923-FA-1246-2014.odt 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 923 FIRST APPEAL NO. 1246 OF 2014 Bhima Tulshiram Thakare VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Nandurbar And Another …… Mr. I.K. Wagh, Advocate h/f Mr. K.. More, Advocate for the Appellant Mr. D.R. Kale, AGP for Respondent No.1 Mr. A.D. Pawar, Advocate for Respondent No.2-Acquiring body …… CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J. DATE : 29 AUGUST, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. The present appeal arises out of the Judgment and Award dated 28.09.2010 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Nandurbar in Land Acquisition Reference No.151 of 2005. 3. Learned counsel Mr. I.K. Wagh, holding for Mr. K.M. More for the appellant has tendered across the Bar a copy of the judgment and dated 08.01.2026 passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in First Appeal No.1675 of 2015 and connected matters. He submits that the land of the appellants was acquired from village Baldane, Taluka and District Nandurbar, for the same public purpose, i.e. Minor Irrigation Works for Amravati Nala, under the same notification as involved in the said appeals. It is, therefore, submitted that the controversy involved in the present 2026:BHC-AUG:39526 923-FA-1246-2014.odt 2 appeal is squarely covered by the judgment and dated 08.01.2026 passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in First Appeal No.1675 of 2015 and connected matters and, consequently, the present appeal deserves to be disposed of in terms thereof. The learned AGP appearing for the State as well as the learned counsel for the Acquiring Body fairly concede the aforesaid position. 4. Having considered the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the respective parties and since the controversy involved in the present appeal is admittedly covered by the aforesaid order of this Court, I see no reason to take a different view. The present appeal, therefore, deserves to be disposed of in terms of the judgment and dated 08.01.2026 passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in First Appeal No.1675 of 2015 and connected matters. Hence, the following order: O R D E R (i) The present appeal is partly allowed. (ii) The Judgment and Award dated 28.09.2010 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Nandurbar in Land Acquisition Reference No.151 of 2005 is modified to the extent that the claimants shall be entitled to receive compensation at the rate of Rs.2,00,000/- per Hectare for jirayat land. 923-FA-1246-2014.odt 3 (iii) The claimants shall be entitled to interest under Sections 28 and 34 of the Act, strictly in accordance with the Full Bench decision of this Court in State of Maharashtra Vs. Kailas Shiva Rangari, 2016 (3) Mh.L.J. 457. (iv) It is clarified that the claimants shall not be entitled to enhanced compensation for the delayed period. (v) The claimants shall pay deficit Court fees, if any, on the enhanced compensation. (vi) The modified award be drawn accordingly. (vii) Rest of the Judgment and Award passed by the learned Reference Court shall remain unaltered. (viii) Pending Civil Applications, if any, stand disposed of. [ SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE ] JUDGE S P Rane