Shri. Ayub Ahamadkhan Deshmukhac vs May Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition Officer) Sub Division Officer, Mahad — 135/2020

Case Summary: Land Acquisition Reference Petition 135/2020 Petitioner Shri. Ayub Ahamadkhan Deshmukh sought permission to amend his reference petition under the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 Order 6 Rule 17, regarding compensation for land acquired by the government for the Nageswari Dam project in Mahad, Raigad. The petitioner initially valued the acquired land at Rs. 1,000 per square meter but later filed the formal reference with reduced court fee stamp (Rs. 100) due to financial hardship, while reserving the right to claim enhanced compensation later. Order: The petition was allowed. The court permitted the petitioner to file the amended/corrected reference petition before the hearing, granting permission to remove the additional court fee notation without prejudicing the respondents' rights. The court found no substantive change to the original petition's nature or prayers and ordered the petitioner to file the corrected petition by the next date with proper corrections as requested. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.