BHAVAN KHIMJI PATEL vs THE STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - AGP — 111/1989

Case under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Section 018. Disposed: Contested--PARTLY ALLOWED on 30th March 2026.

Case disposed

LAR - LAND ACQUISITION REFERENCE CASE

CNR: GJJM020001171989

Filing Number

111/1989

Filing Date

19-Jun-1989

Registration No

111/1989

Registration Date

19-Jun-1989

Court

CIVIL COURT JAMNAGAR

Judge

10-2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

Decision Date

30-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--PARTLY ALLOWED

Last updated 12-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Section 018

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BHAVAN KHIMJI PATEL

    Adv. V R SORATHIA

  2. 2.MULJI KHIMJI PATEL

    Adv. V R SORATHIA

  3. 3.JERAM KHIMJI PATEL

    Adv. V R SORATHIA

  4. 4.RANCHOD KHIMJI PATEL

    Adv. V R SORATHIA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - AGP

  2. 2.DEPUTY ENGINEER R AND B DEP.JAMNAGAR

    Adv. D.T.MAMTORA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 30-Mar-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Case Summary: 111/1989 (Main L.A.R. No. 110/1989) Court: Additional Senior Civil Judge, Jamnagar Parties: Bhavan Khimji Patel, Mulji Khimji Patel, and Jeram Khimji Patel (Petitioners/Appellants) v. The State of Gujarat and Deputy Engineer, R&B Department, Jamnagar (Respondents) Subject Matter: Land Acquisition Reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Decision The court partially allowed the reference petition. The court determined that the compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer at Rs. 0.60 per sq.m. (Rs. 60 per acre) was inadequate and enhanced it to Rs. 62 per sq.m. The petitioners were awarded additional compensation of Rs. 61.40 per sq.m., along with 30% solatium, 12% price variation allowance from July 2, 1987 to November 30, 1988, and 9% interest from the date of possession for the first year, and 15% interest thereafter. Key Reasoning: - The court applied the "annual agricultural produce" method to determine fair market value, following Supreme Court precedent (State of Gujarat v. Rama Rana). - Based on petitioner's oral evidence that they earned Rs. 20,000 per acre annually after cultivation expenses, the court calculated the market value using a 10-year multiplier after deducting 50% cultivation costs. - The original compensation was found grossly inadequate given the land's agricultural productivity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 30-Mar-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 27-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  5. 25-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  6. 23-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  7. 18-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  8. 16-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  9. 12-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  10. 11-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  11. 06-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  12. 27-Feb-2026

    Judgement

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  13. 23-Feb-2026

    Defendant Evidence

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  14. 18-Feb-2026

    Defendant Evidence

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  15. 13-Feb-2026

    Defendant Evidence

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  16. 10-Feb-2026

    Defendant Evidence

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  17. 02-Feb-2026

    Defendant Evidence

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  18. 29-Jan-2026

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  19. 20-Jan-2026

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  20. 07-Jan-2026

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  21. 05-Jan-2026

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  22. 24-Dec-2025

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  23. 24-Dec-2025

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  24. 19-Dec-2025

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  25. 10-Dec-2025

    Summons - Notice

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  26. 10-Dec-2025

    Restored

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  27. 30-Jun-2018

    JudegementView PDF

  28. 30-Jun-2018

    Disposed

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  29. 18-Jun-2018

    Judgement

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  30. 15-Jun-2018

    Judgement

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  31. 13-Jun-2018

    Judgement

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  32. 11-Jun-2018

    Final Arguments

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  33. 07-Jun-2018

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  34. 29-May-2018

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  35. 16-May-2018

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  36. 09-May-2018

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  37. 26-Apr-2018

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  38. 18-Apr-2018

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  39. 04-Apr-2018

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  40. 21-Mar-2018

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  41. 14-Mar-2018

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  42. 26-Feb-2018

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  43. 29-Jan-2018

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  44. 18-Jan-2018

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  45. 28-Dec-2017

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  46. 23-Nov-2017

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  47. 25-Oct-2017

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  48. 06-Sep-2017

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  49. 02-Aug-2017

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  50. 28-Jun-2017

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  51. 03-May-2017

    Plaintiff Evidence

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  52. 12-Apr-2017

    Issues

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  53. 02-Mar-2017

    Written Statement/Reply

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  54. 19-Jan-2017

    Written Statement/Reply

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  55. 15-Dec-2016

    Written Statement/Reply

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  56. 21-Nov-2016

    Written Statement

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  57. 25-Oct-2016

    Summons - Notice

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  58. 21-Sep-2016

    Summons - Notice

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  59. 08-Aug-2016

    Summons - Notice

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  60. 18-Jun-2016

    Summons - Notice

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  61. 21-Sep-2013

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  62. 19-Jun-1989

    Case filed

    Registration No. 111/1989

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: 111/1989 (Main L.A.R. No. 110/1989) Court: Additional Senior Civil Judge, Jamnagar Parties: Bhavan Khimji Patel, Mulji Khimji Patel, and Jeram Khimji Patel (Petitioners/Appellants) v. The State of Gujarat and Deputy Engineer, R&B Department, Jamnagar (Respondents) Subject Matter: Land Acquisition Reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Decision The court partially allowed the reference petition. The court determined that the compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer at Rs. 0.60 per sq.m. (Rs. 60 per acre) was inadequate and enhanced it to Rs. 62 per sq.m. The petitioners were awarded additional compensation of Rs. 61.40 per sq.m., along with 30% solatium, 12% price variation allowance from July 2, 1987 to November 30, 1988, and 9% interest from the date of possession for the first year, and 15% interest thereafter. Key Reasoning: - The court applied the "annual agricultural produce" method to determine fair market value, following Supreme Court precedent (State of Gujarat v. Rama Rana). - Based on petitioner's oral evidence that they earned Rs. 20,000 per acre annually after cultivation expenses, the court calculated the market value using a 10-year multiplier after deducting 50% cultivation costs. - The original compensation was found grossly inadequate given the land's agricultural productivity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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