Vasant Dhondu Pawar 3 ors. vs Spl.Land.Acq.Officer Raigad-Alibag 1 Advocate - D.G.P. — 17/2006

Case Summary: L.A.R. No. 17/2006 Court Decision: The Court partly allowed the reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, enhancing compensation for applicants' acquired agricultural land from Rs.700/- per sq. meter, plus 30% solatium, 12% additional component, and interest at 9% (first year) and 15% (thereafter) per annum. Key Reasoning: The Special Land Acquisition Officer's methodology of classifying land based on outdated revenue assessment was flawed and failed to consider critical factors including proximity to M.I.D.C. Mahad, railway station, highways, non-agricultural potential, tourism significance, and comparable market transactions showing rates of Rs.1,097-2,119/sq. meter. Precedent judgments from the same village awarded identical compensation, supporting parity entitlement. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.