Bandu Sahadev More And Others vs Sachin Collector And Others
2023 Latest Caselaw 3754 Bom

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             IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                        BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                   80 CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 159 OF 2023
                            IN WP/4022/2019

               BANDU S/O SAHADEV MORE AND OTHERS
                                  VERSUS
              SACHIN OMBASE, COLLECTOR AND OTHERS
                                    .....
               Advocate for Petitioners : Mr. Ram S. Shinde
               AGP for Respondent-State : Mr. V. S. Badakh
           Advocate for Respondent No.3 : Ms. Sayali Kulkarni h/f
                            Mr. Dk. S. Manorkar
                                    .....

                               CORAM :     MANGESH S. PATIL AND
                                           ABHAY S. WAGHWASE, JJ.

                               DATED :     17 APRIL 2023

 PER COURT :-

1. Learned Advocate for respondent no.3 seeks time to file reply.

2. The petitioners were claiming that their lands were used for a

National Highway and were seeking compensation.

3. By judgment and order dated 20.01.2022 in the respective writ

petitions, a joint measurement was ordered to be carried out under

the supervision of the Collectors of Osmanabad and Solapur. It was

further ordered that pursuant to such measurement, if the petitioners'

land was found to be affected by the proposed work of National

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Highway, authorities were directed to commence the process of

acquisition.

4. Since now the authorities are supposed to initiate the

acquisition process pursuant to the joint measurement, we refuse to

grant any adjournment. If nothing is placed on record before us by

the next date regarding commencement of the process of acquisition,

we may have to take cognizance of contempt.

5. Stand over to 02.05.2023.

6. Leave granted to place on record the report of the joint

measurement.

[ABHAY S. WAGHWASE, J.] [MANGESH S. PATIL, J.]

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