{1} 40-wp-10742-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 40 WRIT PETITION NO. 10742 OF 2026 Prameshwar Haribhau Patole And Others VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Others ... Mr. Sandeep N. Lute, Advocate for the Petitioners Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGP for State ....... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 31st AUGUST, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Petitioners are aggrieved by the non payment of award amount and interest payable under Section 80 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. 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. 2026:BHC-AUG:39689-DB {2} 40-wp-10742-2026 4. Respondents are directed to pay award amount as well as 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