges Bench) had noticed a
conflict between two judgments by the three Judge benches in
Kurra Sambasiva Rao (supra) and V.Narasaiah (supra) and had
concluded that the view taken in V. Narasaiah (supra) was the
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1894 r/w Section 57(5) of the Registration Act, production of a
certified copy officially obtained, was permissible. Certified
copies evidencing any transaction are admissible in evidence if
the conditions precedent therefor in terms of the Evidence Act,
are fulfilled (as is recorded in paragraph 22 in Cement
Corporation of India (supra)). Section 51-A of the LA Act, 1894
seeks to make an exception to the manner of proving the contents
of the document. It was further held in paragraph 29 that the
Honourable Supreme Court has rightly considered the scope and
object of insertion of Section 51-A of the LA Act, 1894. This
should, therefore, conclude the debate on the object and purpose
of inserting Section 51-A in the LA Act, 1894 in the light of the
ruling of the five Judges Bench in Cement Corporation of India
(supra), holding that the view taken in V.Narasaiah (supra) was
the correct view.
172. It is quite obvious that the sale instances cited, vide
the sale deeds, by the MIDC as well as the State, have been
discarded by the LAR Court for the sole reason that they were
not proved before the Court. Apparently, the LAR Court lost
sight of Section 51-A of the LA Act, 1894. As a consequence, the
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Sixty One Lacs Thirty Thousand Five Hundred and Eighty Six)
granted by the SLAO as on 03.01.1998, which amount was
deposited on 30.03.1998, was enhanced by the LAR Courts
(three Judicial Officers who delivered the impugned judgments)
granting more than Rs.840 crores. We are, therefore, following
the law as in Cement Corporation of India (supra).
ARM CHAIR RULE
173. The learned Advocate General has specifically cited
the order dated 25.09.2009 delivered by the learned Division
Bench of this Court (Coram : B.R. Gavai (as His Lordship then
was) & N.D. Deshpande, JJ) in MIDC Latur vs. Balu Chima
Kaile and others (Civil Application No.2232/2009 in First Appeal
No.2352/2009) vide which, one judicial officer was divested off
his judicial assignment pertaining to land acquisition matters. He
further submitted that a judicial officer granting astronomical
amounts of compensation should be subject to a misconduct
requiring disciplinary action in the light of Basant Kumar (supra)
wherein, the Arm Chair Rule was adverted to in the following
words :-
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of decisions of this Court that the judge
determining the compensation under Section
23(1) should sit in the Arm Chair of a willing
prudent purchaser in an open market and see
whether, he would offer the same amount
proposed to be fixed as market value as a
willing and prudent buyer for the same or
similar land, i.e., land possessing all the
advantageous features and of same extent. This
test should always be kept in view and answer
affirmatively, taking into consideration all
relevant facts and circumstances. If feats of
imagination are allowed to sway, he outsteps his
domain of judicial decision and lands in
misconduct amenable to disciplinary law......”
(Emphasis supplied)
BELTING SYSTEM
174. Belting system :- The belting method is based on the
road frontage. Frontage land has a greater value in comparison to
land away from the road. So in order to find out the realistic
value of the land, the entire plot is divided into a number of
convenient strips by lines parallel to the centre line of the road.
Each such type of land is known as a belt. By this method, the
plot of land under consideration is divided into different sections
or zones and different rates of land are estimated for each section
or zone. Usually, the plot of land is divided into three belts. The
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of the second belt is kept 50% more than that of the first belt and
the depth of the third belt is kept 50% more than that of a second
belt. Considering the size, shape, location and various other
factors affecting the land, a suitable rate for the land is estimated
and that is taken for the first belt. For the second belt, two thirds
of the first belt is taken and for the third belt, one half of the rate
of the first belt is taken. There is no hard and fast rule regarding
the ratio of the land values of the front portion and the back
portion. Each case has to be studied independently depending
upon the various factors involved.
175. Abstractive method:- This method becomes useful
when no information is available regarding the land transactions
in the nearby area or in other words, the value of the land where
sale transactions have not occurred, can be worked out by the
application of this method. A nearby property fetching rent is
considered and it's capitallized value is worked out by
multiplying it's net income by year’s purchase
176. Developmental Method:- This method is used for the
lands which are not developed, but bear potential strength to
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size, shape, frontage and depth etc.. If NA land is developed, the
net plotable area is only 50%.
177. We find the following types of value of the lands to
be relevant:-
A) Market Value:- The market value of the land/ property
is the amount, which can be obtained at any particular time from
the open market if the property is put up for sale. Market value
may differ from time to time according to demand and supply.
The market value also changes from time to time for various
miscellaneous reasons such as change in industry, change of
fashion, cost of labour and material, cost of transportation etc.
B) Potential Value:- When the property is capable of
fetching more returns due to it’s alternative use or by an
advantageous planning or providing development works.
178. One of the first principles that the court has to adopt
is that the court has to treat the reference as an original
proceeding before it and determine the market value afresh on
the basis of the material produced before it. The award of the
Land Acquisition Officer is not a judgment in itself. It is simply
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the settled principles. Hence, the Reference Court does not sit in
appeal over the award passed by Land Acquisition Officer.
179. The law is well settled that the compensation
amount awarded by the acquiring authority forms a consideration
payable towards the land acquired and it is for the claimants to
adduce relevant and material evidence to establish that the
acquired lands are capable of fetching higher market value and
that the amount offered by the acquiring authority is inadequate.
The proceeding under Section 18 of L. A. Act is a separate
proceeding raising objections on the award delivered by the
acquiring authority. Hence, the principle of burden proof as
envisaged under Section 101 of Evidence Act, “he who says has
to prove”, shall be applied. In the light of this legal position, we
find that the arguments of learned Advocate General that the
burden to prove the market price as claimed lies on the claimants,
is well placed.
180. The common basis on which the rival submissions
rest is that the sale exemplars have to be considered for
determining the market price of the lands acquired. Hence, it has
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181. The brief locations of the three villages are that
village Harangul (Bk) is divided by a Railway track North-
South, having Barshi-Latur Highway towards the north of the
railway track. Village Khandapur and Chincholirao Wadi are on
the South of the Railway track. The Northern Harangul has the
frontage of the State Highway. However, the remaining two
villages have boundaries of the Railway track. The Manjara
Sugar factory is in village Chincholrao Wadi abutting the railway
track. Village Chincholirao Wadi and Village Khandapur have
boundaries on the East and West of each other. Village Harangul
and village Khandapur have a common boundary on the south
side of the railway track. The Air Port is on the extreme West of
village Harangul (Bk) on the northern side of the railway track.
Jawahar Navoday Vidyalaya is on the extreme west of village
Chincholirao Wadi to the south of the railway track. The old
Latur MIDC is on the extreme West from the boundary of the
land acquired from village Harangul (bk) from the West. The
Government quarters, Government girls Hostel, Bidve
Engineering College and the Maharashtra Steel Factory are on
the east of the Old Latur MIDC. Village Warwanti is on the North
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from Village Chincholirao Wadi and Khandapur touch the village
Gaothan.
182. The field survey Nos. 179, 180, 182, 219, 298, 303,
302, 305, 307, 309 and 310 from Village Harangul (Bk) are
abutting the State Highway on the North of the railway track.
Survey Nos.178, 184, 183, 199, 200, 202, 210, 211, 214, 217,
218, 283, 284 and 297 of village Harangul (Bk) are on the South
of the railway track. Having regard to the four boundaries of the
lands acquired from all the three villages as earmarked in the
map submitted by the MIDC, it is seen that they are divided in
four parts i.e. East West direction on the South and North of the
State Highway and the railway track. Large lands are seen not
acquired in between the lands acquired on the North of village
Harangul (Bk).
183. We are informed by the learned Advocate General
that the State of Maharashtra and the MIDC had taken a
conscious decision of avoiding irrigated lands for acquisition as
that would cost a large amount of compensation cost to the State.
Therefore, it was decided to exclude the irrigated parcels of land
for acquisition so as to reduce the financial burden. He has
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Honourable Supreme Court that where huge tract of land has
been acquired and same is not continuous, the Court has always
emphasized on applying the principle of “Belting System” for the
reason that where different lands with different survey numbers
belonging to different owners and having different locations, are
acquired, they cannot be considered to be a compact block.
184. It was further held in Bhule Ram (supra) that though
“guess work” is allowed, it is permissible only to a limited
extent. The market value of the land is to be determined taking
into consideration the existing use of the land, geographical,
location of the land along with the advantages/ disadvantages i.e.
distance from the national or state highway or a road situated
within a developed area etc.. However, the Court should not take
into consideration the use for which the land is sought to be
acquired and it's anticipated potential value in future. In arriving
at the market value, it is the duty of the party to lead evidence in
support of it's case, in the absence of which, the Court is not
under a legal obligation to determine the market value merely as
per the prayer of the claimant. The geographical situation will
have to be considered as to the whole revenue State of a village
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be acquired, which runs continuous, someone's land may be
adjacent to the main road, others' land may be far away. There
may be persons having lands abounding the main road, but the
frontage may be varied. In such cases, the belting system has to
be applied. Every claimant cannot claim the same rate of
compensation as if his land is a part of a compact block.
185. In Ashrafi and others (supra), the Honourable Apex
Court emphasized the belting system and observed that while
determining the market value of the land, the Court must be
satisfied that the land under exemplar is a similar land.
186. In Bijender and others (supra), it has been held that
the belting system is a judicially accepted method for
determining the fair market value of the acquired land. It is
applied in appropriate cases when different parcels of lands with
different survey numbers belonging to different owners and
having different locations are acquired and which put together,
would comprise a large chunk of land. Such chunk cannot be
taken as a compact block. It was further held that in a belting
system, the acquired land is usually divided in two or three belts
depending upon the facts of each case. The market value of the
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value whereas the second belt fetches two third or so, of the rate
determined in relation to the first belt. The third belt, if
considered proper to be carved out, fetches half or so, of the
maximum. It is again depending upon facts of each case.
187. In Executive Director vs. Sarat Chandra Bisoi and
another, (2000) 6 SCC 326, it has been held that while
determining the market value by adopting the belting system,
categorization of land into (a) land near national highway; (b)
land lying along side Gram Panchayat road and (c) land not
bordering any road, deserves approval since it makes a
distinction between categories which would obviously have
different market values. It was further held that where evidence
adduced by the land owners and findings of the Trial Court
suffered from non fatal infirmities (in the case of acquired land
being in large tracts), the sale transactions/ sale instances related
to small pieces of land and the satisfactory evidence as to
location of subject matter of transactions can be considered and
a reasonable solution can be found and the litigation can be
brought to an end if the figures relating to value arrived at by the
High Court were to be discounted by 25% approximation.
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situation before us. Some belts of land are behind the railway
track. Some are infront of the railway track. Scattered belts of
land are road touching and some parcels of land are 5 to 7
kilometers away from Latur. Sale instances cited by the
claimants are of small parcels of land, measured only in square
feet and some pertain to NA-44 plots, which were never
developed for years. However, we find that we can consider two
compact blocks in villages Chincholiraowadi and Khandapur. We
have considered these aspects hereinafter.
189. In Sher Singh and others vs. State of Haryana and
others, (1991) 3 SCC 335, the Honourable Supreme Court dealt
with the acquisition of long strips of agricultural lands for
residential-cum-commercial complex. The land was divided into
belts having regard to the quality of the agricultural land. In the
absence of supportive material about uniform rate of
compensation, it was held that the market value has to be
considered as per the sale instances of comparable lands and
merely because a piece of land purchased at a high rate was an
adjoining land or a part of the acquired land, would not permit
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190. In Avinash Dhavaji Naik vs. The State of
Maharashtra, (2009) 11 SCC 171, it was held that a large chunk
of lands belonging to 96 villages were acquired. The land in
question was in village Wahal, which was only 9 kilometers
away from village Panvel which was the Municipal area. In
respect of Panvel and another village Kamothe, the Bombay
High Court assessed the compensation by applying the belting
system. The Honourable Supreme Court approved the application
of the belting system and also held that while determination of
compensation, some guess work was inevitable and permissible.
191. In the light of the above, we are unable to accept the
strenuous contentions of the claimants that the sale instances
cited by them beyond the golden date, should be considered,
though we agree that the rate that should be applied to the lands
acquired should be as per the highest sale instance prior to the
golden date, subject to a genuine sale transaction being presented
before the Court. It was canvassed that villages Warwanti and
Arvi are included in the Municipal limits of Latur. Village
Harangul is touching the municipal boundary. Their rural status
is extinguished and they are brought within the urban area.
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acquired lands that neither all the parcels are road touching, nor
are they within the municipal limits or are NA-44 plots. The
claimants have relied upon four sale deeds pertaining to the
village Harangul, dated 16.08.1995, 18.08.1995, 17.07.1995 and
16.08.1995, all with regard to small plots. So also, these sale
deeds are registered 3 years after the cut off date. These have
been relied upon by some of the LAR Courts. We are, therefore,
unable to approve the reliance placed on such sale deeds by the
LAR Courts. In such circumstances, we find that the belting
system would be the right method for calculating the
compensation amount, except in relation to the two blocks that
we have noticed.
193. Having concluded that certified copies of sale
instances placed on record before the LAR Court by the MIDC
and the State, should have been considered by the LAR Courts,
we are of the view that the sale instances (a) dated 27.05.1987
and (b) dated 06.11.1989, with an annual escalation of 10% can
be considered as they are before the cut off date. The LAR
Courts have committed an error in relying on sale deeds
produced by the claimants only from one village Harangul,
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land, which were touching the road. Naturally, the road touching
plots are bound to fetch higher rates when measurable in square
feet and sold in the open market. The LAR Courts should have
followed the Arm Chair Rule to assess whether, all lands
acquired could have fetched such prices/ rates compared to the
sale instances produced with regard to road touching small plots.
If, as a prudent buyer, the Court occupying the Arm Chair would
not have paid the said value to a far flung parcel of land, which
was a huge tract, granting astronomical compensation at the cost
of the state exchequer, was unconscionable.
194. The claimants have strenuously contended that there
was considerable development around the lands which were
acquired. We find from the record that the said statement may not
be completely true. The concerned Judicial Officers did not
follow the Arm Chair Rule. They considered sale instances much
after the cut off date. By considering sale instances of small
plots, which were road touching and only from one village, by
applying the method of reverse calculation, the LAR Courts
completely misdirected themselves. As has been laid down in
G.M. ONGC (supra) and Bhupal Singh (supra), which view of
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deeds which were cited before the LAR Courts and which were
ignored as no witness was examined, should have been
considered by applying the principle of the escalation factor in
between 7.5% per annum to 10% per annum. This was a far more
safer mode rather than considering the sale deeds of smaller plots
of land, which were road touching and much after the cut off
date.
195. The sale deed dated 05.03.1992 was with regard to a
road touching small plot, which was granted NA-44 status. PW-2
in LAR No.583/1992, was the purchaser of the said plot, who
admitted that he had paid up for the said plot as he was setting up
a hotel thereon. Certain sale deeds which clearly were hurriedly
entered into by some of the claimants, were also relied upon by
the LAR courts. These were for smaller portions of plots
touching the road. The sale deeds were so hastily prepared that
they contain short description of conditions of sale and were NA-
44. Apparently, this creates a formidable impression that such
sale deeds were aimed at manufacturing evidence by jacking up
the prices of small plots and the claimants succeeded in
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acquired lands.
196. A strange twist is found in the LAR cases. Three
valuers as mentioned in paragraph Nos.52 to 56 below the title
“On Valuation Reports”, recorded herein above, would indicate
that one valuer, namely, Mr.Pokalwar was not even an authorized
valuer for agricultural lands. He claimed to have inspected
various lands admeasuring about 85 acres in village Khandapur
on a single day on 03.06.1997 and prepared rough notes, which
were allegedly destroyed by pests. He submitted his purported
report to the claimants four years later in 2001 and he admitted
that the claimants did not pay him any fees as he was assured that
he would receive his fees from the compensation amount. He
admitted that he did not promptly prepare a valuation report on
acre basis and had only relied upon square feet basis with regard
to the NA property only. He did not carry out soil test while
determining the quality of land. Though mandatory, no test pits
were dug. He made his valuation by considering the vicinity of
districts like Aurangabad, Pune, Thane, Mumbai, etc.. He
admitted that the spot location was 10 kilometers from Latur and
another was 6 kilometers away. So also, the testimony of
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assistance considering the manner in which they claimed to have
inspected the lands (see paragraphs 55 and 56 herein above).
Their answers are evasive and do not advance the cause of the
claimants.
197. It is clear from the ratio laid down in the cases relied
upon by both the sides, that there is no bar to consider the post
Notification sale exemplars. However, such sale exemplars shall
be considered if there were none in the locality of the lands
which are proposed to be acquired. If such sale exemplars are to
be considered, those must be in close proximity to the
Notification. Besides, such transaction shall be genuine, prices
should not be motivated by acquisition itself and no unreasonable
price shall be paid keeping in mind the proposed acquisition. In
other words, such sale transaction should be natural in the course
of the market trend depending on the principle of demand and
supply.
198. To substantiate the reliance of sale exemplars post
notification, Shri Katneshwarkar, the learned advocate, referred
to L.A.R.No.72/199 (Yejaj s/o Khayum Patel and another vs. The
State of Maharashtra and another) before the Reference Court.
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Nos.18 to 23. Those are dated 27.05.1987, 05.11.1992,
03.06.1993, 17.07.1995, 18.08.1995 and 16.08.1995. These sale
exemplars are from village Harangul of NA plots of small sizes.
Out of six, five are post Notification dated 07.05.1992. As
against this, the acquiring body MIDC relied on the sale
exemplars dated 23.10.1989, 06.11.1989, 27.11.1989,
18.05.1990, 18.06.1990, 02.01.1991, 04.04.1991, 07.06.1991,
05.10.1991, 12.07.1991, 27.12.1991, 29.04.1992, 09.11.1992,
29.04.1992, 09.11.1992, and 21.11.1992, from village Harangul
(bk). It has also filed the sale exemplars from village
Chincholiraowadi dated 14.02.1990, 04.04.1990, 13.07.1990,
21.04.1991, 23.05.1991 and the sale exemplars dated 25.04.1990,
15.06.1990, 23.10.1991, 13.03.1992 from village Khandapur. All
were filed before the Reference Court.
199. The sale exemplars placed on record prove that there
were frequent sale transactions in all these three villages pre-
notification. The law is settled that the sale exemplars before the
Notification shall be given preference. In the event, there are no
such exemplar, then only sale exemplar post notification shall be
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to be received in evidence. Therefore, the arguments of Shri
Kantneshwarkar that in this case post notification sale exemplars
be considered, are unfounded.
200. In view of the above, we are relying upon the sale
instances cited by the litigating parties which were executed
before the first cut off date. While doing so, we are following the
belting system so as to segregate the acquired lands into belts
like road touching lands, lands nearer to the state highway and
closer to Latur city, with such lands which are near the railway
track and those which are much away from any road or
developed area, except in cases of two compact blocks.
201. In Mehrawal Khewaji Trust (Registered), Faridkot
(supra), the Honourable Supreme Court relied upon M.
Vijayalakshmamma Rao Bahadur, vs. Collector of Madras,
(1969) 1 MLJ 45 (SC), wherein, drawing an average of two sale
deeds was disapproved off. In Hansraj (Dead) by LRS. Sohan
Singh and Others, (1994) 5 SCC 734, it was held that the method
of working out the average price paid under different sale
transactions is not proper and the Court should not have
ordinarily taken recourse to such method. It was further held that
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the lands situated in the neighbourhood of the acquired lands are
the real basis to determine the market value.
202. In Anjani Molu Dessai v. State of Goa, (2010) 13
SCC 710, it was held that, the legal position is that even where
there are several exemplars with reference to similar lands,
usually the highest of the exemplars, which is a bonafide
transaction, will be considered. It was also held that the
averaging of the prices under two sale deeds was not justified.
When the land is being compulsorily acquired, the claimant is
entitled to the highest value which a similar land in that locality
could have fetched in a bonafide transaction entered into by a
willing purchaser and a willing seller near about the same time of
acquisition. It is not desirable to take an average of various sale
deeds placed before the Court.
QUANTUM OF DEDUCTIONS
203. With regard to quantum of deductions for the
development to be made by the acquiring body, three principles
with reference to deductions can be made applicable to large
tracts of land viz. (a) development of infrastructure, (b) land
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(waiting period). In large parcels of land, the areas for deduction
can be used for laying roads, road-side gutters/drains, sewerage,
overhead water tanks, electricity sub-stations, truck terminals and
effluent treatment plant. The appeals before us pertain to the
lands being acquired for establishment of the additional
industrial area. Internal roads to enable transport vehicles to have
ingress and egress from the factories being erected, street lights,
sewerage and road side gutters for rain water, effluent treatment
plant, places for erecting transformers for transmission of
electricity, police station, fire brigade, etc., will have to be
uniformly planned in advance while preparing various lay-outs in
the entire industrial area.
204. In Chandrashekar and others vs. Land Acquisition
Officer and another, (2012) 1 SCC 390, it has been held in
paragraph 19 to 22 as under :-
“19.Based on the precedents on the issue referred to
above it is seen, that as the legal proposition on the
point crystallized, this Court divided the quantum
of deductions (to be made from the market value
determined on the basis of the developed exemplar
transaction) on account of development into two
components.
19.1Firstly, space/area which would have to be left out,
for providing indispensable amenities like
formation of roads and adjoining pavements,
laying of sewers and rain/flood water drains,
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effluent treatment plants, electricity sub-stations,
electricity lines and street lights,
telecommunication towers etc. Besides the
aforesaid, land has also to be kept apart for parks,
gardens and playgrounds. Additionally,
development includes provision of civic amenities
like educational institutions, dispensaries and
hospitals, police stations, petrol pumps etc. This
"first component", may conveniently be referred to
as deductions for keeping aside area/space for
providing developmental infrastructure.
19.2Secondly, deduction has to be made for the
expenditure/expense which is likely to be incurred
in providing and raising the infrastructure and civic
amenities referred to above, including costs for
levelling hillocks and filling up low lying lands
and ditches, plotting out smaller plots and the like.
This "second component" may conveniently be
referred to as deductions for developmental
expenditure/expense.
20.It is essential to earmark appropriate deductions,
out of the market value of an exemplar land, for
each of the two components referred to above. This
would be the first step towards balancing the
differential factors. This would pave the way for
determining the market value of the undeveloped
acquired land on the basis of market value of the
developed exemplar land.
21.As far back as in 1982, this Court in Brigadier
Sahib Singh Kalha's case (supra) held, that the
permissible deduction could be upto 53 percent.
This deduction was divided by the Court into two
components. For the "first component" referred to
in the foregoing paragraph, it was held that a
deduction of 20 percent should be made. For the
"second component", it was held that the deduction
could range between 20 to 33 percent. It is
therefore apparent, that a deduction of upto 53
percent was the norm laid down by the Court as far
back as in 1982. The aforesaid norm remained
unchanged for a long duration of time, even
though, keeping in mind the peculiar facts and
circumstances emerging from case to case,
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balance the differential factors between the
exemplar land and the acquired land. Recently
however, this Court has approved a higher
component of deduction.
22.In 2009 in Lal Chand's case (supra) and in 2010 in
Andhra Pradesh Housing Board's case (supra), it
has been held, that while applying the sale
consideration of a small piece of developed land,
to determine the market value of a large tract of
undeveloped acquired land, deductions between 20
to 75 percent could be made. But in 2009 in Subh
Ram's case (supra), this Court restricted deductions
on account of the "first component" of
development, as also, on account of the "second
component" of development to 33-1/3 percent
each. The aforesaid deductions would roughly
amount to 67 percent of the component of the sale
consideration of the exemplar sale transaction(s).”
205. In Brigadier Sahib Singh Kalha's case (supra), 20%
deduction for the first component was held to be appropriate. For
the second component, it was held that the deduction could be
between 20% to 33% and it was concluded that the deduction
upto 53% could be permissible. In 2009, Lal Chand's case (supra)
and in 2010 in Andhra Pradesh Housing Board's case (supra) , it was
held that deductions in a large tract of underdeveloped land could
be between 20% to 75%. In Subh Ram's case (supra), it was held
that considering the two components, the deductions could be
around 67%. In Chandrashekar (supra), it was concluded that 33
and 1/3
rd
percent would be appropriate deduction for the first
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rd
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second component. It was thus, concluded that the deduction
should not exceed 67%. It was further held that all deductions
cumulatively should not exceed 75%.
206. In Major General Kapil Mehra's case (supra), the
Honourable Supreme Court has held that only 1/3
rd
deduction
towards development cost would not be enough as the two
essential components of deduction for development have to be
considered. In Haryana State Agricultural Market Board (supra),
it was held that there should be appropriate deduction towards
both the components.
207. In Kasturi vs. State of Haryana (supra), the Court
considered the agricultural land or underdeveloped land, which
had potential value for housing or all commercial purposes and
concluded that in some cases 1/3
rd
deduction could be
appropriate and in cases where there is already some
development, such deduction could be even less than 1/3
rd
. The
rule of 1/3
rd
deduction was reiterated in 2003 in Tejumal
Bhojwani (supra), V. Hanumantha Reddy (supra), in 2004 in H.P.
Housing Board (supra) and in 2004 Kirain Tondon (supra). Same
was the view in 1991 in Special Tehsildar (L.A.),
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1996 in Santosh Kumari (supra), in 2009 in Revenue Divisional
Officer cum LAO (supra), in 2010 in Manohar Reddy (supra), in
2013 in Ashrafi (supra) and in 2014 in Kashmir Singh (supra).
208. The Honourable Supreme Court then referred to
several judgments in Major General Kapil Mehra (supra) and
observed in paragraphs 37 and 38 as under :-
“37. Depending on nature and location of the acquired
land, extent of land required to be set apart and
expenses involved for development, 30% to 50%
deduction towards development was allowed in
Haryana State Agricultural Market Board and Anr.
vs. Krishan Kumar and Ors. (2011) 15 SCC 297;
Deputy Director Land Acquisition v. Malla
Atchinaidua AIR 2007 SC 740; Mummidi Apparao
(Dead by LR) vs. Nagarjuna Fertilizers &
Chemical Ltd., AIR 2009 SC 1506; and Lal Chand
v. Union of India (2009) 15 SCC 769.
38. In few other cases, deduction of more than 50%
was upheld. In the facts and circumstances of the
case in Basava and others v. Spl. Land Acquisition
Officer (1996) 9 SCC 640, this Court upheld the
deduction of 65%. In Kanta Devi v. State of
Haryana, (2008) 15 SCC 201, deduction of 60%
towards development charges was held to be legal.
This Court in Subh Ram v. State of Haryana,
(2010) 1 SCC 444, held that deduction of 67%
amount was not improper. Similarly, in
Chandrasekhar (dead) by L.Rs. and Ors. vs. LAO
& Anr., (2012) 1 SCC 390, deduction of 70% was
upheld.”
209. In Lal Chand v. Union of India, (2009) 15 SCC 769, the
Honourable Supreme Court observed that the deduction towards
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account such industrial plots, the Honourable Supreme Court
observed in paragraphs 18 to 22 as under :-
“18. The position with reference to industrial
layouts will be different. As the industrial plots will
be large (say of the size of one or two acres or
more as contrasted with the size of residential plots
measuring 100 sq. m to 200 sq m), and as there
will be very limited civic amenities and no
playgrounds, the area to be set apart for
development (for roads, parks, playgrounds and
civic amenities) will be far less; and the cost to be
incurred for development will also be marginally
less, with the result the deduction to be made from
the cost of an industrial plot may range only
between 45% to 55% as contrasted from 65% to
75% for residential plots.
19. If the acquired land is in a semi-developed
urban area, and not an undeveloped rural area, then
the deduction for development may be as much
less, that is, as little as 25% to 40%, as some basic
infrastructure will already be available. (Note: The
percentages mentioned above are tentative
standards and subject to proof to the contrary.
20. Therefore the deduction for the
“development factor” to be made with reference to
the price of a small plot in a developed layout, to
arrive at the cost of undeveloped land, will be far
more than the deduction with reference to the price
of a small plot in an unauthorized private layout or
an industrial layout. It is also well known that the
development cost incurred by statutory agencies is
much higher than the cost incurred by private
developers, having regard to higher overheads and
expenditure.
21. Even among the layouts formed by DDA,
the percentage of land utilized for roads, civic
amenities, parks and playgrounds may vary with
reference to the nature of layout-whether it is
residential , residential- cum-commercial or
industrial; and even among residential layouts, the
percentage will differ having regard to the size of
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facilities, parks and playgrounds provided.
22. Some of the layouts formed by the statutory
development authorities may have large areas
earmarked for water/sewage treatment plants,
water tanks, electrical substations, etc. in addition
to the usual areas earmarked for roads, drains,
parks playgrounds and community/civic amenities.
The purpose of the aforesaid examples is only to
show that the “deduction for development” factor
is a variable percentage and the range of
percentage itself being very wide from 20% to
75%.”
210. Shri Katneshwarkar relied upon Nelson Fernandes
(supra). We have reproduced paragraphs 3, 4, 13, 16, 18, 19 and
22 to 28, as relied upon by him, in paragraph 73 of this
judgment. Insofar as deduction for development charges is
concerned, the Honourable Supreme Court concluded that the
LAR Court had approved 33% deduction. The High Court had
granted 10% further deduction and considering the location of
the acquired land vis-a-vis it's nature and plot of the sale deeds,
the High Court was of the view that the District Judge ought to
have made deduction of at least 85%. The Honourable Supreme
Court disapproved of this approach of the High Court and upon
considering that the land was acquired for the construction of a
new broad gauge line of Konkan railways, the question of
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bank, police station, water supply, electricity, etc. would not be
necessary. The Honourable Supreme Court, therefore, concluded
that 20% deduction would be appropriate.
211. In our view, the facts in Nelson Fernandes (supra)
are distinct in comparison to the facts before us. We are of the
view that the conclusions in Lal Chand (supra) could be
appropriately applied to the cases before us since the position
with reference to industrial layouts was considered by the
Honourable Supreme Court and the deduction to be made from
the cost of an industrial plot could be between 45% to 55% as
contrasted from 65% to 75% for residential plots. It was then
held that in a semi-developed urban area, the deduction towards
development cost could be between 25% to 40% as some basic
infrastructure is already available.
212. In the cases before us, though there was an old
industrial area existing in the said region, there was no growth in
industrialization. The maps placed before us by the learned
Advocate General with regard to which, there is no dispute, we
find that there was one sugar factory in Survey No.99, little bit
nearer to the Railway Station, and the railway track from Latur to
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The Sugar Factory is away from the acquired lands from villages
Harangul, Chincholiraowadi and Khandapur, which all are on the
south side of the railway track. No major development has been
pointed out to us around such lands acquired. The Latur Airport,
which is surely not even averagely busy, is far away from the
proposed additional industrial area.
213. We are informed that the acquired land was
comprising of agricultural fields. The irrigated portions of the
land have been left out by the MIDC and there is no acquisition.
Inspite of there being no much development, some parcels of
land near the railway station have been granted compensation at
the rate of Rs.20,000/- per R in Survey No.303, Rs.5000/- per R
in Survey No.219, Rs.10,000/- per R in Survey No.282, which is
away from the railway station, Rs.20,000/- per R in Survey
No.281, Rs.20,000/- per R in Survey Nos.409/99 and Rs.15,000/-
per R in Survey No.409/99, which fall in Survey No.330 (part).
In some far flung areas bordering the MIDC boundary lines,
Rs.10,000/- per R in Survey Nos.317, 319 and 322 and
Rs.15,000/- per R in Survey No.321, Rs.12,000/- per R in Survey
No.131/99 and Rs.8000/- per R in Survey No.53/99, are granted.
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more than 250 in number.
214. We find from the map that some plots, which are
touching the MIDC road, are either given compensation per R or
in square feet. Those lands away from the MIDC boundary lines
and can be said to be some where around the middle portion of
an area with surrounding new MIDC boundary lines like Survey
No.373, whose south east side is touching an internal road, the
LAR Court has granted seven different rates in the same Survey
No.373. Some rates are like Rs.20,000/- per R, Rs.15,000/- per
R, Rs.12,000/- per R and some have been granted compensation
in square feet like Rs.22.50 per square feet and Rs.15 per square
feet. This method is against the settled position of law.
215. In the light of the above, we conclude that as we are
not calculating the rates in square feet by treating the lands as
NA, we are not granting any deductions.
QUANTIFICATION OF COMPENSATION
216. For ready reference, we are recording that the
notification declaring the intention of acquiring the land for
MIDC, was issued on 24.04.1992. It was published in the
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under Section 32(2) of the MID Act was published. As such, the
declaration by notification of the intention of the Government to
acquire the land was made known to all on 24.04.1992.
Publication of notice in the official gazette under Section 32(1)
of the MID Act is as good as the declaration of the need of a
particular land for public purpose under Section 6 of the 1894
Act. With such publishing of the notice, the land would vest
absolutely in the State Government. Upon reading the provisions
of the MID Act, 1961 as well as the LA Act, 1894 reproduced in
paragraphs 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16 and 17 herein above, it is crystal
clear that while considering the matter for determination of the
market value of the acquired land, the market value of such lands
as on the date of publication of the notice under Section 32(2) of
the MID Act, is to be considered. Hence, the sale exemplars after
07.05.1992 are not to be considered for the determination of the
market value of the lands acquired, unless no sale transaction is
found to be executed prior to the publication of such notice. Such
is the law laid down by the Honourable Supreme Court in catena
of judgments, which we have discussed in the foregoing
paragraphs.
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oral evidence stating that he is examining for himself and on
behalf of the claimants in this group. He deposed that the
notification under Section 32(2) of the M.I.D. Act is dated
07.05.1992 and published in the official gazette. The acquired
plots /lands are situated nearby the Manjra Cooperative Sugar
Factory. It is a thickly populated residential locality, 3 km away
from the Bidve Engineering college, the old MIDC area, and
government residential quarters. It is developed before 1990. The
erstwhile land owner had developed the plots for residential,
commercial and industrial purposes. The road, electricity,
drainage and other facilities were made available. The adjacent
lands are also converted to non-agriculture purposes and in use
since before 1992. The acquired plots are adjacent to Latur town,
which is known for the biggest A.P.M.C. in the State. There are
various mills in Latur. The market price of the lands and plots is
very high since 1983. The acquired plots could easily fetch the
price of Rs.100/- per square feet. It has NA potential. He has
produced sale deeds of the land /plot from block Nos. 392, 314,
30 and 122 of village Harngul and Survey No.88 of village
Warwanti. It is one kilometer away from the acquired land. The
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Award of the LAO.
218. In cross examination, he admitted that he had not
seen the plots under sale exemplars. The rates near highway are
more than plots away from the highway. The sale deeds relied on
are of the lands near the Barshi-Latur highway. He does not
know about the plots of Vasant Sadanande and whether, it is N.A.
or agriculture land. He obtained the land valuation report from
Shri Kapse. He had not given notices of survey for private
valuation to the MIDC personally. There is no pleading as
regards the valuation in his reference. The quality and prices of
lands in village Harangul, Khandapur and Chincholiraowadi are
different. The NA orders filed on record were for a stone crusher.
219. The other witness Jagganath Venkatrao Rajmane,
who is the claimant in another reference of this group, deposed as
like PW 1 Jagdish Dhoot. His cross examination is also on the
same footing. Hence, we are not discussing the same in this
judgment, for it would amount to repetition.
220. Another witness PW-2 Mohammad Abdul Nabi s/o
Mohammad Ibrahim Maniyar deposed that he purchased a plot
measuring 40 x 70 square feet from erstwhile owner Sau.
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Rs.60,000 (sixty thousand). The lands acquired from this group
bearing block Nos. 223, 228 and 271 of village Khandapur, and
block No.189 of village Chincholiraowadi are situated at a
distance of about 1 kilometer from the plot purchased by him.
The said lands are by the side of Barshi-Latur State highway. The
other acquired land is close to his plot. Those are fetching price
equivalent to his plot.
221. In cross examination, he admitted that his plot is 1 to
2 km away towards Barshi from Latur. The Bidve Engineering
College is near 5 km mile stone. The Manjra Sugar factory is 12
km away from Latur. It is in the area of Chincholiraowadi. He
further admitted that prices of plots adjacent to Barshi road are
more than the plots away from the road. When he purchased his
plot, the land owners at 1 km were cultivating their lands. He
purchased the plot to start a hotel. Village Warwanti is 9 km away
from his hotel.
222. The witness Deelip Balappa Nagrale is examined to
prove the sale transaction as a witness to the sale deed of plot
No.14 from of block No.314 of Harangal (Bk) in favour of
Sau.Ujwala Venkatrao Birale. It was for consideration of
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is not deposed. He also gave the locations. His cross examination
is formal.
223. The claimants have filed the sale exemplar dated
27.05.1987 at Exhibit-18. It is a tiny plot arising out of Gat
No.312 in village Harangul. The consideration of Rs.20,000/- for
the said plot admeasuring 1089 square feet, was paid which
accounts for the rate of Rs.16/- per square feet. The description
of the said plot indicates that there was 20 feet wide road on the
west side and the Latur Barshi road lay on the south side. On the
east side, there was plot No.3 and on the north side, there were
other plots of the seller. Comparing the said description with the
map (X-1), the said Gat number is on the north side of the
railway track. The sugar factory is situated on the south side.
There is no railway gate or railway crossing to travel from the
said Gat number to the other side of the railway track. Same is
the case with the Sugar Factory. This plot is far away from the
Harangul Railway Station and there is no development around
the said plot which may indicate the potentiality of development.
This was the sole sale transaction as produced from the said
field, which was converted to non agricultural use. So also, there
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developed the said plot for any NA use. There are no facilities
like electricity supply, road, water supply near the plot or nearby
plots. This aspect is sufficient to draw an inference that though
the land was converted for NA purpose, there was practically no
development at all. In such situation, no prudent purchaser would
prefer to purchase such plots. On these set of facts, we are of the
view that such land would not fetch a high price as neither it was
put to any non agricultural use, nor was there any demand, nor
did it exhibit NA potentiality.
224. The second sale instance is dated 05.11.1992
(Exhibit-19). This plot arises out of Gat No.310 of village
Harangul. The layout is on the south-east corner of the said field.
Rest of the land is an agricultural land. The consideration for
2800 square feet was Rs.60,000/-, which is equivalent to Rs.21/-
per square feet. The description of the plot shows that on the east
side, the land out of the same Gat number was sold to a housing
society. On the west north side, the land owned by one Angad
Surkute from the same Gat number was situated and on the south
side, lay the Latur- Barshi highway. This Gat No.310 is near Gat
No.312 with a field in between, to the west direction. However,
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existence of basic or necessary amenities.
225. The next sale exemplar is dated 29.04.1992 with
regard to a plot admeasuring 33x33 square feet in Gat No.373 of
village Harangul. The consideration was Rs.2000/-, which is
equivalent to Rs.2/- per square feet. This Gat No.373 as per the
map (X-1) is on the extreme side of the village Harangul
touching the village road. There is no testimony evidencing any
non agricultural development. On the contrary, this plot is
surrounded by agricultural fields.
The MIDC has placed various sale exemplars on
record. One is dated 23.10.1989 from village Harangul. The sale
transaction of two acres of land was for Rs.22500/-. The said
land has a private ten feet road dividing it and there were
agricultural fields of other owners around the said land.
Another sale instance dated 07.06.1991 is at Exhibit-
49. It was a sale transaction from village Harangul for 88 R out
of Gat No.586. The consideration was Rs.44,000/-. The said
piece of land was surrounded by agricultural fields and the
village boundary was on the north side.
226. The Reference Court in these group of LAR cases,
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However, there is no analysis to show as to why has the LAR
Court come to the conclusion that (a) the lands involved in this
group bearing Gat Nos.303, 281 and 250 are close in proximity
to Gat No.373 or that (b) there was a similarity and hence, all
the fields in the Gat numbers are entitled to the compensation at
the rate of Rs.20/- per square feet or (c) the deduction towards
development charges can be settled at 30% from the amount of
enhancement payable. It is seen in paragraph 61 of the impugned
judgment that the lands of the claimants are found to be
seasonally irrigated and having non agricultural potentiality as
being situated near the Gavthan village and the airstrip. The
lands were in residential area between railway broad gauge line
and adjacent to the railway station and near the sugar factory and
the Latur Barshi state highway.
227. Such findings as regards the location is contrary to
the facts as revealed from the map (X-1). The Latur Barshi state
highway and the railway track are to the extreme south and
beyond the railway line, is the sugar factory. Harangul railway
station is at a far distance towards the east of the said field.
Evaluating the findings recorded by the Reference Court, we
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mind and the evidence has not been analyzed with due care. The
LAR Court lost sight of the appropriate distance in between the
Railway line, the State highway, the sugar factory or even the
tiny Harangul railway station. In the absence of any evidence as
regards civil amenities, we are of the view that holding the land
as having NA potentiality is against the settled principles of law.
It is clear from the sale exemplars discussed above that the lands
were not developed and there were no civil amenities.
228. In view of Rule 4 of the MLR (Conversion of Use of
Land and Non Agricultural Assessment) Rules, 1969, while
granting NA permission, certain conditions are imposed by the
Collector. As per Rule 4-C, the applicant has to commence the
NA use within one year from the date of the NA permission
given by the Collector, failing which, unless the said period is
extended from time to time, the permission is deemed to have
lapsed.
229. We are considering the appeals as per the date-wise
judgments delivered by the Reference Courts for the reason that
the LARs have been decided by the Courts on different dates by
common judgments.
230. Judgment dated 04.02.2008. ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
*358* MIDC LATUR
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
81/01629/09 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
81/0124104/21No No Rs.10,000/- per R
58/072215/10 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
58/073005/08 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
82/012356/09 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
231. Judgment dated 09.04.2008
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
147/993567/08 No No Rs.9,000/- per R
147/992371/08 No No Rs.9,000/- per R
232. Judgment dated 11.04.2008
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
19/993568/200822849/08 No Rs.9,000/- per R
(Ghodchar, J.)
233. Judgment dated 17.04.2008.
LAR No. F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
419/99 9/09 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
No 2375/08
357/99 94/90 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
No 2373/08
337/99 92/09 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
2372/08 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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420/99 91/09 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
173/99 93/09 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
173/99 2374/08 Rs.10,000/- per R
234. Judgment dated 30.04.2008.
LAR No. F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
34/99 4114/2008 No 2883/08 Rs.8,000/- per R
235. Judgment dated 01.07.2008
LAR No. F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined by
LAR
992/06 1030/09 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
No Rs.10,000/- per R
347/99 1031/09 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
347/99 No 3803/16Rs.10,000/- per R
102/07 1032/09 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
8936/14Rs.10,000/- per R
219/09 536/09 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
No 366/09Rs.10,000/- per R
91/01 1029/09 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
307/01 1033/09 No No Rs.10,000/- per R
236. Judgment dated 08.07.2008.
LAR No. F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
334/99 137/09 No No Rs.4,000/- per R
No 3663/08
184/99 138/09 No No Rs.4,000/- per R ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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No 4070/08
334/99 137/09 No No Rs.4,000/- per R
3663/08
184/99 138/09 No No Rs.4,000/- per R
No 4070/08
22/99 141/09 No No Rs.4,000/- per R
No 3661/08
9/99 136/09 No No Rs.4,000/- per R
866/11
16/99 139/09 No No Rs.4,000/- per R
3660/08
23/99 140/09 No No Rs.4,000/- per R
3973/08
8/99 143/09 No No Rs.4,000/- per R
865/11
186/99 2804/09 No No Rs.4,000/- per R
186/99 3972/08Rs.4,000/- per R
237. Judgment dated 31.07.2008.
LAR No. F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
905/99 4185/2008 No No Rs.5,000/- per R
905/99 No 3137/09Rs.5,000/- per R
238. Judgment dated 29.08.2008.
LAR No. F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
449/99 6/09 23472/16 No Rs.5,000/- per R
239. Judgment dated 29.08.2008. ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
*361* MIDC LATUR
LAR No. F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined by
LAR
11/99 2348/09 No No Rs.6,000/- per R
10/99 2351/09 No No Rs.6,000/- per R
215/07 2350/09 No No Rs.6,000/- per R
336/99 2349/09 No No Rs.6,000/- per R
7/99 2352/09 No No Rs.6,000/- per R
240. Judgment dated 29.08.2008
LAR No. F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by Orig.
Claimant
Rates
determined by
LAR
524/99 2714/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
489/99 2716/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
47/09
429/99 2721/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
912/99 2726/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
908/99 2724/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
628/99 2730/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
911/99 2722/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
909/99 2718/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
338/99 2728/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
562/99 2720/09 No No Rs.4,000/- per
R
562/99 No 1568/09 Rs.4,000/- per
R
443/99 2717/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
46/09
432/99 2727/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
414/99 2725/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
416/99 2729/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
415/99 2731/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
548/99 2723/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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566/99 2715/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
503/99 2719/09 No No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
241. Judgment dated 29.08.2008
LAR No. F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
183/99 2332/2009 No 4292/08Rs.7,000/- per R
242. Judgment dated 15.09.2008
LAR No. F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined by
LAR
300/01 2313/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
299/01 2315/10 Stamp No.
18459/14
No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
86/01 2310/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
305/01 2314/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
305/01 Yes No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
297/01 2304/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
293/01 2305/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
301/10 2317/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
94/01 2312/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
306/01 2308/10 Stamp No.
20738/12
No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
84/01 2306/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
298/01 2309/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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12,000/- per R
93/01 2318/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
295/01 2316/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
295/01 No Stamp
No.
29119/09
Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
2368/10
303/01 2311/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
85/01 2320/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
304/01 2319/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
302/01 2307/10 No No Rs.8,000/- to
12,000/- per R
243. Judgment dated 16.10.2008
LAR No. F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
38/99 1840/99 No No Rs.5,000/- per R
163/99 1839/09 No No Rs.5,000/- per R
377/99 1842/09 No No Rs.5,000/- per R
176/99 1841/09 No No Rs.5,000/- per R
375/99 1843/09 No No Rs.5,000/- per R
195/99 1838/09 No No Rs.5,000/- per R
453/99 1837/09 No No Rs.5,000/- per R
343/99 1844/09 No No Rs.5,000/- per R
196/99 1836/09 No No Rs.5,000/- per R
244. Judgment dated 09.01.2009
LAR No. F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Rates determined
by LAR ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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Claima
nt
87/01 145/99 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
87/01 37/09 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
180/99 1975/09 No No Rs.7,000/- per R
180/99 494/09 No No Rs.7,000/- per R
245. Judgment dated 28.01.2009
LAR No. F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
549/99 1718/10 No No Rs.3,000/- per R
894/99 1713/10 No No Rs.3,000/- per R
445/99 1735/10 No No Rs.3,000/- per R
144/99 1731/10 No No Rs.3,000/- per R
279/99 1722/10 No 1544/09Rs.3,000/- per R
152/99 1728/10 No No Rs.3,000/- per R
151/99 1720/10 No No Rs.3,000/- per R
174/99 1736/10 No No Rs.3,000/- per R
897/99 1723/10 No 1539/09Rs.3,000/- per R
452/99 1734/10 No 1541/09Rs.3,000/- per R
454/99 1733/10 No 1530/09Rs.3,000/- per R
156/99 1724/09 No 866/09Rs.3,000/- per R
366/99 1717/09 No 1532/09Rs.3,000/- per R
895/99 1726/10 No 1536/09Rs.3,000/- per R
157/99 1737/10 No 1540/09Rs.3,000/- per R
159/99 1730/10 No 1547/09Rs.3,000/- per R
164/99 1725/10 No 1548/10Rs.3,000/- per R
278/99 1727/10 No 153/09Rs.3,000/- per R
550/99 1721/10 No 1542/09Rs.3,000/- per R
124/99 1716/10 No 1539/09Rs.3,000/- per R
150/99 1729/10 No 1545/09Rs.3,000/- per R ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
*365* MIDC LATUR
246. Judgment dated 05.03.2009
LAR No. F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
29/99 1866/2009Stamp
No.
616/10
No Rs.7,000/- per R
247. Judgment dated 08.04.2009
LAR No. F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
491/05 2690/2009No 1305/09Rs.12,000/- per R
248. Judgment dated 25.08.2009
LAR No. F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
526/99 227/11 No No Rs.7,000/- per R,
15,000/- per R,
20,000/- per R
914/99 218/11 No No Rs.7,000/- per R,
15,000/- per R,
20,000/- per R
146/99 230/11 No No Rs.7,000/- per R,
15,000/- per R,
20,000/- per R
904/99 228/11 No No Rs.7,000/- per R,
15,000/- per R,
20,000/- per R
409/99 219/11 No No Rs.7,000/- per R,
15,000/- per R,
20,000/- per R
78/99 229/11 No No Rs.7,000/- per R,
15,000/- per R,
20,000/- per R
543/99 223/11 No No Rs.7,000/- per R, ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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15,000/- per R,
20,000/- per R
886/99 220/11 No No Rs.7,000/- per R,
15,000/- per R,
20,000/- per R
915/99 221/11 No No Rs.7,000/- per R,
15,000/- per R,
20,000/- per R
525/99 224/11 No No Rs.7,000/- per R,
15,000/- per R,
20,000/- per R
92/99 222/11 No No Rs.7,000/- per R,
15,000/- per R,
20,000/- per R
458/99 225/11 No No Rs.7,000/- per R,
15,000/- per R,
20,000/- per R
117/99 226/11 No No Rs.7,000/- per R,
15,000/- per R,
20,000/- per R
249. Judgment dated 30.04.2009
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
218/99 2769/09 No No Rs.7,000/- per R
218/99 No 1486/14Rs.7,000/- per R
250. Judgment dated 30.04.2009
LAR No. F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
446/99 1143/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
201/99 1145/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
137/99 1144/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
367/99 1141/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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54/99 2443/10 No No Rs.7,000/- per R
365/99 1147/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
138/99 1146/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
542/99 1148/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
120/99 1149/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
344/99 1151/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
132/99 1142/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
423/99 1150/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
251. Judgment dated 30.04.2009
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
448/99 1302/10 Yes No Rs.6,000/- per R
898/99 1305/10 No No Rs.6,000/- per R
148/99 1312/10 No No Rs.6,000/- per R
43/99 1307/10 No No Rs.6,000/- per R
94/99 1311/10 No No Rs.6,000/- per R
346/99 1308/10 No No Rs.6,000/- per R
506/99 1317/10 No No Rs.6,000/- per R
434/99 1309/10 No No Rs.6,000/- per R
139/99 1303/10 Yes No Rs.6,000/- per R
910/99 1304/10 Yes No Rs.6,000/- per R
496/99 131/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
495/99 1310/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
571/99 1314/10 No No Rs.7,000/- per R
568/99 1315/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
901/99 1313/10 No No Rs.7,000/- per R
450/99 1306/10 Yes No Rs.7,000/- per R
252. Judgment dated 03.07.2009
LAR No.F.A. by MIDCCross F.A. by Orig.Rates ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
*368* MIDC LATUR
ObjectionClaimant determined by
LAR
172/99 1232/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to Rs.
15,000/- per R
583/99 1233/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to Rs.
15,000/- per R
189/99 1220/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to Rs.
15,000/- per R
863/99 1230/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to Rs.
15,000/- per R
154/99 1228/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to Rs.
15,000/- per R
360/99 1227/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to Rs.
15,000/- per R
892/99 1221/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to Rs.
15,000/- per R
535/99 1231/10 No 2768/09 Rs.9,000/- to Rs.
15,000/- per R
635/99 1229/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to Rs.
15,000/- per R
430/99 1247/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to Rs.
15,000/- per R
356/99 Rs.9,000/- to Rs.
15,000/- per R
253. Judgment dated 24.08.2009
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
561/99 652/10 Yes No Rs.20/- per Sq. ft
198/99 656/10 No 1731/14Rs.20/- per Sq. ft
455/99 653/10 No 3222/09Rs.20/- per Sq. ft
546/99 649/10 No No Rs.20/- per Sq. ft
545/99 655/10 No No Rs.20/- per Sq. ft
501/99 654/10 No No Rs.20/- per Sq. ft ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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254. Judgment dated 30.09.2009
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
40/99 722/2010 No 2020/12Rs.15,000/- per R
& 7,000/- for
Structures
192/99 722/2010 No 2021/2012Rs.15,000/- per R
255. Judgment dated 31.12.2009
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
373/99 2608/11 No Yes Rs.12,000/- per R
341/99 2676/11 No Yes Rs.12,000/- per R
631/99 2677/11 No Yes Rs.12,000/- per R
240/99 2673/11 No Yes Rs.12,000/- per R
564/99 2681/11 No Yes Rs.12,000/- per R
359/99 2678/11 No Yes Rs.12,000/- per R
372/99 2679/11 No Yes Rs.12,000/- per R
182/99 2675/11 No Yes Rs.12,000/- per R
256. Judgment dated 31.12.2009
LAR No. F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined
by LAR
131/99 2525/10No 1222/10Rs.20 per Sq.ft
133/99 2526/10No No Rs.20 per Sq.ft
44/99 2463/10No No Rs.20 per Sq.ft
79/99 2471/10No No Rs.20 per Sq.ft
910/00 2527/10No No Rs.12,000/- per R ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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130/99 2529/10No No Rs.20 per Sq.ft
569/99 2523/10No No Rs.20 per Sq.ft
216/99 2465/10No No Rs.20 per Sq.ft
632/99 2464/10No No Rs.20 per Sq.ft
57/99 2528/10No No Rs.20 per Sq.ft
202/99 2470/10No No Rs.20 per Sq.ft
199/99 2524/10No No Rs.20 per Sq.ft
461/99 2462/10No No Rs.12,000/- per R
368/99 2466/10No No Rs.12,000/- per R
257. Judgment dated 31.12.2009
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined by
LAR
364/99 3566/2011No No Rs.20,000/- per R
258. Judgment dated 31.12.2009
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined by
LAR
350/99 2337/10No No Rs.20 per Sq.ft
73/99 28/11 Yes No Rs.25 per Sq.ft
24/99 29/11 Yes No Rs.15 per Sq.ft
25/99 30/11 Yes No Rs.15 per Sq.ft
72/99 2338/10Yes No Rs.1,00,000/- per H.
Chincholirowadi
31/99 2339/10No No Rs.1,00,000/- per H.
Khandapur
259. Judgment dated 31.12.2009
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Rates determined
by LAR ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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Claimant
14/99 28/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
127/9924/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
444/9920/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
563/9925/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
498/9927/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
494/9929/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
538/9921/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
510/9922/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
507/9923/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
556/9926/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
634/9930/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
582/99972/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
556/99973/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
913/99974/12 No No Rs.15,000/- per R
Rs. 15/- per Sq. ft.
260. Judgment dated 03.07.2009
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined by
LAR
154/99 1228/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to
Rs.15,000/- per R
172/99 1232/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to
Rs.15,000/- per R ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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583/99 1233/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to
Rs.15,000/- per R
189/99 1220/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to
Rs.15,000/- per R
863/99 1230/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to
Rs.15,000/- per R
360/99 1227/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to
Rs.15,000/- per R
892/99 1221/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to
Rs.15,000/- per R
535/99 1231/10 No 2768/09Rs.9,000/- to
Rs.15,000/- per R
635/99 1229/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to
Rs.15,000/- per R
430/99 1247/10 No No Rs.9,000/- to
Rs.15,000/- per R
356/99 No No Rs.9,000/- to
Rs.15,000/- per R
261. Judgment dated 23.02.2010
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined by
LAR
31/99
24/99
350/99
73/99
25/99
72/99
2339/2010
group of 6
matters
No 1482/2010LAR No.24/99 & 25/99
(Harangul) Rs.15/- per
sq. ft.
LAR No.31 & 72
Khandapur &
Chincholiraowadi @
1,00,000/- per Hectare
LAR No. 73/99
(Harangul) Rs.25/- per
sq. ft.
LAR-350/99 Harangul
Rs.20/- per sq.ft.
262. Judgment dated 27.04.2010 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
*373* MIDC LATUR
LAR No.F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined by
LAR
511/992131/10 No No Rs.12,000/- per R
575/992125/10 No No Rs.12,000/- per R
513/992127/10 No No Rs.12,000/- per R
354/992122/10 No No Rs.20 per sq.ft.
482/992123/10 No No Rs.12,000/- per R
557/992126/10 No No Rs.12,000/- per R
559/992129/10 No No Rs.12,000/- per R
483/992128/10 No No Rs.12,000/- per R
512/992124/10 No No Rs.12,000/- per R
581/992130/10 No No Rs.12,000/- per R
263. Judgment dated 28.04.2010
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined by
LAR
903/99 2145/10 No 2604/10Rs.30/- per sq. ft.
35/99 2144/10 No 2605/10Rs.30/- per sq. ft.
264. Judgment dated 29.04.2010
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by Orig.
Claimant
Rates
determined by
LAR
179/99 2040/10 No 1577/10 Rs.30/- per sq.
ft.
340/99 2039/10 No 1626/10 Rs.30/- per sq.
ft.
265. Judgment dated 24.01.2011
LAR No.F.A. by
MIDC
Cross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Rates determined by
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Claimant
76/00 3564/11 Yes No Rs.15/- per sq. ft.
83/00 3565/11 No No Rs.20/- per sq. ft.
918/003568/11 No No Rs.15/- per sq. ft.
74/00 3567/11 No No Rs.20/- per sq. ft.
241/003562/11 No No Rs.15/- per sq. ft.
91/00 3563/11 Stamp No.
2214/13
No Rs.20/- per sq. ft.
266. Judgment dated 15.06.2015
LAR No.F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined by
LAR
140/991523/17 Main
matter
No No Rs.14,000/- per R.
Rs.14/- per sq. ft.
93/99 1524/17 No No Rs.14,000/- per R.
Rs.14/- per sq. ft.
42/99 1525/17 No No Rs.14,000/- per R.
Rs.14/- per sq. ft.
71/99 Stamp No.
1772/16
No No Rs.14,000/- per R.
Rs.14/- per sq. ft.
267. Judgment dated 15.07.2015
LAR No.F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined by
LAR
48/991435/17 Main
matter
No No Rs.15,000/- per R.
Rs.15/- per sq. ft.
339/991434/17 No No Rs.15,000/- per R.
Rs.15/- per sq. ft.
158/991436/17 No No Rs.15,000/- per R.
Rs.15/- per sq. ft.
194/991174/21 No No Rs.15,000/- per R.
Rs.15/- per sq. ft.
586/993820/16 No No Rs.11,000/- per R.
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268. Judgment dated 20.04.2015
LAR No.F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined by
LAR
899/99226/16 No No Rs.14,000/- per R.
Rs.14/- per sq. ft.
269. Judgment dated 03.02.2016
LAR No.F.A. by MIDCCross
Objection
F.A. by
Orig.
Claimant
Rates determined by
LAR
406/033841/17 Main
matter common
judgment group
of 3 matters
No No Rs.9,000/- per R.
Rs.9/- per sq. ft.
285/013603/18 No No Rs.14,000/- per R.
Rs.14/- per sq. ft.
381/04Stamp no.
35259/16
No No Rs.14,000/- per R.
Rs.14/- per sq. ft.
270. In the cases in hand, the land admeasuring 7 H.14 Are
is acquired from field survey No.280 from 5 different land
owners. The small sized plots admeasuring 12,900 Sq. ft. from
Survey No.229 have been acquired from 8 claimants/
landowners. The land admeasuring 5 H 03 Are from Survey
No.371 has been acquired from a single land owner, 3 plots
measuring 3600 sq.ft. have been acquired from 3 landowners.
271. PW-1 Sheikh Ismail Isulal Sheikh deposed below ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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Ex.23 for himself and others in the above cases, on locations
that, the above land is 5 km away from Latur city on Latur-
Barshi Highway. The old MIDC is near the fields. The Sugar
factory is 100 to 200 ft. away from the acquired lands. There is a
residential locality near the sugar factory. Harangul railway
station is at 500 ft distance from the land. There are hospitals,
hotels and Airport at half km from the land. The land was
converted to non-agricultural use sanctioned by the S.D.O.,
Latur.
272. On the rates, it is deposed by him that, the plots for
non-agricultural use have been cited. Hence, it had N.A.
potentiality. Hence, they are entitled to Rs.100/sq. ft. in place of
Rs.600/Are granted by the L.A.O.. In the cross examination, he
admitted that, he does not know the names of the plot owners. He
did not take information from the concerned, whether, the plots
were non-agricultural or not. He also does not know about
conversion of lands into N.A.. Before the acquisition, he was
cultivating some part of his land and remaining was kept for
conversion to N.A.. His field has cart way and he had to cross
Survey Nos. 298 and 281. The sale deed he filed is of Survey
No.312 of village Harangul. In between his land and Survey ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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No.312, there is one agricultural field. In Survey No.312, plots
are laid, but he has no documentary evidence. The population of
village Harangul is 4000. When the lands from his village were
acquired, most of the lands were agricultural. The acquired lands
were rocky. The sale deeds of plots filed are adjacent to the
highway. The quality in each Gat number is not similar.
273. Another P.W.2 deposed at Exhibit-24 that he is
attesting witness to a sale deed of plot between Gurling Waghale
and Nagnath Barure. The consideration was Rs.20,000. It is at
Exhibit-25. In cross examination, he admitted that he does not
know whether, the land was converted to N.A. use. He denied the
suggestion that he is deposing to enhance the rates.
274. The sale deed between Waghale and Barure at
Exhibit-25 reveals the NA order dated 17.04.1987. The field Gat
No.392 was of village Harangul. As per the description of the
plot mentioned in the sale deed, there was 20 feet road towards
the west and on the south, there was Barshi Latur highway. The
consideration for the area admeasuring 50x25 feet plot was
Rs.20,000. The sale deed is dated 27.05.1987. Another sale deed
of plot admeasuring 50x25 feet dated 03.06.1993 placed on
record reveals that it has a highway on the south and the ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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consideration was Rs.50,000/- One more sale deed dated
05.11.1992 is placed on record. It is of N.A. plot out of Survey
No.316 of village Harangul. It is adjoining to the highway on the
south. The consideration is Rs.60,000 for a 70x40 feet plot.
275. The map filed by the MIDC, which is made a part of
this judgment marked as X-1, shows that Survey No.280 is on
the North of the railway track and highway after field Survey
No.281 to its south. Field Survey No.229 is towards the East of
Survey No.280. Survey No.371 is far away from Survey No.280
towards the west and after four fields towards the north from the
highway. Survey No.319 is far away from Survey No.280 at the
extreme end of the West and two fields after the highway.
276. The learned Reference Court has recorded the findings
that the lands are acquired for NA use. The potentiality was
considered for industrial development. The enhancement as per
the NA rate is permissible in respect of the plots acquired, but at
the same time, the Court has to consider the enhancement, if any,
about this property which is of agricultural use as per hectare or
acrege rate. The Reference Court believed the evidence of PW1
Shaikh Ismail that their lands are likely to be converted into non-
agricultural use. The Court discarded the sale deeds filed by the ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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MIDC for the reasons of non-examination of the witnesses.
277. The Reference Court held that the railway station is
just after one plot. Latur-Barsi road is just near the railway line
passing from Harangul. He considered the aspects considered by
LAO categorizing the lands as agricultural, non-agricultural and
likely to be non-agricultural in future. He also held that there is
no evidence about minus factors from the respondents. On the
one hand, he has observed that it is not necessary to examine the
witness to prove the sale deed, hence cross-examination has no
reliance. On the other hand, he observed that without cogent
evidence the court can not rely on the sale exemplars filed by the
MIDC. He also granted 10% increase per annum in the rate.
Applying this method, he has determined the rate of the plots at
the rate of Rs.28/- per sq. ft. Considering the situation of the
lands vicinity, nearness to the city and availability of the
amenities and likelihood of non-agricultural potential, the Court
held that there should be some similarity of the rate by the court.
With this observation, without any basis it came to the
conclusion that the agricultural lands shall get the market price of
Rs.3,000 per Are. Finally, he confirmed the rate of the plots at
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278. In view of our observation above, we disagree with
the findings of the learned Reference Court that for want of
examination of any witness by the respondent, the sale exemplars
at Exhibits 38 to 41 cannot be received as evidence. For want of
any reasons and basis, we also do not agree with the learned
LAR Court determining the rates of the open plot and the
agricultural lands.
Judgment dated 21.02.2013 (First Appeal No.1532/
2013/ LAR No.345/1999)
279. In these bunch of cases, the claimant Suresh
Ramchandra Verma has deposed below Exhibit-23 in LAR
No.345 of 1999. He deposed by attacking the observations
recorded by the LAO concluding the market price of the lands
acquired. In view of the settled law, the Reference Court is not
sitting as an appellate court on the awards passed by the land
acquisition officer. The burden is on the claimants to prove how
they are entitled to the rates claimed by them. He deposed that
the land acquired was situated in thick locality. There were
residential houses, shops and commercial centres adjacent to the
acquired lands. The Gat No.309 admeasuring 4 hectare 23 R has
been converted to non-agricultural use by the order of the ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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Collector dated 12.05.1986.
280. Prior to the permission of the Collector, the Town
Planner, Latur had sanctioned the valid layout plan. Since 1986,
the said land is put for non-agricultural use. In 1986 – 87, the
roads were developed. The other Survey No.300 is adjacent to it.
Hence, the acquired land would fetch market value on the square
foot basis. The acquired lands were situated about 1000 feet
from the “Twelve Number Stop” i.e. near Manjra Sugar Factory
and adjacent to the Latur-Miraj state highway. The lands were
near the railway crossing square from where the roads leading to
Chincholiraowadi and Miraj directions pass. Mahadevnagar and
Gautamnagar stone crusher is about 1 km away from the
acquired lands. The Bidwe Engineering College is 3km away.
That area is surrounded by government residential quarters,
residence of the Collector, the Chief Executive Officer,
Superintendent of Police, etc.. Since prior to 1992, the acquired
lands had the non-agricultural potentiality, the road, light
drainage and other facilities were available for the acquired
lands. The nearby lands were converted to non-agricultural use.
The Manjra Distillery is nearby the acquired lands. It is 4 km
away from the municipal limit of Latur town. It is known as the ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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commercial industrial social centre and having biggest jaggery
market. The industries are already situated in the vicinity of lands
acquired. The airport is at 1 km from the acquired land. The
lands were fertile and suitable for garden, sunflower, sugarcane,
chilly, vegetables, ground nuts etc.. It could fetch at the annual
income of Rs.1 lac per annum. The market price of the acquired
land at the relevant time was Rs.50/- per sq.ft. or Rs.15 lac per
acre.
281. The another witness, namely, Gurlin Tukaram
Waghale is examined to prove a sale deed dated 27.05.1987
about a plot admeasuring 20 feet x 50 feet for Rs.20,000/-.
Besides the sale deed, his deposition is similar to PW-1.
282. On the basis of the above evidence, the learned
counsel Shri Deshpande for the claimants contends that the
learned Reference Court has incorrectly determined the market
price. The locations and situations of similarly situated lands
have not been properly appreciated. The Reference Court has
made high deductions. The highest sale price may be considered
while computing the compensation. The purpose of the acquired
land may be taken into consideration while determining the
compensation. The MIDC utterly failed to contradict the oral as ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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well as documentary evidence produced by the claimants. There
is no counter evidence. The draft development plan of Latur city
(Exhibit 116-117) clearly shows that the municipal limit of Latur
and acquired lands, share the same boundaries. He also relies
upon the NA orders (Exh.65).
283. The learned Reference Court discarded the
compensation classifying the acquired lands based on the land
revenue assessment. He adopted the comparable sale method
determining the market price. He divided the lands in four
sections i.e. 1) land abutting to the state highway 2) land situated
on the inner side from the State Highway and railway tracks. 3)
land of village Khandapur and 4) the land of village
Chincholiraowadi. He assigned reasons for this classification
stating that the lands of village Harangul are soft and rocky and
almost situated within developed area having commercial and
residential potentiality. It is also held by the Reference Court
that village Khandapur is at the farthest distance from Latur city.
Hence, the lands are not comparable. The Reference Court
discarded the rates determined by the another Reference Court in
previous awards. It relied upon the sale deeds dated 03.06.1993
and 05.11.1992 from village Harangul Budruk of Gut Nos.314 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:32 :::
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and 310. On the basis of the said sale deed, it determined the
rate of the acquired lands at the rate of Rs.30.20 per sq. ft. and
deducted 25% charges towards the standard deductions. After
deducting the same, it finally determined the rate of the land at
the rate of Rs.22.50 per sq.ft..
284. The sale deed relied upon by the Reference Court
dated 03.06.1993 is after the notification under Section 32 of the
Land Acquisition Act, dated 04.03.1993. The law is settled that
the sale transactions after the notification shall be considered if it
is in proximity in time and a genuine sale exemplar. The law as
discussed above is also settled that the sale exemplars of the
nearby villages shall be considered if no sale exemplars from the
village were available prior to the notification under section
32(2) of the MIDC Act. As against this, the MIDC has filed sale
exemplars dated 25.04.1990, 15.06.1990, 23.10.1991,
13.02.1992 of village Khandapur. Sale exemplars prior to the
notification under section 32(2) of the MID Act were available in
Harangul (Budruk). The sale deeds placed on record by the
MIDC have been totally ignored by the Reference Court and
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Judgment 13.09.2012 (LAR No.122/1999 F.A.
626/2013)
285. In this judgment, 6 LARs as noted above have been
decided by the learned Reference Court.
The claimants have examined PW1 Baliram below
Exhibit 15. In nutshell, he has deposed that his lands were having
NA potential, they were intending to sell their properties in open
market after obtaining the NA permission from the competent
authority and some of them have obtained the NA permission.
He has deposed about the location of the State Highway and
Manjra Sugar factory at 12 km distance from Latur. One petrol
pump is in front of the sugar factory. Navodaya Vidyalaya is
also nearby the sugar factory. It is surrounded with temples,
marriage function halls and other housing societies in developed
conditions. There is deposition as regards the Harangul railway
station and other residential colonies situated towards the end
portion. They also deposed that the ladies college, women
polytechnic college, hostels, hotels, etc. are situated within the
municipal limit and the acquired lands are 2 km away from
those offices and hostels and colleges. Residential colonies have
developed. The lands are fertile yielding Sunflower crop. Various ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:33 :::
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industries are also developed in Latur. They are entitled to not
less than Rs.5000/- per R as compensation. The land Survey
Nos.377, 280, 381, 373, 370, 360, 305, 206, 207, 208, 210, 392,
364, 383, 309, 319, 320, 372, 336, 300, 183, 284, 199, 225, 287,
297, 184, 210, 218, 228, 179, 279, 181, 226, 211, 212, 295, 223
and 292 are the fields converted to non-agricultural use.
286. The Reference Court has held that in view of the
above scenario it is to be seen that the agricultural area of the
village Harangul is converted for non-agricultural purpose.
There were two field survey numbers to his field towards the
south from the highway. On the basis of this evidence, the
Reference Court held that the acquired lands are situated in the
developed area and the MIDC accepted this fact. It has also
observed that the respondents had not clarified why low rates
sale exemplars were considered by the LAO. The acquiring
body cannot be blamed for the acts committed by the acquiring
body. The court relied on the sale deeds dated 05.11.1992 and
03.06.1993. Both these sale deeds are subsequent to 07.05.1992,
the date on which the notification dated 32(2) was published.
287. Baliram has deposed that Harangul railway station is 6
km away from Latur central bus stand. Therefore, the ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:33 :::
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development towards Barshi side after 1982 started progressing.
There was a demand since 1982 about the acquisition of the land
for non-commercial, residential and industrial purposes. He also
deposed about the high rank offices as well as the list of the
temples and function halls in the Latur town. The Reference
Court believed the evidence that there was an agreement to sell
of Gat No.310 prior to 11.03.1992. It is also observed that the
Gat No.314 situated at the west-south corner from Latur-Barshi
road is situated at the farthest distance from the Latur city.
Lastly, he relied on the sale deed at Exhibit 88 dated 03.06.1993.
It is also observed that the lands acquired are situated within the
vicinity of the developed area having the facilities of state
highway, railway station, approach roads, etc.. The court
deducted 25% towards the deduction of development charges
which would be just and proper. He rounded the rates at the rate
of Rs.22.50 paisa per sq.ft and accordingly directed the amount
based on those rates be given.
Judgment dated 15.09.2008 (FA 2308/2010 LAR No.3051 and
3061)
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common judgment. The lands covered by this judgment were
from village Harangul. The witness Madhav Nagavrao Pinnate,
the claimant in LAR No.299/01, deposed below Exhibit 17 that
his land to the extent of 2 Hectares 61 R was acquired along with
the other field survey numbers as described at page 3 of the
judgment. The other claimants have consolidated their reference
cases in his reference case and have orally instructed him to
depose on their behalf. Therefore, he is deposing for himself and
for the other claimants. They had claimed the rates of Rs.50/-
per sq.ft before the LAO, who rejected it. His land is adjacent to
Latur-Barshi State Highway. The distance between central bus
stand, Latur and Manjra Sugar Factory is 6 km. He has also
given the description of the nearby colleges, hospitals, industry,
residential localities, Harangul railway station. He has reiterated
in his deposition, as like other witnesses, that there was a petrol
pump in front of the sugar factory and Navodaya Vidyalaya near
the factory. There are temples at short distance from his land.
The airport is at 5 km away from their lands. Their lands are at
plain levels having hard basement suitable for construction of
houses and raising buildings. The surrounding lands had been
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289. In cross-examination, the above witness deposed
that he does not know the location of the acquired land. He
cannot tell the details of the sale exemplars filed on record. The
sale exemplars were collected by their advocates. The air strip
(runway) is about 6 to 7 km from the acquired land. The
suggestion that the sale exemplars with exorbitant rates are
shown to fetch higher price, has been denied. He further
admitted that at the time of the acquisition, all the acquired lands
were under cultivation. The lands were dry hard soil. He cannot
tell the distance between the property referred to in the sale
exemplars and the acquired land.
290. The Reference Court, relying on its earlier judgment
delivered in LAR No.81/2001 and relying on the sale deeds
exhibit 21 and 23, has determined the market price at the rate of
Rs.8,000/- per R in LAR Case No.305/2001. In another group,
Rs.12,000/- per R and Rs.10,000 per R for the rest of the lands.
The Reference Court is totally silent about the sale exemplars
filed by the MIDC/appellant.
Judgment dated 04.02.2008
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87/2001 have been decided by a common judgment. The lands in
this judgment were from village Khandapur and Harangul. The
claimants have led evidence in LAR No.81/2001 at Exhibit 28.
In this judgment, the Reference Court has considered the sale
exemplars (Exhibits 21 and 23) which were prior to the
notification dated 07.05.1992 under Section 32(2) of the MID
Act. The Court has discarded the evidence of the expert valuer
and NA permission for stone crusher. It also rejected the sale
exemplars of lands which are at far distances from Latur town.
He observed that he came to know that the rate of enhancement
referred in earlier awards Exhibits 34, 66, 67, 68 cannot be made
applicable to the present case because of location, utility etc..
In the result, it concluded that there is no scope to grant
enhancement exceeding to Rs.10,000 per R and in the interest of
justice, he has fixed the said rate. On examining the evidence, we
find that there is absolutely no discussion as to the location and
on the basis of which the rates have been determined. The case
of the MIDC/appellant has been totally ignored.
Judgment dated 22.08.2007 (LAR No.627/1993)
292. In the above judgment, the field was situated at ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:33 :::
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Khadgaon. The notification under section 32(2) of the MID Act
was published on 22.07.1978. The award was passed on
24.11.1992.
293. The Reference Court has observed that the acquired
land was on Latur-Barsi-Miraj State Highway. Latur-Miraj
railway line also passes from nearby and old Vanvati Latur road
which was just adjacent to the land acquired. The observation
recorded by the Reference Court is as if it is an appeal against the
award passed by the LAO. It is held by the Reference Court that
the land of the claimant had NA potentiality being near to the
Latur city. Subsequently, the said plot came within the municipal
limit. Considering the locations and the prospective NA locality,
the court granted the rate of Rs.10 per sq.ft.
Judgment dated 23.02.2010 (LAR No.24,25, 31, 72,
73, 350/1999)
294. By this common judgment, the Reference Court has
determined the rates at the rate of Rs.15 per sq.ft and 20 per sq. ft
in LAR No.24/99, 25/99 and 73/99 respectively. In LAR
Nos.31/99 and 72/99, it granted the rate of Rs.1,00,000 per
hectare. In LAR No.350/99, it granted the rate of Rs.20 per sq. ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:33 :::
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ft. The lands were from village Harangul, Chincholiraowadi and
Khandapur.
295. PW1 Mohammed Ismail Rukhmoddin Patel was
examined for himself and for all claimants. PW3 Keshav Pawar
was examined below Exhibit 13 on the valuation of trees. It is
observed that the maps of village Harangul, Khandapur,
Chincholiraowadi show that the development of the Latur city is
towards the western side on both sides of Latur-Barshi road. On
both the sides of this road, old and new MIDC, Manjra Sugar
factory and airport along with other development had taken
place. The lands abutting the road has higher market price.
However, the prices of land which are at a distance from the
road, are lesser.
296. The land block Nos.217 and 284 from village
Harangul were adjacent to the railway line on the southern side.
Block No.279 is on the northern side to the Latur road. There
were two lands between the roads and block No.279. Relying on
the observations recorded by the LAO as regards the location, the
court held that all those lands of village Harangul had NA
potentiality as per the guidelines given in the case of P. Ram
Reddy. However, the claim of NA potentiality for the lands of ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:33 :::
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Chincholiraowadi and Khandapur were discarded. Considering
the location of the lands involved in these NA cases, the rates
have been determined as discussed above. Instead of discussing
the evidence which was adduced by the parties before the Court,
the Reference Court referred to the observations made by the
LAO. The observation of the L.A.O is not the basis to determine
the market value. The burden is on the claimants to prove the
market price/rate as claimed in the reference.
Judgment dated 01.07.2008
297. By this judgment, 7 LARs have been decided by
common judgment. The lands involved in these LARs are from
village Harangul (Bk).
298. PW1 Dastagir s/o Gafur Mistri deposed below Exhibit
29 for himself and for Khawaja Miya Bashu Miya Pathan, Jabbar
Bashu Miya Pathan, Kirti Chandrashekhar Thakkar and Afsar
Sailullah Patel. He deposed that the lands are situated on the
right side of Latur-Barshi road and surrounded by residential
houses, commercial shops situated at Latur-Miraj Highway. He
deposed about the same location of the Bidwe Engineering
College, Maharashtra Steel Industry etc.. There were more than ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:33 :::
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500 residential houses near Harangul railway station. There are
also residential quarters of railway employees and there is a
veterinary hospital near Harangul railway station. Many housing
societies have constructed the houses in the lands immediately
adjacent to the lands acquired from the claimants converting the
non-agricultural use. The airport is about 3 kms away towards
the north-west. On one side of the acquired land, there is District
Court Class-IV employees housing society. It is at 500 feet away
from block No.329 to the west. Their lands have NA potentiality.
They have claimed the rate @ Rs.100 per sq. ft.. They have filed
a copy of the registered sale deed dated 27.05.1987 of a plot out
of block No.312 of Harangul Budruk, another sale deed dated
05.11.1992 of a plot out of block No.310, sale deed dated
03.06.1993 out of block No.340, copy of sale deed dated
17.07.1992 out of block No.122, a sale deed dated 16.08.1995
out of block No.122, sale deed dated 18.08.1995 out of block
No.122, sale deed dated 16.06.1992 out of block No.88 of village
Warwanti and certified copy Index-II register of sale deed dated
22.10.1993 out of survey No.46/C of Khadgaon, which is 3 km
away from the acquired lands.
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Patel deposed below Exhibit 55 for himself and for Khwaja Miya
Bashu Miya Pathan, Alimun w/o Jabbar Pathan, Dastagir s/o
Gafur Mistri (who has deposed below Exhibit 29) and Kirti
Chandrashekhar Thakkar. As regards the location of the fields,
he deposed similar to PW1 Dastagir. He reiterated about the
certified copies of the sale deed as found in the deposition of
Dastagir. He filed a certified copy of registered sale deed dated
27.05.1987 of a plot out of land block no.312 of Harangul
Budruk. The said plot is 500 feet away from the acquired land.
He produced the NA order of the SDO dated 07.01.1989. He also
deposed that in LAR No.327 (Dhananjay Vs. State), the
Reference Court has awarded the market value at the rate of
Rs.33 per sq.ft and the said judgment was confirmed by the High
Court. The lands in question is just 2 and ½ km away from the
lands involved in that judgment. Similarly, the rate granted @
Rs.66/- per sq. ft. in LAR No.509 of 1993 (Vikram Gojank
Munde Vs. State) decided on 30.04.1996, has also been
confirmed by the High Court. The land involved in the said
judgment is 4 km away from the acquired land.
300. In the cross-examination, the above witness has
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land. He does the business of plotting. He had purchased the
land for agriculture. The acquired land was not converted into
non-agriculture. In the years 1990, 1991 and 1992, he had sold
in all 21 plots from the acquired lands. The plots were not
exceeding 40 x 50 sq. ft. in size. The prices referred in the said
sale exemplars are in the range of Rs.3000 to Rs.7000 per plot.
The sale exemplars of those plots are not filed on record and he
is unable to file the same. They sold the plot without converting
to non-agriculture. They did not submit their claims before the
LAO. Land Gut No.312 is situated by the side of the said road.
Same is the position of the land Gat Nos.354 and 310. The broad
gauge of the railway was completed in the last two years.
Women's Polytechnic College was started around ten years back.
The government colony was constructed before 8 to 10 years.
301. As per the map X-1, the field survey No.329 of village
Harangul is on the north after four fields from the highway.
Field survey No.310 is adjoining to the highway on the north,
which is far away from field survey No.229. Field survey
No.366 is after 5 fields from field survey No.310 and to the
extreme west of field survey No.229. Field survey No.231 is
just adjoining field survey No.329 on the north. Survey No.282 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:33 :::
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is after one plot on the north adjoining the highway and just at
the bottom of the field survey No.229 and field survey No.233 is
on the north of field survey No.231.
302. The LAR court discarded the sale exemplars of village
Warvanti for the reason that there are sale exemplars from village
Harangul where the lands of the claimants were situated. The
Reference Court determined the price @ Rs.10000/- per R
relying on the judgment passed by the Reference Court in LAR
No.81/2001.
303. In fact, the Reference Court ought to have appreciated
the evidence of the witnesses along with the admissions given in
the cross-examination. Hence, we find that determining the price
of the land based upon the earlier judgment in the absence of any
finding of similarity and close proximity of the land, is
inappropriate.
Judgment dated 29.04.2010:
304. By this common judgment, the learned Reference
Court decided two LAR No.179 of 1999 and 340 of 1999. The
claimants have claimed the compensation @ Rs.200 per sq. ft.
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25% deduction towards development charges. PW1 Sayyed
Abdul Rehman was examined as power of attorney holder. PW3
Vipinchandra Nivruttirao was examined at Exhibit 39 and
another PW2 was examined at Exhibit 38. It is observed by the
Reference Court that the acquired lands are adjacent to the old
MIDC. The acquired lands are about 7 kms from Latur city.
However, those are adjacent to Latur-Barshi State Highway on
the south of the railway track. The Bidwe Engineering College
and hostel is 3 km away from the acquired land. The land
owners had demarcated the private plots and sold it for
residential purposes. There was a permanent construction
including cattle sheds and residential quarters for labours. In
certain lands, there was milk dairy, well and pipeline.
305. The Court found substance in the evidence of the
claimants. The court also believed that the lands of the claimants
were having NA potentiality. The lands of the claimants were
adjacent to the road, railway line, state highway and near to the
locality. The purpose of the acquisition is for the expansion of
industrial units. It is also observed that the compensation
awarded by the LAO @ Rs.600/- per R is improper and unjust.
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ignoring the highest rate of sale exemplars, which is
impermissible as the reference under Section 18 of Land
Acquisition Act, 1894 is an independent proceeding and not an
appeal against the award passed by the LAO.
306. The Reference Court has discarded the sale
exemplars of village Warvanti as the sale exemplars from the
village from where the lands were acquired, were available. The
court relied upon the village map Exhibit 58 and observed that
land gut Nos.277 and 307 are adjacent to land gut Nos.309, 307,
304 and 308. Towards the southern side, there is land of gaothan
gut No.304 and thereafter, railway track Latur-Barshi road. The
land gut No.277 is adjacent to gut Nos.229 and 230, 276 and
278. The adjacent land is a residential plot. The veterinary
hospital and water supply tank are adjacent to the land. Land Gat
no.223 is also having shops and a residential plot. In land gut
no.225, adjacent to the land of the claimants, there Mahananda
Cattle Food outlet. The Hindustan Petrol Pump and
Venkateshwar Ware Housing building is adjacent to the lands of
the claimants towards the west. The Model Engineering School,
MSEB Sub-station and railway quarters were towards the eastern
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the situation, the learned Reference Court held that though the
lands of the claimants have no NA permission, they have NA
potentiality. On the basis of the above observation, the rates
have been determined by the learned Reference Court. As per
the map X-1, the gut no.277 of village Harangul (bk) is after
three fields from the highway. Field gut no.307 is just abutting to
the highway.
Judgment dated 29.08.2008 (LAR No.441/99)
307. In the said case, the claimants had claimed NA
potentiality. They have obtained the NA permission (Exh.51).
The claimants have claimed compensation @ Rs.100/- per sq.ft.
The witnesses have produced the sale deeds in respect of the
non-agricultural plots.
308. Since the distance from Latur to Chincholiraowadi is
13 to 14 kms and there was no representation made that the LAO
has mentioned wrong distance from Chincholiraowadi to Latur,
the LAR Court accepted the said fact as correct in the award
passed by the LAO. The court declined to accept the case of the
claimants that their lands have NA potentiality. The court has
also discarded the evidence on the sale exemplars filed by the ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:33 :::
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claimants for the reasons that those are of plots. However, a
contradictory observation is recorded that it can be compared
with the acquired lands being adjacent to the village. While
considering the sale deed produced by respondent no.2, the
learned court observed that the compensation @ Rs.255/- per R
by the LAO appears to be inadequate. The court considered the
sale exemplars Exh.37 of 1992. Considering the rate paid in that
sale deed, the court held that the prices of the land in the vicinity
were around Rs.25,000/- to 30,000/- per hectare. It is also
observed that neither of the party to the proceeding have filed the
sale exemplars of village Chincholiraowadi. Having regard to
the distance between Chincholiraowadi and Latur town, the
learned court observed that the development of Latur city is,
therefore, kept away for considering the adequate compensation.
309. A strange observation with which we do not agree,
has been recorded by the Reference Court that the State never
acquires any land for the MIDC in the remote area as it has to
construct factories with transport facility. In the remote area, if
MIDC is started then the State has to bear expenses for the
construction of roads. The Reference Court has observed that
considering the vicinity of the acquired land, compensation of ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:33 :::
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Rs.5,000/- per R is adequate and accordingly granted the same.
Apparently, the Reference Court has not assigned the reasons
how it has come to the conclusion that the market rate of fields
involved in the proceeding could be or could fetch Rs.5,000/- per
R. The judgment impugned is without any reason. The law is
settled that the judgment without reason and without appreciating
evidence, is no judgment in the eye of law.
Judgment dated 08.07.2008 (LAR No.8/99, 9/99,
16/99, 22/99, 23/99, 184/99 and 334/99) F.A. No.2804/09 with
F.A. No.3972/2008.
310. In these proceedings, the fields involved were from
village Khandapur. The Reference Court has observed that in
the village map of village Khandapur filed at Exh.55, it appears
that the acquired lands were near the vicinity of village
Chincholiraowadi. Those were near the road from Harangul to
Latur, but there was no direct approach road to those fields. The
Reference Court has discarded the judgment passed in LAR
No.34/99 holding that the claimant cannot take advantage of the
judgment awarding compensation to the acquired land of the
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in 2005 (1) ALL MR.207 Bombay (incorrect citation). Relying
on the observations recorded by the LAO, the Reference Court
has observed that granting compensation in hectare and R basis
is correct and there is no need for interference. Such
observations are incorrect for the reasons that the claimants have
to prove the market price claimed by them by adducing evidence.
The Reference Court has discarded the sale deeds filed by the
claimants relying upon Communidade of Saligao vs. Additional
Deputy Collector & LAO, 2005 (5) BCR 344 Bombay, that the
sale of small portion of land cannot form a basis for fixing the
compensation, hence, those cannot be compared with the
agricultural lands.
311. Appreciating the admission of the witness in cross-
examination that the lands were agricultural lands and those were
cultivated till acquisition, there is no need to grant compensation
in square feet or square meter basis. He had not filed any NA
order from village Khandapur. Thus, there is not a single NA
land and hence, the compensation as claimed need not be
considered. For want of documentary evidence showing the
rates of the acquired land were Rs.50/- per sq.ft., the Reference
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rates claimed by the claimants. In view of the admission given
by the witness that he had not filed the application for converting
the land to non-agricultural, it is observed that the witness is not
firm about NA potentiality of the land. The Reference Court has
considered the sale exemplars filed by the MIDC below Exh.51
to 53 for determination of the market value of the acquired lands.
It appears that without having compared the sale exemplars and
recording any similarity, the Reference Court has determined the
compensation @ Rs.4,000/- per R. The reasons are missing.
However, the court came to the conclusion that the claimants are
entitled for the enhanced compensation @ Rs.4,000/- per R. We
disagree with the compensation determined by the Reference
Court for the reasons stated above.
Judgment dated 16.10.2008 (LAR No.343, 176, 375,
377/99)
312. In the above proceedings, the lands from village
Khandapur were involved. The Reference Court granted
compensation @ Rs.5,000/- per R i.e. Rs.50,000/- per hectare.
The claimants relied on the sale exemplar dated 27.05.1987 of a
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Another sale exemplar relied on by the claimant was the sale
deed dated 05.11.1992 which was also of the plot measuring 70 x
40 feet. The consideration was Rs.60,000/-. Appreciating the
village map Exh.38, the Reference Court has recorded the
finding that in the entire map there is no mention of the State
Highway. Yet, the Reference Court granted the compensation @
Rs.5,000/- per R as the lands are reaching NA potentiality. There
appears no appreciation of the evidence. Hence, we do not agree
with the conclusions of the Reference Court.
313. PW1 Hariba Vitthal Padile was examined below
Exh.16. He has given the description of the area around the
Harangul railway station and the existence of Bidwe Engineering
College as well as the Manjra Sugar Factory, Petrol Pump and
also Navodaya Vidyalaya. He further deposed that Madhavnagar
locality is on the west-north of the acquired land and towards the
west of Manjra Sugar Factory. It was in existence since 1984.
The housing society was constructed adjacent to the lands of the
claimants. The lands were converted to NA by appropriate
orders from the competent authority. Further the location nearby
the airport appears not relevant as it is far away from village
Khandapur. Though it is deposed that there is housing colony of ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:33 :::
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district court class IV employees, but its details are not given.
Prior to the notification, the residential, commercial and
industrial development had reached upto the acquired land. The
acquired land is situated within the locality of Latur town.
314. This is apparently the deposition against the facts.
He deposed about the sale deed dated 27.05.1987 of a plot
bearing no.50 x 25 feet and it is claimed that it is at a distance of
500 feet from the acquired lands. Those sale deeds are from the
acquired land under the same acquisition notification. He again
relied on the certified copy of the registered sale deed dated
05.11.1992 for the area measuring 70 x 40 feet out of block
no.310 of village Harangul. The consideration was Rs.60,000/-.
He then placed on record a certified copy of a registered sale
deed dated 03.06.1993 of a plot measuring 60 x 25 feet out of
block no.314 of village Harangul. The law is settled that if no
sale transactions are available from the area from which the land
is acquired, for sale exemplars comparison, then only the sale
deed of adjacent villages may be taken into consideration. There
were sale exemplars from village Khandapur for the relevant
period. Hence, we do not find substance in considering the sale
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dated 22.10.1993 is after notification and has no relevance. He
has filed a bunch of earlier judgments passed in other LARs
cases. In view of the settled law, such judgments may not be the
basis for determining the market price. The witness admitted in
the cross-examination that before the acquisition the acquired
lands were under cultivation. Rest of the suggestions as regards
the NA potentiality and rates, have been denied.
Judgment dated 16.10.2008 (LAR Nos.195/99, 38/99,
163/99, 196/99 and 543/99) F.A. No.1840 of 2009 (MIDC)
315. The Reference Court has reproduced the copy of the
judgment passed in the above lot and granted the same rate. We
have already recorded our disagreement with the reasons
recorded for arriving at a conclusion granting such
compensation.
Judgment dated 30.04.2009 (LAR No.138, 54, 120,
132, 137, 201, 344, 365, 367, 423, 446, 542/99)
316. The lands involved in these cases were from village
Harangul (bk). The claimants have claimed the market price @
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potentiality.
317. The witness Mubarak Shaikh was examined for the
claimants. The Reference Court has observed that the LAO has
considered the distance between Latur and Khandapur. Harangul
is 13-14 kms away. A strange observation, with which we do
not agree, has been recorded by the Reference Court that the
State does not acquire land for industrial purpose in remote areas
as the MIDC has to construct roads to provide transport facility.
318. The Reference Court has observed that it is taking
help of judgments in LAR No.219/99 delivered by the Ad-hoc
District Judge, Latur dated 01.07.2008 and LAR No.147/99
dated 09.04.2008 delivered by that Court granting compensation
for the land from villages Harangul and Khandapur as those are
in respect of the lands acquired by the same notification and
award. On this basis, without appreciating the evidence and
other material or the basis on which the market value is assessed,
the Reference Court has come to the conclusion that the
compensation @ 7,000/- per R would be quite adequate and
reasonable considering the vicinity of the acquired land. We do
not agree with the conclusions of the Reference Court for the
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Judgment dated 15.06.2015 (LAR No. 140/99, 42/99,
71/99, 93/00) FA.NO.1523/2017 with F.A. No.3097/15
319. In this group of proceedings, the lands from Harangul
(Bk) were involved. The claimants have claimed the NA
potentiality. The witness Malikarjun Baswant Waghmare has
deposed before the Court. The Reference Court has reproduced
the evidence led by him. He has deposed that the acquired lands
were situated at the nearest distance from Latur-Barshi State
Highway and Manjra Sugar Factory, petrol pump, Bidwe
engineering college, steel industries, Harangul railway station
and housing colony etc.. The nearby lands were converted into
non-agricultural use. The adjacent area of the acquired land was
fully developed as residential, commercial and industrial area.
They have claimed the compensation @ Rs. 50/- per sq.ft.
320. The Reference Court has believed that the lands
acquired are situated at 12 km distance from Latur city and the
surrounding area of the acquired lands is developed by
commercial, residential and industrial area. The lands converted
into non-agricultural as per the order, were within the vicinity of
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exemplars dated 05.11.1992 of village Harangul of gut No.310
since it was prior to the notification and believed that the
acquired lands were having NA potentiality. It is also observed
that the market price shall be determined on square feet basis.
The Reference Court took the basis of the market price in sale
deed dated 05.11.1992 i.e. Rs.21/- per sq.ft. and deducted 30%
towards the development charges and fixed the market value of
the acquired land @ Rs.14/- per sq.ft..
321. The location of the lands in this group of reference
cases as per the map X-1 shows that the field gut no.232 is facing
a village road towards the east and after a big plot of the non-
agricultural land at 3
rd
position on the north from Latur-Barshi
Highway. However, the survey no.316 is on the extreme west of
village Harangul adjoining the village road beginning from the
highway on the eastern side. The field survey no.225 is just
adjoining field survey no.332. Having regard to the locations of
all the fields involved in this group of reference cases/LARs, we
do not agree with the method applied by the Reference Court. A
vast distance separates survey no.232 and 360. The field survey
no.316 is far away from the Latur town and beyond big plots to
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Judgment dated 20.04.2015 (LAR No.899/1999) F.A.
No.226/2016
322. In these reference cases, the land of Harangul (Bk)
bearing block no.316 was involved. The witness Dnyanoba
Shivba Dandime deposed that his land was having NA
potentiality. It was adjacent to Barsi State Highway and near to
Manjra Sugar Factory, Bidwe Engineering College, Harangul
Railway Station etc.. The adjacent land owner converted his land
to non-agricultural use. The acquired land was surrounded by
residential, commercial and industrial areas and were having all
the facilities like electricity, water supply, transport, education
and medical to the inhabitant of the vicinity. He claimed the
compensation @ Rs. 50/- per sq.ft.. The Reference Court has
referred to the village map Exh.25 and observed that the acquired
land is situated after leaving land gut no.315 from Latur-Barsi
State Highway. The copy of the NA order of the said gut no.315
is placed below Exh.49. The Reference Court has discarded the
previous judgment passed in various LARs and applied the sale
exemplars comparable method. The sale exemplar dated
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before the notification and sale exemplar dated 03.06.1993 is of
the date after the notification. The court relied upon the sale
exemplar dated 05.11.1992, wherein, the value of the land was
Rs.21/- per sq.ft. and deducted 30% towards the development
charges and determined the market rate @ Rs.14/- per sq.ft..
323. The location of field survey no.316 as per the map
X-1 shows that it is touching the village road. The highway starts
from Barsi direction and field survey no.315 and 314 are towards
the south touching the Latur-Barsi Highway. Various rates have
been determined by the different courts for the same part of the
land. Therefore, we are of the opinion that the judgment of the
Reference Court is required to be examined in view of the
grounds raised in the appeal memo.
Judgment dated 15.07.2015 LAR Nos.
48/99,194/99,158/99,339/99,586/99. FA 1174/2021.
324. In these cases, the survey Nos.180, 149, 288, and 186
of village Harangul (Bk) and 272 of village Khandapur are
involved. The Reference Court granted compensation at the rate
of ₹ 15/- per square feet for the lands situated at village Harangul
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Khandapur. The Reference Court has observed that the lands
acquired are at the short distance from Latur City. The sugar
factory is adjacent to the lands acquired. Commercial, residential,
and educational structures have been constructed at very short
distance from the acquired lands. Therefore, it can be said that
the acquired lands are situated at such a place that by its location,
the acquired lands have gained development prospects.
325. The Reference Court failed to note that a large area
was acquired and determination is claimed on square feet basis.
Therefore, it would be dangerous to blindly apply uniform rates
to all the lands in the entire acquired area. The sale deeds
produced by the MIDC have been discarded by the Reference
Court for the reason that it has chosen the sale deeds having less
value. These observations are in the absence of any evidence in
rebuttal. It is observed that the advantage of State Highway
cannot be given to the acquired lands as those are in village. It is
one of the minor factors. The size of the land in the sale
exemplars relied upon by the claimant was small. Hence, it was
another minus factor. Lands, though situated in a developed
vicinity, were not developed at the time of the acquisition. The
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of the property at the rate of 14.99 round off Rs.15 per square
feet. Relying on the rates determined in LAR no. 539/99, the
rates of the lands at village Khandapur were determined at the
rate of ₹ 11/- per square feet.
326. The judgment has been assailed by both the parties on
the grounds that no appropriate reasons have been assigned to
arrive at the conclusion as regards the rates of the land. The
Reference Court did not consider the sale exemplars filed by the
MIDC.
327. The map at X-1 shows that survey No. 180 is on the
east of village Harangul adjoining the state highway on the north
to the railway line. Survey No.149 is on the north adjoining Gat
No.232 having a village road towards the west. The survey
numbers are bisected by the railway track. Survey No.186 is also
on the south to the railway track after one field Survey No.272 of
village Khandapur is the extreme south east of village
Khandapur. Apparently these fields are at different places having
different locations. Therefore, no common rate could have been
granted.
Judgment dated 03.02.2016. ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:33 :::
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328. LAR case Nos.285/2001, 406/03, 381/04. F.A. No.
35359/2016 with C.A. Nos.15691/2016 and 15692/ 2016.
In these reference cases, field survey Nos. 287, 180
of village Harangul and Survey No.181/121 of village
Chincholiraowadi, are involved.
329. The Reference Court took a sale deed dated 5.11.1992
of village Harangul as it was after the date of the notification.
The said sale exemplar was of a non-agricultural use land.
Survey Nos.287 and 180 of village Harangul is adjacent to the
lands mentioned in the above sale exemplar. Whereas, land
Survey No.181/121 of village Chinchoilraowadi is on the south
of Latur-Barshi highway and sugar factory of Manjara.
Therefore, the Reference Court determined the land rates at the
rate of ₹ 14/square feet for the lands situated at Harangul and at
the rate of ₹ 9 per square foot for the village Chincholiraowadi.
330. As per map X–1, survey No.180 is on the north and
adjacent to the state Highway. However, survey No. 287 is on
the south of railway track after 1 survey No. The sale exemplar
of survey No.310, which is relied on by the Reference Court, is
on the extreme west of village Harangul adjoining to the state
Highway. The survey No.181/121 is not the Gat number in the ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:33 :::
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village Chincholiraowadi. It is 121, which is at a far away
distance from south side railway track. Looking to the locations
of the acquired land with the land mentioned in sale exemplars of
survey No.310, it would be difficult to accept that it is a
comparable sale exemplar. Hence, we disagree with the rates
determined by the Reference Court.
Judgment dated 30.04.2009.
331. LAR Nos.138/1999, 54, 120, 132, 137, 201, 344, 365,
367, 423, 446, 542/1999. In these references cases, Survey
Nos.197, 364, 377, 306, 371, 234, 381, 234, 228, 334, 365, and
182 of village Harangul were involved. The Reference Court
determined the market price at the rate of ₹ 7000 per Are.
332. Mubarak Sheikh was examined at Ex.16. There was
no exact evidence as regards the distance of the village from
Latur. The Court noted the distance of 13 to 14 km as mentioned
in the award passed by the land acquisition officer. In the absence
of NA permission, the court did not consider that there was any
development of lands towards village Harangul. The court
accepted the reasons assigned by the Land Acquisition Officer
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non-agricultural conversion orders. The court also approved that
the acquired lands are agricultural lands. The court also
considered the surroundings and came to the conclusion that
there is no NA potentiality. A strange reason has been assigned
by the Reference Court that the State never acquires any land for
MIDC in remote places. This cannot be a reason to grant
compensation in square feet. The Reference Court relied on the
earlier decisions in LAR Nos.291/1999 and 147/1999 to
determine the rate of the acquired land at the rate of ₹ 7000/- per
Are. The conclusions arrived at by the Reference Court are
apparently erroneous. Hence, we do not agree with the said
findings and conclusions.
Judgment dated 3.7.2009 (LAR’s No. 583, 154, 172,
189, 356, 360, 430, 535, 635, 863 and 892/1999) F.A.
No.1229/2010.
333. The Reference Court determined the market price of
the lands in these reference cases in field survey numbers 373,
309, 182, 373 of village Harangul, 189 of village
Chincholiraowadi, 271, 223, 228, 248 of village Khandapur. The
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agricultural use and therefore, the potentiality can be considered
for industrial development. The Court has to consider the
enhancement, if any.
334. The witness PW-1 Jagdish deposed below exhibit 32
that the lands acquired were nearby Manjara sugar factory and
“12 number Pati” (Milestone). There was a thick locality,
shopping complexes, hotels etc.. He further deposed that the
acquired lands where within distance of 3 km from Bidve
Engineering college, old MIDC area and government quarters.
The lands from village Harangul were already developed for
residential, commercial and industrial purposes. The lands are
situated adjacent to Latur town. He also deposed that all the
lands acquired were having NA potentiality. Believing the above
witness, the Reference Court has observed that the lands of the
petitioners are likely to be converted into non agricultural use.
The rates of the lands are increasing hundred times. Hence, the
increase in price is to be considered. The Reference Court has
also believed that amenities were available at the time of the
acquisition itself. There was no evidence about minus factors
from the respondent. The Reference Court has discarded the sale
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which were the sale transactions prior to four months of
notification. Cogent evidence was not relied upon by the court.
335. On this aspect, we have already concluded that formal
proof by examination of witness to prove these sale exemplars as
per Section 51-A of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 is not
required. The Reference Court has observed on the same line, but
declined to read these sale exemplars in evidence. On the basis
of evidence, the Reference Court granted the rate to field survey
Nos.189 and 271 @ Rs.9,000/- per Are, Field Gut No.323 and
228 @ Rs.10,000/-, Field Gut No.248 @ Rs.12,000/-, Field Gut
No.182 and 180 @ 15,000/- per Are and Field Gut No.248, 373,
373 and 309, it has granted the rate @ of Rs.15/- sq. ft..
The above judgment has been assailed by the
appellant mainly on the ground that the sale exemplars filed by
the appellant MIDC, were the best evidence and comparable sale
instances. We find substance in the objections raised.
Judgment dated 27.04.2010 -LAR Nos.354, 482,
483, 511, 512, 513, 557, 559, 575 and 581/1999. FA No.2131 of
2010:-
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Chincholiraowadi and village Khandapur were involved. The
Reference Court granted compensation @ Rs.20 per sq.ft. to the
land survey No.209 of village Chilcholiraowadi and granted the
compensation @ Rs.12,000/- per Are. to the remaining lands
involved in these reference cases. The Reference Court has
recorded erroneous findings and has discarded the sale instances
earlier to the notification without sufficient reason. We once
again reiterate that the Reference Court need not find out the
errors of the LAO, but has to determine the compensation only
on the evidence adduced by the parties before it.
337. The witness PW-1 Bharat Maroti Tele deposed that all
the lands were having N.A. Potentiality. The court recorded his
evidence considering the situation and location of the lands
acquired. The Reference Court has observed that the relevant
date for determination of the market price of the land is
04.03.1993, when the notification under section 32(2) of MIDC
Act was published in the official gazette. We have concluded
that this was an incorrect reference date and the correct date for
determination of the market price was 07.05.1992.
338. The claimants had filed sale exemplars from village
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discarded it. The court has observed that the land gut No.209 of
village Chincholiraowadi was adjacent to village Gaonthan. The
land Gut No.179 nearest to the lands of the claimants was
converted to N.A. vide order of the competent authority below
Exh.40. The Reference Court has determined the market rate @
Rs.20 per sq.ft. for the Gut No.209 considering the surrounding
area and the valuation made by a private valuer. The Reference
Court had observed that the judgments of the other courts are not
binding. But, while determining the price, has observed that the
judgment in earlier cases are necessary to be considered.
Considering plus-minus factors, the court granted 10 %
permissible escalation per year. The lands were situated near the
Gaonthan and the runway. Hence, it has non-agricultural
potentiality. The lands were adjacent to the Harangul railway
station, Manjara sugar factory and Latur-Barshi State highway.
On this premise the rates have been determined.
339. The exact locations of the fields involved are as per
X-1. Field survey No.224 of village Khandapur is at the bottom
away from the railway track towards the southern side. Field
survey No.234 is towards the West after five fields on the north
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village road on the southern side. Field survey No.245 is on the
north to field survey No.234 after six fields. Field survey No.273
is almost at the bottom of village Khandapur. Field survey
No.236 is after one field above field survey No.234. Field survey
No.268 is near field survey No.236. Field survey No.267 is on
the West of field survey No.10. Field survey No.271 is below
field survey No.10 after one field, but not touching the village
road. Field survey No.244 is towards the West of Field survey
No.246 abutting the village road. Relying on the sale exemplars
Exh.43 and 47 to 55, the rates are determined by the LAO. But,
the impugned judgment does not find reference to those sale
deeds.
The reason recorded by the Reference Court clearly
appears to be deficient and unsustainable.
Judgment dated 15.09.2008 – LAR No.84, 85, 86, 93,
94, 293, 295, 297, 298 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305,
306/2001. FA No.2315 of 2010 and 10 others.
340. In the above reference cases, the fields of village
Harangul are involved.
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Rs.8,000/- per Are to the land bearing survey No.373 of village
Harangul and Rs.12,000/- per Are for the remaining lands
involved in the reference. The Reference Court had discarded
the sale instances at Exh.33 and 35 in respect of the plots which
were within the local limits of Latur city. The sale instances
relied upon the claimants showing rates between the range of
Rs.25 to 40 per Sq.ft., were also discarded for the reason that
those are from a different village. The Reference Court had taken
a view earlier in LAR No.81 of 2001 and on that basis, the rates
have been determined. We do not find any merit in such findings
which are without appreciating the evidence adduced by the
parties.
Judgment date 30.04.2008 – LAR No.34/1999, FA
No.4114 of 2008 with 288 of 2008:-
341. In this reference, the land from village Khandapur was
involved. The Reference Court determined the market price @
Rs.8,000/- per Are. The Reference Court, for want of evidence on
the part of the claimants that village Khandapur is at 6 to 7 k.m.
from Latur, believed the observation of the LAO that the distance
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erroneous observation has been recorded by the Reference Court
that the State never acquires land for the MIDC in remote areas
as the industries have to construct roads for transport facility and
the State has to bear the expenses of construction of roads. It is
sufficient to hold that the MIDC is near Latur city area. It is thus
observed by the Reference Court that neither party had cited sale
deed from village Khandapur and hence, it has placed reliance on
the sale deeds filed by the claimants. On the basis of such sale
deeds, the rates have been determined @ Rs.8,000/- per Are. The
finding recorded by the Reference Court appears to be baseless
and without appreciating the evidence.
Judgment Date 30.04.2009 LAR No.346, 43, 139, 148
434, 448 , 50, 495, 496, 506, 568, 571, 598, 901, 910 of 1999
and 91 of 2000. FA No.1302 to 1317 of 2010 :-
342. In these reference cases, the fields from village
Harangul and Khandapur were involved. The Reference Court
determined common market price @ Rs.7000/- per Are for the
lands situated at Harangul and Rs.6000/- per Are for the land
situated at village Khandapur. An erroneous observation has
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acquires land for the MIDC in remote areas as the industries will
require roads for transport facility and the State has to bear the
expenses of construction of road. The Reference Court has also
observed that it is relying on the judgments delivered in LAR
No.219 of 1999 by Adhoc DJ Latur dated 01.07.2008 in respect
of lands acquired from Khandapur granting enhanced
compensation @ Rs.10,000/- per Are and LAR No.147/1999
dated 09.04.2008 delivered by the same court granting
compensation @ Rs.9000/- per Are for the lands acquired from
villages Harangul and Khandapur. The Reference Court has also
observed that the sale deeds relied upon are for N.A. plots. Yet,
they were considered for determination of the market value of
acquired land. On the basis of the above findings the market
price was determined.
Judgment date 31.12.2009: LAR Nos. 202, 44, 57, 79,
130, 131, 133, 199, 216, 368, 461, 569, 632, 910 of 1999. FA
Nos. 2462 of 2010 with Cross Objection No.35607 of 2010.
343. In these reference cases, the fields of villages
Harangul and Khandapur were involved. The Reference Court
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@ Rs.20 per sq.ft along with 25 % deduction towards
development charges and Rs.12,000/- per Are for the lands of
village Khandapur being semi irrigated land.
344. The Reference Court applied the principle of parity
and considered the judgment delivered in LAR No.198/1999
dated 24.08.2009. It was observed that there is no reason to
differentiate between the judgment delivered in LAR
NO.198/1999. The Reference Court had enhanced the
compensation towards the trees component and wells in field
survey Nos.217, 374, 318, 380 and 334 of Village Harangul.
We do not find the reasons in determining the
market price of the lands and the fruit trees, to be sustainable.
The impugned judgment is apparently erroneous as it has not
followed the basic principle of analyzing the facts, circumstances
and evidence adduced in the case.
Judgement dated 31.12.2009 in LAR Nos.372, 359,
373, 341, 564, 631, 182 of 199 and 240 of 2000. FA No.2673 of
2011:-
345. In these reference cases, the lands from villages
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determined the market value @ Rs.20/- per sq.ft along with 25 %
deduction for the lands bearing Gut No.322, 213 of village
Harangul Bk. and Rs.12,000/- per Are in Semi irrigated land for
the field Gut No.228, 226, 225, 254, 28 and 224 of village
Khandapur.
346. The Reference Court has erroneously considered
04.02.1993 as the reference date for the determination of the
market price. The Reference Court has observed that it was
expected to consider recent sale exemplars prior to the date of
notification dated 04.03.1993. In fact, the notice was issued on
07.05.1992 Under section 32(2) of MIDC Act. It further
observed that the certified copies of the sale exemplars below
Exh.18 to 24 filed by the claimants were for the period from
1987 to 1995. All said instances were found to be from village
Harangul, except the sale deed dated 16.06.1993. The Reference
Court has commented on the certified copies filed by the
respondent / appellant below Exh.56 to 76, that unless similarity
is established, no sale deed filed by the MIDC can be relied upon
for determination of the market price of the lands acquired.
Actually, there was no discussion as to whether those sale deeds
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Reference Court. The lands acquired were not having NA
permission. The court has recorded that the claimants are entitled
for enhanced market price of the lands acquired.
347. The claimants had not filed a single sale exemplar of
the lands from village Khandapur. However, they relied on the
sale exemplars of village Harangul. In cross-examination, the
claimants admitted that the lands in the area of Khandapur are
rocky. The Reference Court has also observed that in the
absence of rebuttal evidence on record, there is reason to discard
the valuation for the manner and technique applied. However,
the amount of valuation recommended by the valuer in his
reports was considered without appreciating evidence and the
rates were determined as above.
We can not sustain such a judgment for the reasons
that it is delivered without appreciating the evidence available.
Judgment dated 29.08.2008 in LAR No.183 of 1999.
FA No.2332 of 2009 with FA 4292 of 2008:-
348. In these reference cases, the lands of village Harangul,
were involved. The Reference Court determined the market
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have relied on the sale deeds Exh.44 to 47. On considering the
sale deeds and the compensation granted by LAO @ 600/- per
Are, that the amount awarded is inadequate. Hence, the court
considered the sale deeds and the village map at Exh.40. By
considering the distance of the acquired lands from the
developed locality, the amount of compensation was enhanced. It
held that “though the court has to grant the compensation at the
time of notification under Section 4 and not to consider the
present situation but the development of the Latur city is
necessary to be noted at this time and to compare at the time of
notification. Hence, the compensation should be enhanced”.
The Reference Court relied on the price determined in LAR
No.219 of 1999 dated 01.07.2008 as a binding precedent and
accordingly, determined the rates as above. At the costs of
repetition, as the evidence produced on record has not been
appreciated, we do not agree with the erroneous findings
recorded by the Reference Court.
Judgment dated 15.09.2008 in LAR No.87/2001
FA No.145 of 2009 with FA 37 of 2009.
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(field gut No.183) was involved.
The Reference Court has erroneously believed that
the notification under Section 32(2) of MIDC Act was dated
18.11.1992 and determined the market price @ Rs.15,000/- per
Are.
The Reference Court has observed that it has come
on the record that the acquired land is touching the railway
station Harangul as well as Latur-Barshi road. Hence, it could
fetch more potentiality. It also came to the conclusion that
because of this location, it should award enhancement to the
acquired lands in this case. It has also observed that the
permission to start a small scale industry in the name of claimant
has nothing to do so far as the enhancement of the compensation
is concerned. It has also observed that the claimants have relied
upon sale instances EXh.21, 22, 23, 24 and 30.
350. We find that Exh.21, 22, 24 are post notification.
Similarly, the sale instance at Exh.30 had taken place only 12 to
13 days prior to the date of notification and the possibility could
not be ruled out that it was perfectly timed to create evidence, to
bring on record a wide difference in the rates. Being misled and
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opinion that the then market price of the acquired land by all
means could not be as low as Rs.300 per sq.ft. and an
enhancement @ Rs.15,000/- per Are is justified. Actually, no
evidence is analyzed by the Reference Court. We, therefore, do
not agree with the findings recorded by the Reference Court.
Judgment Date 09.01.2009, in LAR No.180/1999
FA No.180/1999, 1975 of 2010:-
351. In this reference, the land of village Harangul was
involved. The claimants have filed the sale exemplar dated
27.05.1987 below Ex 18. It is a small plot arising out of Gat no.
312 of the village Harangul. Its consideration was Rs. 20000/ for
1089 sq.ft. that comes to Rs. 16/sq.ft. The description of the plot
shows that on west side there is a 20’ wide road, on the South is
the Latur-Barshi road, on the East is plot no.3 and on the North
are the remaining plots of the seller. Comparing the said
description with the map X-1, it appears that the said Gat number
is on the North of the railway track and on the south is the sugar
factory. There is no railway gate to reach to the sugar factory.
This plot is far away from the Harangul railway station. Nothing
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This was the sole sale transaction as produced from the said field
converted to non-agricultural use. There is also no evidence that
the purchaser has developed the said plot for non-agricultural
use. There is also no evidence that facilities like electricity, road,
water etc are available near the plot or the nearby plots. The
absence of such evidence, is sufficient to draw the inference that
though the land was converted into non-agricultural use,
practically there was no development at all. In such a situation,
no prudent purchaser would prefer to purchase such plots.
Considering these aspects, we are of the view that the acquired
land was not converted to non-agricultural use, as there was no
demand or NA potentiality.
352. The second sale exemplar is dated 05.11.1992 Ex.19.
This sale exemplar is after the cut off date. Hence, it cannot be
considered for the determination of the market price. This land is
arising out of Gat no. 310 of village Harangul. The layout is on
the East-South corner of the said field and the remaining land is
an agricultural parcel. The consideration for 2800 sq.ft. was Rs.
60000/ that comes to Rs. 21/ sq.ft. The description of the plot
shows that on the East, the land out of the same gat number was
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owned by Angad Surkute from the same gat number was
situated. On the south, was Latur-Barshi Highway. This plot/ gat
number is near gut no.312 after one field in the West direction.
However, we did not find any evidence of development of the
plots in the absence of any necessary facilities/ amenities.
353. The next sale exemplar is dated 29.04.1992. It is of a
plot measuring 33x33 sq.ft. The consideration @ Rs. 2000/- is
Rs.2/sq.ft. The plot is arising out of Gat no. 373 of village
Harangul. The description of the plot sold is that, on the East is a
20’ road, on the West is plot no.10, on the North is plot no.14 and
on the South is a 20’ road. The gat no.373 as per map X-1 is on
the extreme East End of the village Harangul touching the village
road and away from Gaothan of village Harangul. There is
nothing to show any development for non-agricultural use of the
land. To the contrary, it is surrounded by agricultural fields.
354. The location and shape of the acquisitions of the
different lands, indicates that major portion of the lands acquired
is on the North of the railway line and the Highway. That portion
is again divided into East and West as the lands between these
two directions is from Harangul. The remaining lands acquired
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and away from Harangul railway station. Village Pakharwadi is
on the East of those lands. On its East, is village Khandapur. The
Southern portion factually is independent being bisected by the
railway line. The lands acquired from village Khandapur and
Chincholiraowadi are also acquired in uneven shape. The sugar
factory is on the North of village Chincholiraowadi. Many fields,
in between the acquired lands, have been left out of acquisition.
Few lands have been converted to non-agricultural use and those
are either at the end or in the middle of the village. The sale
transactions of the lands in the middle or corner of the village are
of unusual high prices. So far as the development of the land,
town and villages from which the lands are acquired is
concerned, we have taken into consideration the locations of
these uneven shaped lands and find that the lands which are on
the North of the Railway station of village Harangul, are nearest
from Latur town with reasonable NA potentiality. The lands on
the West direction of the town have very less scope for non-
agriculture use.
355. We are surprised that where there are absolutely no
civic facilities/ amenities, particular lands have been sold at
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the evidence and the sale exemplars, that though some lands
were converted into non-agriculture use, neither the lands were
developed nor the plots were sold. We are also astonished, upon
examining the impugned awards of the Reference Courts that,
the lands in the middle or at the extreme end have been partly
converted into non-agricultural use. Many of such lands even
have no approach roads. The lands touching or beyond the
railway line on the south, though fall in “plus points” for
fetching good market price, have no road even upto the railway
line. The Latur-Barshi Highway is advantageous to the lands
situated on the North direction only. There is no railway gate to
reach the Highway so as to utilize the lands on the South side of
the railway station. Though there is a railway station at Village
Harangul, there is no evidence of high frequency of passenger or
goods trains. There is no evidence that the lands nearby the
railway station have been developed. Huge lands measuring
1073.61 hectares have been acquired from this area. Having
regard to the law settled by the Hon’ble Apex Court discussed
above, we have come to the conclusion that, the purpose for
which the lands are acquired, shall not be considered for the
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356. In the case of Bhule Ram v Union of India (2014) 11
SCC 307, the Hon’ble Apex Court has laid down the law that,
where huge track of land has been acquired and the same is not
continuous, the court has always emphasized on applying the
principle of belting system for the reason that different lands with
different survey numbers belonging to different owners and
having different locations, cannot be considered to be a compact
block. Land having frontage on the highway would definitely
have a better value than lands farther away from the Highway.
The market value of the land is to be determined taking into
consideration the geographical situation and in such cases belting
system may be applied.
357. We have discussed herein above the geographical
situation and locations of the lands acquired. A huge tract of land
of 1073.61 Hectares is acquired. The lands acquired have a long
frontage in kilometers on the North touching the Highway and
few lands at farther distance from Highway. In the light of a huge
acquisition, we are of the considered view that the belting
method to determine the market value of the lands acquired, shall
be applied, except in Khandapur and Chincholiraowadi.
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West Bengal vs Musst. Nurjahan Sakil and others, AIR 1985 Cal
39 in paragraph No.8 observed on the belting method as
follows:-
“8. In the book by Parks on Valuation at page 19 it
has been said that the property cannot be valued by
what is sometimes called “The Belting Method of
Valuation”, but by the belting method it is possible to
estimate the value of one plot of a land, fairly,
accurately in comparison with another plot known
value. It is very rare that in a district, plots of land are
all of the same size and shape and possessing similar
amenities, and a valuer may have to “ value an
irregular shaped plot and the only known values are
for regular shaped plots. Again the normal depth of
plots in the stree may be 60 ft. the valuer may have to
value an isolated plot having the depth of 60 ft. If
sufficient data are available the area of plots in a
locality can be reduced to units, then by taking into
account frontage, depth, shape and size it is possible
to compare one plot with another fairly accurately. It
has been further mentioned in the said book that the
frontage land has greater value that back land: so
when making comparisons by Belting, the very first
step is to ascertain to what depth of the land does the
maximum value extend. The next step is to ascertain
the relationship regarding the value of the back land
to the front land…”
359. By applying the belting method, considering the depth
and division of lands, we have divided the lands from village
Harangul into three belts. The lands from Village Khandapur and
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of the second belt is kept around 50%. Being a peculiar location,
size, shape, situation and considering other factors, the lands
from Village Harangul on the South, bisected by the railway line,
are treated as the third belt. The base price for the first belt has
been taken into account on the basis of the sale exemplars of the
relevant dates. The benefit of the roads is also to be considered
and 2/3rd of the market price of the first belt with 20% additional
advantage of village roads available to the gut numbers of each
village, is also being considered.
360. A glaring case of non genuine sale transaction is
noticed by us in Harangul village. Plot No.392 (wrongly
described as 312) is in the acquired portion of the land on the
north west side. It is an NA plot admeasuring 1250 square feet. A
sale deed dated 27.05.1987 would indicate the price of the land at
the rate of Rs.17,216/- per Are. An adjacent agricultural land
outside the acquired region, is Gat No.393 admeasuring 81 R,
approximately two acres. The sale instance with regard to the
sale of this agricultural land is dated 23.10.1989, which makes
the price of the land at Rs.281.25 R. Both the sale deeds are
about 2 years and six months apart. There has been no
development in this region. There has been no other sale ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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transaction. Gat No.392 cannot be compared with Gat No.393.
This sale transaction jacking up the price per R to Rs.17,216/- for
a small NA plot, is clearly a non genuine sale transaction in
anticipation of acquisition. Yet, the LAR Courts referred to this
sale transaction and blindly applied the said rate to several pieces
of agricultural land.
361. In view of the above, we divide the lands into belts as
follows:-
VILLAGE HARANGUL
Group 1.
A. First belt on the North East:- Gat numbers road
frontage/ touching the highway (Except Gat No.280 covered in
the judgment of the group of First Appeal No.1066/2014 and
others decided by the Hon’ble Single Bench on 20.06.2015.),
shall consist of the following Gat numbers:-
179, 180, 181, 182, 218, 219, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228,
277, 278, 279,280 281, 282, 298, 299, 300, 303, 333, and 334
B. Second belt on the North of the above field Gat
numbers shall consist of the following Gat numbers:-
149, 150, 151, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234 (Gat nos.
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C. Third belt on the South after the railway Station and
railway track shall consist of the following Gat numbers:-
178, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 197, 199, 200, 201, 202,
209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214,217, 218, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287,
288, 294, 295, 296, 297.
Group 2
A. The First belt on North-West shall consist of the
following Gat number (Highway touch):-
301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312,
313, 323, 324 and 330.
B. The second belt on the North of above fields Gat
no.313. (Gat no.313 is not considered as it was covered in the
Judgment passed by the Learned Single Bench in the group of
First appeal No. 1066/2014 decided on 20.07.2015) shall consist
of the following Gat numbers:-
316, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 362, 364, 365, 366, 371,
372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 392 (Gat
Nos.316, 317, 362, 364, 365, 366, 371, 372, 373, 375, 377 have
10 ft. front village road). ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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TWO COMPACT BLOCKS
362. As noted earlier in this judgment, we are treating two
parcels of the acquired lands as compact blocks in relation to
village Khandapur and village Chincholiraowadi. Insofar as the
acquired lands from village Khandapur are concerned, the village
boundary road is found on the north side abutting village
Harangul. On the south side is the Gavthan. With reference to
Chincholiraowadi, the Navodaya School, the Manjra Sugar
Factory and Mahadev Nagar (a residential area) are located on
the north side. On the south side is the Gavthan and further
portion of the village. These are not large areas so as to apply the
belting pattern. Hence, we are treating these two areas as
compact blocks and granting the same rates to the landowners by
considering the highest genuine sale instances upto the cut off
date. This would result in granting the benefit of higher rates to
the landowners.
363. To prove the claims, the claimants as well as the
Acquiring body have placed on record the following sale
exemplars:-
SALE EXEMPLARS FILED BY THE CLAIMANTS
S
r.
E
x.
Gat
No.
Date OF
Sale Deed
N.A.
Dated
VillageArea in
Square
Value
as per
Value as
per R. ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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N
o.
N
o.
Feet Sq.ft.
13
9
39227.05.198717.04.198
7
Harangu
l
1250
sq.ft.
16/- 17,216/-
24
0
31005.11.199205.03.199
2
Harangu
l
2800
sq.ft.
21.42/-23,057/-
34
1
31403.06.199318.08.199
0
Harangu
l
1500
sq.ft.
33.33/-35,886/-
44
3
88 16.06.199302.05.199
2
Warwant
i
2000
sq.ft.
53
7
12217.07.199507.01.199
3
Harangu
l
88.97
sq.ft.
1,077/-11,58,852
/-
63
8
12216.08.199509.08.199
5
Harangu
l
572.50
sq.ft.
16/- 17,216/-
73
5
12216.08.199509.08.199
5
Harangu
l
572.50
sq.ft.
124/-1,33,424/
-
83
6
12218.08.199514.07.199
5
Harangu
l
418.5
sq.ft.
187.13/
-
2,01,352/
-
94
2
10519.01.1996– Aarvi --
364. The Acquiring body/MIDC also has placed the various
sale exemplars from village Harangul as follows:-
Sr.
N
o.
Exh.
No.
Date of
Sale Deed
VillageGat
No.
Area in
HR/Acre.
Considerati
on
Value
as per
Sq.ft.
Value
as per
R.
148 23.10.198
9
Harang
ul (bk)
3932 acre/80
Are
Rs.22,500/
-
0.26280
250 06.11.198
9
Do 2291 H 61 R/
161 R
Rs.45,000/
-
0.26
paisa
280
351 27.11.198
9
Do 17131 R Rs.11,000/-0.28301.28
453 18.05.199
0
Do 2511H 61R
/161R / 4
Acres
Rs.72,000/- -
552 18.06.199
0
Do 16635 R Rs.11,000/-- -
6- 02.01.199
1
Do 3731089 sq.f.tRs.2500/-0.26280
755 04.04.199
1
Do 2622H 2R/
202R
Rs.61,000/
-
- -
849 07.06.199
1
Do 5861 H/ 100
Are
Rs.44,000/
-
-- 400
9- 12.07.199
1
Do 3732178 sq.ft.Rs.5,500/-0.28301.28 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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1054 05.10.199
1
Do 5951H Rs.41,000/
-
-- -
1156 27.12.199
1
Do 229/
Non
NA
plot
50 x
30
feet
1500 sq.ft.Rs.3000/-Rs.20
12- 29.04.199
2
Do 3731090 sq.ft.Rs.2,000/-0.26280
1356 09/11/92Do 2263000 sq.ft.Rs.9000/-3 322
1457 02/11/92Do 2291500 sq.ft.Rs.4500/-3 322
MARKET VALUE FOR THE LANDS IN GROUP 1 (A, B & C)
365. The highest sale exemplar covering this group of
lands is from Gat no.229, dated 06.11.1989. It was having a
market price of Rs.27,290 per Hectare. The said sale deed was
placed below Exh.50. However, the learned counsels for the
claimants have pointed out that the sale deed dated 18.02.1992,
arising out of the same survey number cannot be ignored as it
was before the LAO. The consideration was Rs.1,21,666/- per
hectare. This sale deed is after two years and three months of the
earlier sale deed dated 06.11.1989. From 1989 to 1992, there
were no sale transactions of sales from the said field. In the
ordinary course of transactions in such a short period, unless
there is a strong reason, such a sudden unusual rise appears
abnormal. That apart there is no evidence on record to believe ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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that there are reasons for such a high rise in the market value.
The possibility of creating such a high price sale transaction in
anticipation of the acquisition of lands by MIDC, cannot be ruled
out. Hence, we discard the said sale exemplar.
366. The L.A.O. had collected the sale exemplars (as per
record) of Gat no.280 dated 02.05.1991 for a consideration of
Rs.43,200/- per Hectare. It appears a natural transaction with the
highest market price. Such a reliable transaction ought to have
been fairly referred to by the respective parties, who seem to
have lost sight of. However, in the peculiar circumstance, we
cannot ignore such a material piece of evidence for the correct
determination of the market value. We consider the said
transaction for the determination of market value. In the absence
of any direct evidence of a sale transaction of the field touching
the Highway in this group, we deem it appropriate to resort to
permissible “guesswork”, keeping in view the law laid down in
Bhule Ram (supra) and Avinash Dhavaji Naik (supra). This field
Gat No.280 is in the middle of this block on the northern portion.
Therefore, the field gat numbers touching the Highway would
surely fetch double the market value. Therefore, applying such a
market trend, the market value of the lands touching the ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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Highway would be Rs.86,400/- per hectare i.e. Rs.864/- per R.
We are applying the belting method and determining the market
value on the basis of agricultural land with prospects of non-
agricultural potentiality considering the plus factors of the
Highway, railway station and the distance of the Latur town and
the purchasers’ approach. Hence, we add ½ times to the land
value. That comes to Rs.1,29,600/-, which is Rs.1296/- per R
(rounded off to Rs.1300/- per R).
367. Applying the belting method, we have divided this
block into two parts dissecting from Gat Nos.229, 230, 232, 233,
234, 149, 150 and 151. This block being away from the state
highway and the railway station and behind the first belt, it will
get 2/3
rd
less market value than the field Gat numbers falling in
the first belt. Deducting 2/3
rd
amount from Rs.1300/- per R, that
comes to Rs.864/- per R (rounded off to Rs.865/- per R).
368. The lands having two roads shall be given a 40%
additional advantage. The lands having single road frontage shall
be given a 10% advantage. The lands owners on the South of the
railway track have also claimed the advantage of the railway
station and railway track. However, we do not find evidence that
there is a parallel road or even a service road on the southern side ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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of the railway track. The evidence of the claimant is consistent
that their lands are surrounded by the railway station Harangul
and are close to the Manjra Sugar Factory. It is also the evidence
of the witnesses/claimants that nearby areas of their lands have
been fully developed. However, the evidence is missing that
there are frequent passenger trains at Harangul Railway Station.
It was not a broad gauge railway line at the relevant time. There
is also no evidence that the railway station was used at least for
goods train. The said railway station is like a sub-station from the
main railway station of Latur town. There are many such railway
stations where merely the trains stop to clear the fast trains or
goods trains and very few trains have passenger train stops. We
are not oblivious to the fact that the railway station and the roads
near the lands, are the plus factors for the determination of the
market price. We are of the view that if such plus factors are
available, those must be of such a nature that would indicate the
development of the lands. No documentary evidence is on record
that, near the railway station was a market or commercial shops,
hotels etc.. We also do not find any evidence that there were
railway gates to reach the Highway from the south side of the
railway track. In the light of these facts and circumstances, we ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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are of the opinion that though the lands situated on the southern
side are abutting the railway line, no development is visible,
contrary to the claim of the claimants.
369. As regards the converting of the land into non-
agricultural use, witness Mohammed Ismail Rukonoddin Patel in
LAR No.24/99 deposed below Exh.11 that he had obtained the
NA orders of his land Gat no.296/01 which is on the southern
side of the railway line in 1988. However, he has candidly
admitted in his cross-examination that no plots were sold from
Gat no.296 after converting the land into non-agricultural use.
The remaining land of the same field was under cultivation. They
have purchased the said Gat number, but have no copies of the
sale deeds. He further admitted that there were no trees in the
portion of the non-agricultural portion of the same land. The
evidence further reveals that there were approximately 550 trees
in Gat no.217 out of which, 50 were teak, 120 were Eucalyptus,
182 were sapodilla, 30 to 35 were orange, 30 were lemon and 25
to 28 were Alphonso mango. He also admitted that except for his
Gat no.286, the other Gat numbers were under agricultural
cultivation. He has also admitted the existence of a small
Harangul railway station and the Manjra Factory. These ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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admissions destroy the case of the claimants of the lands
adjoining the railway track on the southern side that the lands
were having large NA potentiality at the relevant time.
Group 1 (C)
370. The witness has admitted that he has purchased the
field survey no.296. But, for reasons best known to him, he has
not produced the sale deed which must be in his possession. In
the above circumstances, the only inference that shall be drawn is
that those sale deeds must not be favourable to the claimants.
The record does not reveal that the sale exemplars from the
Southern side lands of the railway stations were placed on
record. The record reveals that the sale exemplars that have been
relied upon are of different Gat numbers which are far away from
the lands situated on the southern side of the railway line. We
have considered the lands falling in the South directions of the
railway station as the third belt in group 1-C. However, there
being no approach road to these fields, would be a disadvantage/
minus factor. Hence, in the absence of reliable sale exemplars of
the gat numbers in this belt, we are of the view that the market
value deducting 20% value of the lands in the first belt in group 1
shall be considered for the lands in the third belt of Group 1, ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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which comes to Rs.1040/- per R.
Group 2 (A and B)
371. In LAR No.340/1999, the Gat no.307 of village
Harangul abutting to the highway after Gat no.304 was covered.
The witness Syed Abdul Rehman s/o Hasan led the evidence for
his wife who was the owner of Gat no.277 of Harangul (bk). In
the said case, one witness Vipinchandra Gundre was examined
below Exh.39. He deposed about the sale deed dated 05.11.1992
of Gat no.310. He also deposed that it was the sale exemplar of
2800 sq.ft. plot. However, this sale exemplar beyond the cut off
date. Hence, it cannot be received in evidence. Besides the above
fact, the witness admitted that there was no permission to convert
the said land to non-agricultural use.
372. The learned counsel Shri Satish Manale, referred to
a sale deed dated 30.07.1990 of gat no.315 of village Harangul.
Its consideration for 1400 sq.ft. is Rs.17000/- i.e. Rs.12.14 per
sq.ft. It is abutting the Highway and near the acquired gat no.313.
The sale deed does not reflect the N.A permission. No evidence
of the development of this land is available on record. The
Requiring Body has referred to the sale deed dated 03.06.1993 of
a plot measuring 1500 sq. ft. out of gat no. 314 for the ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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consideration of Rs.50,000/- that comes to Rs.33/- per sq. ft., to
expose motivated sale deeds for raising the rates exorbitantly.
He also placed an order of the Collector dated 12.05.1986 by
which gat no.309 was converted for non-agricultural use to show
that the permission was for one year from the commencement of
the N.A. use. He further correctly pointed out that there was no
development and the NA permission was not extended.
373. For determining the market value of the lands falling
in group B, we have the sale exemplars of gat no. 392 dated
17.04.1987, gat no.373 dated 02.01.1991, 27.04.1992 and
12.07.1991. The market value of Gat no. 392, which is at the
extreme end from the Highway to the North, is Rs.1250/- per sq.
ft., that comes to Rs.17,216/- per R. The adjoining gat no. 393,
admeasuring 80 R, which is acquired, was sold on 23.10.1989
for Rs.22,500/-, which comes to Rs.0.26 per sq.ft. i.e. Rs.280 per
R. We do not find reliable evidence that the said plots were in
demand or that there were civic amenities. No evidence is led
that there are frequent or some flights taking off from the said
Airport. The possibility of converting the said land to non-
agricultural use with the hope that it may be acquired for the
airport, cannot be ruled out. The said sale exemplar inspires no ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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confidence of genuineness. Hence, we discard it.
374. The highest market value sale exemplar of the lands
arising out of Gat no.373 is dated 12.07.1991. The market value
as per the said transaction is Rs.2.52 per sq.ft., which comes to
Rs.2722.77 per R. In sale exemplar dated 02.01.1991, the market
price was Rs. 2475.24 per R and shows a fall in price in sale
exemplar dated 29.04.1992 i.e. Rs.1980.19 per R. This shows a
further heavy fall in the price within seven months. It is evident
from such fall that neither there was a demand, nor any
development of the lands for want of civic amenities. The plots
in this gat number were not laid by obtaining NA permission
under Section 44 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code from
the Collector. This is one more ground to disbelieve the claim of
the claimants that the said land had such non-agricultural
potentiality at the relevant time. This Gat number is in the middle
of village Harangul and far away from the Gaothan and the
Highway. These are the sale deeds of small plots. The market
value is per square foot. It is far away from gat number 393. It
was a sale transaction of 2 acres of land for the consideration of
Rs.22,500/-. It is surrounded by agricultural fields. The sale
exemplars dated 07.06.1991 was at Exh.49. It was a sale ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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transaction from village Harangul of 88 R out of Gat no.586. The
consideration was Rs.44,000/-. The said land was surrounded by
the agricultural fields and the village boundary on the north.
375. As per the above chart, the sale deed of one NA plot
arising out of Gat no.373, is dated 12.07.1991. Considering the
consideration, the market price comes to Rs.301.28 per R. This
land is in the middle of the west side of village Harangul, but has
an advantage of a village road though there is no evidence at all
that the non-agricultural plots have been developed or there were
civic amenities. There is nothing to suggest that there can be a
rapid development in the near future. This sale deed, for our
convenience, is now marked as X-2. It reveals that the land was
not converted into non-agricultural use. The plots were laid
without permission from the competent authority. The sale deed
dated 02.01.1991 of a plot of 33x33 sq.ft. size arising out of the
said land was for Rs.2,500/-. Comparing these two sale
exemplars, there was no increase in the price within six months.
Besides the above sale exemplars, there was one more sale deed
of Gat no.393 dated 23.10.1989 which was at the far end of
village Harangul towards the Airport. It fetched the market value
of Rs.281.25 per Are. The claimants have relied on the sale ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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exemplar dated 27.05.1987 of Gat no. 392 which was under
acquisition. It was a sale deed of plot measuring 50X25 sq.ft.
plot for Rs.2000/-. As per the calculations of the Requiring body,
its value per R comes to Rs.1726/-, but is Rs.17424/- per R, as
per the calculations of the claimants. The claimants’ calculations
clearly appear to be incorrect, because they have incorrectly held
one R is equal to 1089 sq.ft., when it is 1079.39 sq.ft..
376. Be that as it may, it is to be considered whether this
sale exemplar can be considered for determining the market
value. The Reference Court determined the market price for this
Gat number @ Rs.7000/R. This field is near the Airport, which
is on the extreme North of village Harangul and far away from
the Gaothan. There is nothing on record to show that though the
land was converted for non-agricultural use, it was used for the
said purpose. There is nothing on record to show that the
remaining plots arising out of the said gat numbers also were
sold and developed. In the absence of evidence of developing the
land for non-agricultural use and extension of the permission to
use the land for non-agricultural use, we conclude that the land
had lost its non-agricultural status. The document does not
inspire confidence for its genuineness. The Reference Courts by ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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different judgments have determined different market values of
the pieces of lands arising out the said Gat no.373. There could
be no such different rates. There appears no basis to determine
such different rates. Such sale exemplars do not inspire
confidence as to their genuineness. For these reasons, we discard
the said sale exemplars. The other sale exemplar relied upon by
the claimants are not received in evidence since those are
exorbitant and after the cut off date.
377. There appears a reference to a sale transaction of gat
no.321 which is after the two fields beyond the “Highway touch”
lands. The sale transaction of this land as appears from the L.A.O
record is dated 18.12.1991. It’s per hectare value was
Rs.89600/-. It was irrigated land. This appears to be a genuine
and comparable sale exemplar. However, the nearby lands were
Jirayat lands. Adding 10% per annum escalation per year, the
market price on the date of the notice comes to Rs.98,660/- per
Hectare. Comparing this sale exemplar for determining the
market value for the jirayat lands, 2/3 of its value is to be
deducted. On deducting the same, the rate is Rs.65773/- per
Hectare (rounded off to Rs.67775/- per Hectare). The lands
touching the Highway would definitely fetch double market ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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value, particularly land gat no.321. That comes to Rs.1,31,550/-
per Hectare. The Highway touching lands have the benefit of
non-agricultural potentiality. The claimants have claimed the
additional benefit of having a sugar factory and a school near the
said lands. But we have already discussed the disadvantages of
the lands situated on the South of the railway line. The sugar
factory and the school are on the South of the railway line.
Hence, it cannot be considered as a factor for the rapid growth of
the village. These lands are far away from the Harangul railway
station. We have also discussed the situation and nature of the
said railway station. We have also considered the factum of non-
availability of the civic amenities. However, having considered
the scope for the non-agricultural potentiality of the nearby
lands, these lands would also fetch a little benefit of the
conversion of its status from agricultural to non-agricultural. The
evidence as we have appreciated above shows that there was no
rapid growth in the town. Considering all these aspects, we add
½ amount to the market value determined above. Adding such an
amount, the market value of the lands in the first belt in Group
comes to Rs.1,97,325/- per Hectare, which comes to Rs.1973/-
per R (rounded off to Rs.1975/- per R). ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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378. So far as lands falling in belt 2(B) of this group are
concerned, those are away from the Highway. Therefore, 2/3 of
the market value of the lands in the first belt shall be deducted.
Deducting the same, would render the rate of Rs.1,31,550/- per
Hectare i.e. Rs.1315.50 per R (rounded off to Rs.1315/- per R).
Few gat numbers have the advantage of the village road. The said
land would be given 10% additional market value. However, Gat
no.321 is an irrigated land. It would fetch 2/3
rd
more market
value. That benefit is granted to the said gat number, which make
it Rs.2191/- per R.
COMPACT BLOCKS-- KHANDAPUR
379. Now, we turn to determining the market values of
the lands from villages Khandapur and Chincholiraowadi. We
will refer to the sale exemplars from those villages separately.
380. So far as the lands of village Khandapur are
concerned, the following sale exemplars are placed on record by
the Requiring Body:-
Sr.
No
.
Ex
h
No.
Date of
Sale Deed
VillageGat
No.
Area in
HR/Acre
.
Consideratio
n
Valu
e as
per
Sq.ft.
Value
as
per
R.
16225.04.199
0
Khanda
pur
28 2.13HR /
213 R
Rs.38,500/-0.17180.7
5
26115.06.199Do 79 1H 50 R/Rs.27,000/-0.17180 ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:34 :::
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0 150 R
36423.10.199
1
Do 65 1H 100RRs.20,000/-0.19200
46301.02.199
2
Do 86 80 R RS.17,000/-0.20212.5
0 ps
381. The above sale exemplars are of the Jirayat
agricultural lands. The lands of village Khandapur are on the
South of the Railway line and Village Harangul. We find that the
lands from this village are acquired up to the Gaothan. The lands
adjoining and near to the Gaothan fetch high market value.
Hence, we are not dividing the lands from this village into belts.
382. So far as the locations of these lands are concerned,
these villages are 13 to 16 kms away from Latur town and about
8 kms away from Harangul railway station. These two villages
are on the South of the railway line. The Navodaya Vidaylaya is
on the west of village Chincholiraowadi. The sugar factory
existing since 1980 is partly in village Khandapur and partly in
village Chincholiraowadi. The Mahadev Nagar locality after Gat
no.289 from the sugar factory, is situated in village Khandapur.
The sugar factory situated in village Chincholraowadi is after 4
fields from Gat no.114 and 6 fields from gat no.123.
383. As per the LAO record, the sale transaction of gat
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Rs.24,844/- per hectare. The sale exemplar of gat nos.79, 65 and
86 of village Khandapur placed on record by the Requiring Body
are far away from the lands acquired. However, the Gaothan is
not far away from Gat no.274. Gat no.255 is close to Mahadev
Nagar locality. But there is nothing on record to show that the
field gat numbers adjoining Mahadev Nagar were developed due
to its proximity to Manjra Sugar Factory, from 1980 till the
acquisition of the lands.
384. The other sale exemplar is dated 25.04.1990 for gat
no.28 for Rs.38,500/- for land measuring 2 H 13 which comes to
Rs.18075/- per Hectare, which was under acquisition.
Unfortunately, nobody pointed out to us, the sale exemplar of gat
no.248 which is under acquisition. It is the highest market value
of Rs.30,434/- observed by the L.A.O. It was a sale transaction
dated 28.08.1989 just around two years before the cut off date.
Adding 10% per annum escalation, it comes to Rs.41,000/- per
Hectare. It is the best and highest comparable sale exemplar to
determine the market price of the acquired lands. The lands
acquired were purely agricultural and were having no immediate
or near future non-agricultural potentiality at the relevant time.
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great disadvantage of the great dirty smell emanating because of
the water used for beet processing (contains dirt from the beets
and other organic materials). This may be the ground for no non-
agricultural development. So far as the locality near the factory
as canvassed is concerned, the labourers have no option but to
reside near the factory for various reasons. So that would not be
the factor in these peculiar facts to consider the non-agricultural
use.
385. This was the situation before the acquisition of the
lands. During the acquisition, this position of the market value
must have changed. The scope of converting the lands adjoining
Mahadeo Nagar must have been increased. Here we again apply
the Armchair Rule. A prudent purchaser may think of the benefit
of the residential locality and the close approach to the school.
He may also hope to have an access to the Highway in near
future. The seller also has a scope to compare the rates of the
lands from village Harangul which is adjoining to the said
village. These circumstances may bring about a reasonable hike
in the market value. So, applying the Armchair rule, we think, the
scope to convert the use of agricultural use to non-agricultural
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the market value in village Harangul. The highest market value
of Rs.41,000/- per Hectare shall be made double which comes to
Rs.82,000/- per Hectare. We again add ½ of the said amount for
change of the status of the land in near future. This comes to
Rs.123,000/- per Hectare. It is Rs.1230/- per R for all Gat
numbers. Adding 10% advantage of village road to the field Gat
nos. 250, 251, 252, 257, 258, 249, 247, 246, comes to Rs.1353/-
per R. (rounded off to Rs.1355 per R).
CHINCHOLIRAOWADI
386. We now determine the market value of the lands
from Village Chincholiraowadi. For the reasons stated hereinafter
and looking to the particular locations of the lands acquired, in
the case of this village, instead of dividing the lands into the
belts, we consider it as a single block.
387. The following are the sale exemplars on record:-
SALE EXEMPLARS OF CHINCHOLIRAOWADI
Sr.
No
.
Ex
h
No.
Date of
Sale Deed
VillageGat
No.
Area in
HR/Acre
.
Considera-
tion
Value
as per
Sq.ft.
Value
as per
R.
16814.02.1990Chinch
oliraow
adi
2571H
21HR /
121R
Rs.22,000/-0.17181.8
1
26704.04.1990Do 65 1
Hectare
99R i.e.
Rs.36,000/-0.17180.6
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199 Are
36521.04.1990Do 248120R i.e.
1.20 H
Rs.22,000/-0.17183.3
3
46913.07.1990Do 09163R i.e.
1.63 H
Rs.30,000/-0.17184
56623.05.1991Do 6881R i.e.
1.1 acre
Rs.15,000/-0.17185.1
8
388. The highest sale transaction as per the above chart is
for the consideration of Rs.15,000/- of gat no.65 for land
measuring 81 R, dated 23.05.1991. That comes to Rs. 18518/ per
Hectare . It is a less valued land. We have examined the record of
the cases decided by the learned Reference Court in the group of
LAR No.337/1999 dated 17.04.2008. The sale exemplars filed in
the said group by the claimants does not consist of a single sale
instance from village Chincholiraowadi. The same is the position
in the group of LAR case no.24/199 decided on 23.02.2010. The
claimants have not put forth a case that there were no sale
transaction from the said village. However, it is canvassed that
the sale instances from the nearby villages if having real and
good market value, shall be considered. It is pointed out that the
LAO has some sale exemplars of good market price from the
same village, but he ignored it for no reason.
389. Examining the record of the above cases reveals that
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the judgment dated 17.04.2008, the Reference Court, while
discussing the arguments of the counsels for the State and the
Requiring Body, has observed in paragraph no. 15, that “Ld.
Counsel Mr. Kale argued like AGP. His submission is the sale
deeds DB No.1444 dated 20.11.1992, No.36, dated 02.01.1992
and 61 dated 19.12.1992 in which the sale transactions are from
Rs.40,000 to Rs.45,000 per Hectare, that should be the ratio for
granting compensation.” However, no such sale exemplars find
place in the record. It is well settled that the land loser shall get
fair compensation for his lands.
390. The Award of LAO reveals that there were sale
transactions of Gat Nos.55 and 57 of village Chicholiraowadi
dated 23.03.1989 and 24.12.1990 for the consideration of
Rs.30221/- and Rs.37040/- per Hectare, respectively. Both these
sale exemplars are near to the lands acquired. Hence, we have no
hesitation to consider these exemplars, obviously being high-
value transaction, for the determination of the market value of
the lands from the said village.
391. We take the sale exemplar dated 23.03.1990 which
was for Rs.37040/- per Hectare. Adding 10% escalation per
annum for two years, makes it Rs.43998/- per Hectare (rounded ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:35 :::
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off to Rs.44,000 per Hectare).
392. Evaluating the property transactions in the village, it
appears that, there was no development before the acquisition of
the lands. However, during the acquisition, the scope for
development must have been increased. In the wake of such
proposed development, the villagers/prudent purchaser may think
of the benefit of the residential locality of Mahadeo Nagar which
is near Gat No.114 of Chincholiraowadi. That Gat number is just
adjoining Gat numbers 250 and 251 of village Khandapur which
were also under acquisition. As discussed above, the other
peculiar circumstance in the acquisition is that the lands
adjoining or close to the Gaothan as well as near the Sugar
Factory and Mahadeo Nagar, have been acquired. The
geographical situation shows the scope of good market value for
the lands from both ends. In these circumstances, we are of the
opinion that the entire acquired lands from this village should get
the same rates.
393. As the lands Gat Nos.55 and 57 are at some
distance, we double the highest market value of Rs.44,000/-
double, which comes to Rs.88,000/- per Hectare. We again add ½
of the said amount towards the change of user prospects. That ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:35 :::
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comes to Rs.13200/- per Hectare. That is Rs.1320 per R. The
additional benefit of 10% shall be given to the fields having the
village road.
394. There is no dispute as regards the trees and wells,
before us. Hence, we are not required to disturb the market value
determined for trees and well by the learned Reference Courts.
395. In view of the above, we answer the points for
determination that the claimants are entitled to the market values
as determined above. The Reference Courts without any
justifiable reasons and evidence have exorbitantly determined the
market value of the lands. We, accordingly, set aside all the
judgments/awards and decrees passed by the various Reference
Courts and come to the conclusion that the appeals preferred by
the Requiring body/ MIDC are partly allowed and the cross-
objections and appeals preferred by the claimants seeking
enhancement in compensations, are dismissed.
396. Accordingly, we pass the following order:-
ORDER
1. All Civil Applications seeking condonation of delay,
are allowed.
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representatives on record, are allowed. The legal representatives
be brought on record, and preferably within one week.
3. The intervention applications stand disposed off.
4. All the First Appeals preferred by the Appellant/
MIDC are partly allowed.
5. The First Appeals/ Cross Objections preferred by the
original claimants seeking enhancement, are dismissed.
6. The judgments/ awards and decrees passed by the
learned Reference Courts in the Land Reference Cases,
impugned in the appeals before us in this group, are set aside.
7. The market value of the lands Gat Nos.179, 180, 181,
218, 219, 224, 226, 227, 228, 277, 278, 279, 280 281, 282, 298,
299, 300, 303, 333 and 334, is determined @ Rs.1300/- per R.
8. The market price of the lands Gat Nos.225 and 182 of
village Harangul is determined @ Rs.1820/- per R.
9. The market value of the lands Gat Nos.150, 151, 229,
230, 231, 233 and 234 of village Harangul is determined @
Rs.865/- per R.
10. The market price of the lands Gat Nos.149 and 232 is
determined @ Rs.951.50 per R and rounded off to Rs.952/- per
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11. The market value of the lands Survey Nos.178, 183,
184, 185, 186, 187, 197, 199, 200, 201, 202, 209, 210, 211, 212,
213, 214,217, 218, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 294, 295, 296,
297 of village Harangul (south direction of railway line) is
determined @ Rs.1040/- per R.
12. The market value of the lands Gat Nos.301, 302, 304,
305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 323, 324 and 330 of
village Harangul is determined @ Rs.1975/- per R.
13. The market value of the lands Gat Nos.319, 320, 322,
374, 376, 379, 380, 381, 382 and 392 of village Harangul is
determined @ Rs.1315/- per R. The market value of Gat No.321
is determined @ Rs.2191/- per R (Irrigated land).
14. The market value of the lands Gat Nos.316, 317, 318,
362, 364, 365 , 366, 371, 372, 373, 375, 377 and 383 of village
Harangul is determined @ Rs.1446/- per R (10% road
advantage).
15. The market value of all Gat numbers of village
Khandapur is determined @ Rs.1355/- per R.
16. The market value of the lands Gat Nos.09, 224, 223,
27422, 23, 24, 25, 251, 252, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 249 and
247 of village Khandapur is determined @ Rs.1390/- per R (10% ::: Uploaded on - 04/01/2022 ::: Downloaded on - 30/08/2025 21:53:35 :::
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road advantage).
17. The market value of all Gat numbers of village
Chincholiraowadi is determined @ Rs.1320/- per R.
19. The market value of the lands Gat Nos.119, 120, 121,
125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 135, 136, 137, 138 and
139 of village Chincholiraowadi is determined @ Rs.1452/- per
R, rounded off to Rs.1455/- per R (10% road advantage).
20. The claimants are entitled to 30% solatium as
provided under Section 23(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
21. The claimants are entitled to 12% interest on the
market value of the lands determined by this Court from
07.05.1992 till 03.01.1998.
22. The Acquiring Body/MIDC shall pay the amounts
determined as above, to the claimants, within four months.
23. The awards be drawn up accordingly.
24. No order as to costs.
25. The claimants, who have received the amount
deposited by the acquiring body / MIDC, in view of the orders
earlier passed by this Court, shall redeposit the amount, if is in
excess of the rates determined by this Court, within four months
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are entitled to more amount as per the market value determined
by this Court, they shall be entitled to receive the balance
amount.
26. After the compensation amount, as determined by this
Court, is paid or redeposited by the claimants, the balance
amount be refunded to the acquiring body / MIDC after one
month thereafter.
397. The physical copy of the map identified as
“Annexure X-1” shall be a part and parcel of this judgment.
Anybody seeking certified copy of this judgment, will be
delivered a physical copy of the said map as a part thereof.
398. We express our sincere gratitude to the learned
Advocate General Shri Kumbhakoni and his team of lawyers, to
Shri P.R. Katneshwarkar, learned advocate, Shri R.S. Deshmukh,
Senior Advocate, Shri V.D. Sapkal, Senior Advocate and the
lawyers representing the claimants, for rendering admirable
assistance to this Court.
(S.G. MEHARE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)
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