Ashok Vitthalrao Jagtap v. State of Maharashtra 2025 INSC 1348 - Land Acquisition
Land Acquisition - No legal aspects discussed in the judgment - Supreme Court enhanced compensation.
Case Info
Key details
- Case name: Ashok s/o Vitthalrao Jagtap v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. (with connected Civil Appeals)
- Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1348
- Coram: B.R. Gavai, CJI; K. Vinod Chandran, J
- Judgment date: November 18, 2025
- Disposition: Appeals allowed; HC judgment (April 21, 2022) and Reference Court award (June 7, 2007) set aside; compensation enhanced to Rs. 58,320 per Acre with solatium and interest per LA Act, excluding interest for delay period.
Caselaws and citations
- Manohar & Others v. State of Maharashtra & Others, Civil Appeal No. 9870 of 2025 and connected matters, judgment dated July 28, 2025 — relied on for parity and methodology of applying 20% deduction to Jintur town sale exemplars.
Statutes/laws referred
- Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 — Section 32(2) (notice for acquisition)
- Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Section 18 (reference), Section 23(1‑A), 23(2) (solatium), Section 28 (interest)
Notable facts
- Acquisition for MIDC Jintur near Jintur town, Parbhani District; possession taken December 6, 1994; original award covered 89H 44A with compensation Rs. 45,70,508.
- Courts found lands adjacent to Jintur, near Nashik–Nirmal State Highway T‑point, with N.A. potentialityand water proximity; sale exemplars were small urban plots, warranting 20% deduction leading to Rs. 58,320/Acre.
