{1} 44-wp-10746-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 44 WRIT PETITION NO. 10746 OF 2026 Dilip Amarsing Rathod And Another VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Others ... Mr. D.K. Thote, Advocate for the Petitioners Mr. B.B. Bhise, AGP for State ....... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 31st AUGUST, 2026 PER COURT : 1. 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). 2. For the reasons stated in the above referred decisions, the writ petition is allowed. 3. 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.) Bhagyawant Punde 2026:BHC-AUG:39668-DB