1 8-WP-5591-24.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 8 WRIT PETITION NO. 5591 OF 2024 DEVENDRA WALSING PATIL VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Kumar Gaurav M. More, Advocate for the Petitioner Ms. N. B. Kamble, AGP for Respondents/State ... 17 WRIT PETITION NO. 6945 OF 2024 DHANANJAY ONKAR PATIL VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Kumar Gaurav M. More, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. V. M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents/State ... 21 WRIT PETITION NO. 7089 OF 2024 NARAYAN SHANKAR RAWATE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Kumar Gaurav M. More, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 28th SEPTEMBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Indisputably, the issue raised in these petitions is squarely covered by the decision rendered by this Court in Writ Petition No.6789 of 2024 [Kailas Ziparu Patil (Dead) Through LRs. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Others]. SVH 2026:BHC-AUG:45596-DB 2 8-WP-5591-24.odt 2. For the reasons stated in the said order, the writ petitions are allowed with following directions:- ORDER (a) The impugned orders passed by Respondent No.3, dated 22/08/2019, are quashed and set aside. (b) The applications of these Petitioners dated 12/09/2017, shall stand restored to the file of Respondent No.3, who shall forthwith transfer the said applications to the Court of competent jurisdiction in view of Section 28- A(3) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, within a period of twenty one (21) days from today. (c) The competent Court shall follow the due procedure as is laid down in law while dealing with the said application, keeping in view the earlier judgment dated 02/05/2017, which was delivered nine years ago. (d) Consequentially, we also direct that the claim of the Petitioners as regards the interest component as is permissible in law, shall also be considered by the Court while dealing with the applications of these Petitioners. (e) Needless to state, the amount which is already received by the Petitioners along with the interest component, may be set off against the amount which is now liable to be paid to the Petitioners with accrued interest. SVH 3 8-WP-5591-24.odt (f) Since the competent Court has already delivered the judgment on 02/05/2017, we would expect an early decision by the said Court with regard to the claim of the Petitioners (all legal heirs of the original Claimant) and preferably within a period of six months from today. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) SVH