(1) 23wp2903.26 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 23 WRIT PETITION NO. 2903 OF 2026 Gulab Chapla Pawar and Others ….Petitioners VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Thr Secretary And Ors …..Respondents Mr. D. K. Thote, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. R. Wakale, AGP for the Respondents-State CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J. DATE : 06th OCTOBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Not on board. Upon mentioning taken on board. 2. The issue raised in this Petition is squarely covered by the order passed by this Court on 02-12-2025 in Writ Petition No.14392 of 2025 and decision rendered at Principal Seat in Hatim Fidaali Rajkotwala & Anr. V/s Land Acquisition Officer, Collector and District Magistrate, Mumbai City & Anr (2023 (6) ALL MR 751). 3. For the reasons stated in the above referred decisions, the Writ Petition is allowed. 4. Respondents are directed to pay statutory interest to the Petitioners as payable under Section 80 of the Right to Fair Compensation And Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 within three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. [ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. ] [NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.] VishalK/23wp2903.26 1 of 1 2026:BHC-AUG:47475-DB