Authority: High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction)
Order Date: 8 September 2026
Case Overview
- First Appeal (ST) No.31574 of 2023 filed by Executive Engineer Minor Lift Irrigation Management Division Pune (appellant) against Nagu Ganu Masurkar & Ors. (respondents); State also a respondent.
- The appeal challenges an Award passed by the District Court in Land Reference No.01 of 2009 under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, with the judgment and Award dated 04 Oct 2017.
- Certified copy of the judgment was applied for on 29 Sep 2020 and delivered on 08 Dec 2020; the appellant thereafter decided to file the appeal.
- Interim Application Nos. 18133 and 18134 of 2023 were filed alongside the appeal.
- Counsel for the appellant: Mr. Arnav Urankar a/w Ramesh Dube Patil i/b Jay & Co.; counsel for the State: Mr. A.R. Patil, Addl. GP.
Final Outcome
- The Court held that the applicant had knowledge of the judgment on 04 Oct 2017 and provided no satisfactory explanation for the inactivity between that date and the certified copy request on 29 Sep 2020, nor for the period from March 2022 to October 2023.
- Consequently, the application for condonation of the approximately six-year delay was rejected; the First Appeal cannot survive for consideration.
- The related Interim Applications were also dismissed and disposed of.
Topics: Land Acquisition, Court Decision