Gajanan Shankar Tambutkar and ors vs M/s. S.D.O. Land Acquisition Mahad Division and ors — 66/2020

Case Summary: LAR No. 66/2020 Court Decision The Civil Judge, Senior Division, Mahad partly allowed the reference and enhanced land compensation from the original award amount to Rs. 700/- per sq. meter for agricultural land acquired at Karanjadi village. The court found the original compensation inadequate and not reflective of prevailing market value, while rejecting the applicants' claim for Rs. 1,000/- per sq. meter as excessive. Key Reasoning The court held that the Special Land Acquisition Officer erred by: (1) grouping lands based on outdated revenue assessment rather than actual market conditions; (2) relying solely on government "ready reckoner" rates; and (3) ignoring comparable sale transactions and the land's non-agricultural development potential near M.I.D.C. Mahad. The court applied a 65% deduction for development costs from comparable sales, arriving at Rs. 700/- per sq. meter as fair market value. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.