{1} 922-FA-1841-2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD FIRST APPEAL NO. 1841 OF 2024 Thagabai Rangnath Chaudhari And Others ….Appellants VERSUS The Collector Jalgaon And Others …..Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Appellants Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. V.V. Tarde, Advocate for respondent No. 3 ….. AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 4805 OF 2017 Subhash Narayan Mahajan Died Through Lrs Sushilabai S. Mahajan And Others .....Appellants VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer Hatnur And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Appellants Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. D.D. Pokharkar, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 363 OF 2011 Indubai Baburao Mahajan Died Through Lrs Karuna Deepak Desmukh .....Appellant VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another ....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State AND Bhagyawant Punde 2025:BHC-AUG:10058 {2} 922-FA-1841-2024 FIRST APPEAL NO. 360 OF 2011 Dwarkabai Tukaram Patil Died through Lrs Dnyaneshwar T. Patil & Others .....Appellants VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State AND FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 6934 OF 2024 Ramlal Dagadu Patil ...Appellant VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Upper Tapi Project, Hatnur-1, Jalgaon & Another ...Respondents Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. S.R. Patil, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 9844 OF 2024 Devram Dagadu Patil Died Thr Lrs Kasabai Devram Patil And Others ...Appellants VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Upper Tapi Project, Hatnur-1, Jalgaon & Another ...Respondents Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for appellants Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State AND FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 6069 OF 2023 Nana Sakaram Patil .....Appellant Bhagyawant Punde {3} 922-FA-1841-2024 VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer-2 Upper Tapi Project Hatnoor Jalgaon And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for appellants Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. D.D. Pokharkar, Advocate for respondent No. 3 AND FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 14919 OF 2021 Amrut Raghunath Chaudhari .....Appellant VERSUS The SLAO UTPH Jalgaon And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for appellants Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. R.A. Tambe, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 3509 OF 2014 Laxmibai Shivdas Patil ...Appellant VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer Hatnur & Another ...Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. D.D. Pokharkar, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 362 OF 2011 Dnyaneshwar Tukaram Patil .....Appellant VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another ...Respondent Bhagyawant Punde {4} 922-FA-1841-2024 Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate f or the appellant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 361 OF 2011 Ashok Govinda Mahajan .....Appellant VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Appellant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 364 OF 2011 Totaram Krushna Mahajan .....Appellant VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Appellant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 910 OF 2011 Arun Rajaram Mahajan .....Appellant VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Appellant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 912 OF 2011 Deepak Ashok Patil .....Appellant Bhagyawant Punde {5} 922-FA-1841-2024 VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Appellant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 913 OF 2011 Sitaram Dagdu Mahajan And Others .....Appellants VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Others .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Appellant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 3602 OF 2019 Shriram Ganpat Patil (died) Thr Bebabai (died) Thr Lrs Rajendra And Others .....Appellants VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer, U.T.P.H, Jalgaon And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Appellant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. V.V. Tarde, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 22296 OF 2018 Shankar Onkar Mahajan (died) Thr Lrs Ramdas Shankar Mahajan .....Applicant VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer, U.T.P.H-1, Jalgaon And Another .....Respondents Bhagyawant Punde {6} 922-FA-1841-2024 ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. V.V. Tarde, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 2412 OF 2017 Narayan Hari Bavaskar (died) Thr Lrs Shantabai (died) Thr Lrs Anandibai Vithal Patil And Others .....Appellants VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer, U.T.P.H.-2, Jalgaon And Another ....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. V.V. Tarde, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 1849 OF 2023 Bhagwan Narayan Dhekale .....Appellant VERSUS Special Land Acquisition Officer UTPH-2, Jalgaon And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. R.A. Tambe, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 1840 OF 2024 Dhanabai Sitaram Bavaskar (died) Thr Lrs Santosh Sitaram Bavaskar And Others ....Appellants VERSUS The Collector, Jalgaon And Another ...Respondents Bhagyawant Punde {7} 922-FA-1841-2024 ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. R.A. Tambe, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 2018 OF 2024 Ananda Dhanu Dube (died) Thr Lrs Raju Ananda Dube And Others ...Appellants VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. R.A. Tambe, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 1838 OF 2024 Mangalabai Chaggan Patil .....Appellant VERSUS The Special Acquisition Officer Upper Tapi Irrigation Project Hatnoor 2 Jalgaon And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Ms. Snehal Kulkarni, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 1859 OF 2024 Shamrao Zendu Dhangar .....Appellant VERSUS Special Land Acquisition Officer, Upper Tapi Project Hatnur-1 Jalgaon And Others .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Bhagyawant Punde {8} 922-FA-1841-2024 Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. R.A. Tambe, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 3448 OF 2022 Laxman Ravji Chinchole .....Appellant VERSUS State Of Maharashtra And Others .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. A.D. Pawar, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 1568 OF 2011 Shriram Narayan Patil .....Appellant VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Others .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 2730 OF 2019 Anjanabai Devchand Patil .....Appellant VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer 2 Upper Tapi Project Hatnur And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. D.D. Pokharkar, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 2793 OF 2019 Atmaram Shravan Chaudhari .....Appellant Bhagyawant Punde {9} 922-FA-1841-2024 VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer Upper Tapi Project Hatnur-1, Jalgaon, & Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. D.D. Pokharkar, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 2728 OF 2019 Vimalbai Atmaram Patil .....Appellant VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer 2 Upper Tapi Project Hatnur And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. V.V. Tarde, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 467 OF 2016 Tarachand Lakhichand Behra .....Appellant VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer Upper Tapi Project Hatnur-1 And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. V.V. Tarde, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 468 OF 2016 Ganesh Lakhichand Behra .....Appellant VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer Upper Bhagyawant Punde {10} 922-FA-1841-2024 Tapi Project Hatnur-1 And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. V.V. Tarde, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 466 OF 2016 Pushpa Ganesh Behra .....Appellant VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer Upper Tapi Project Hatnur-1 And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. V.V. Tarde, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 3605 OF 2019 Ushabai Pundlik Patil .....Appellant VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer, U.T.P.H, Jalgaon And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. V.V. Tarde, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 3601 OF 2019 Ramesh Namdeo Patil .....Appellant VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer, U.T.P.H. Jalgaon And Another .....Respondents ….. Bhagyawant Punde {11} 922-FA-1841-2024 Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. V.V. Tarde, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 4803 OF 2017 Kashinath Deochand Mahajan Died Through Lrs Anil Kashinath Mahajan .....Appellant VERSUS The Collector Jalgaon & Others .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. D.D. Pokharkar, Advocate for respondent No. 3 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 4920 OF 2017 Sanjay Kashiram Patil .....Appellant VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer-2, UTPH, Jalgaon And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Ms. Manjusha Jagtap, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 2353 OF 2017 Sayabai Divakar Patil .....Appellant VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Upper Tapi Project Hatnur No.2 Jalgaon And Another.....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Bhagyawant Punde {12} 922-FA-1841-2024 Mr. V.V. Tarde, Advocate for respondent No. 2 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 2017 OF 2024 Shantaram Tulsiram Patil (Wagh) (died) Through Lrs Vatsalabi & Others .....Appellants VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & Others .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. A.D. Pawar, Advocate for respondent No. 2 Mr. V.V. Tarde, Advocate for respondent No. 3 AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 2306 OF 2017 Bhaskar Ramkrushna Patil .....Appellant VERSUS The Special Land Acquisition Officer, U.T.P.H.-2, Jalgaon And Another .....Respondents ….. Ms. Sakshi Kale h/f. Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S.J. Salgare, AGP for State Mr. D. D. Pokharkar, Advocate for respondent No. 2 ....... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 03rd APRIL, 2025 ORDER : 1. Admittedly, these first appeals are covered by the order dated 02.11.2023 passed by learned Single Judge of this Bhagyawant Punde {13} 922-FA-1841-2024 Court (Coram: Arun R. Pednekar, J.) in First Appeal No. 1115 of 2021 and connected matters, which arose from the same acquisition proceedings. 2. Learned Single Judge has awarded compensation of Rs. 4,00,000/- per Hectare to the Bagayat land and as far as trees are concerned claimants are held entitle to receive compensation to the extent of 80% of the amount of valuation. 3. Learned advocate for the Corporation states that rate of Rs. 2,00,000/- per Hectare is fixed by the Corporation for Jirayat lands. The same can be paid to the claimants whose lands are Jirayat lands. 4. Learned advocate for appellants has placed on record a chart showing entitlement of appellants as per above calculation, same is marked ‘X’ for identification. 5. Since the appellants in the present first appeals are similarly situated like that of appellants in First Appeal No. 1115 of 2021 and connected matters, on the ground of parity, said decision is applicable to the case of appellants. 6. In the result, following order: Bhagyawant Punde {14} 922-FA-1841-2024 ORDER i) The award of the Reference Court is modified to the extent that appellants/claimants are granted compensation of Rs. 4,00,000/- per Hectare to the Bagayat land and Rs. 2,00,000/- per Hectare to the Jirayat land. As far as trees are concerned, the claimants are entitled to receive compensation to the extent of 80% of the amount of the valuation report. ii) Remaining compensation and interest would be worked out accordingly by the Executing Court. Other statutory benefits would also be worked out by the Executing Court. iii) It is made clear that claimants will not be entitled for the interest of delayed period. iv) Award be modified accordingly. First Appeals are disposed of. All pending Civil Applications, if any, stand disposed of. (MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) Bhagyawant Punde