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Bombay HC – Circular of 24.1.2023 on Land Acquisition Compensation Invalid

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By the impugned Circular dated 24.1.2023 of the Revenue Department of the Government of Maharashtra, the Government directed that the sale instances of one year prior to the date of acquisition notification shall be discarded.  This was based on the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

In this case, the land for Ring Road for Pune City is acquired under the Maharashtra Highways Act.

HELD that the impugned Circular is illegal and void being contrary to Section 26(1) read with Section 11 of the Right to Fair Compensation and transparency in Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

Compensation for acquired land must be determined using three-year benchmark period under the Act of 2013.

Judgment dated 24.12.2025 of the High Court of Bombay in Writ Petition No.8296 of 2023 of Yogesh Kamlakar Mangle and another   Vs.   The State of Maharashtra and others

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