Kamlakar Raghunath Ahirrao vs The State Of Maharashtra Department Of ...

ik-16051420 Bombay High Court 24 December 2025 • WRIT PETITION NO. 8296 OF 2023; WRIT PETITION NO. 10143 OF 2023; WRIT PETITION NO. 13025 OF 2023; WRIT PETITION NO. 16778 OF 2023; WRIT PETITION NO. 16779 OF 2023; Writ Petition No. 10143 of 2023; Writ Petition No. 10143; Writ Petition No. 10143; Writ Petition No. 8296 of 2023; Writ Petition No. 13025 of 2023; Writ Petition No. 10143 • 49 min read

Judges (2)

Aarti Sathe Coram G.S. Kulkarni Delivered

Counsel (10)

Birendra Saraf Counsel Respondent Darshna Kamble Counsel Petitioner Eknath Dhokale Counsel Petitioner Gaurav Potnis Counsel Petitioner M.S. Bane Counsel Respondent Payal Patil Counsel Petitioner Rakesh Singh Counsel Respondent Sachit Bhogle Counsel Respondent Vijay Patil Counsel Respondent Yogesh Patil Counsel Respondent

Parties (7)

Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Respondent State of Maharashtra Respondent Govind Poslya Gavit Petitioner Kamlakar Raghunath Ahirrao Petitioner Maruti Shivram Jaykar Petitioner Santosh Ramchandra Balkawade Petitioner Yogesh Kamlakar Mangle Petitioner

Case Significance

Kamlakar Raghunath Ahirrao vs The State Of Maharashtra Department Of ... is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 24, 2025 (citation: ik-16051420). Multiple landowners challenged a MSRDC circular that applied a formulaic approach to land acquisition compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013, instead of determining compensation based on market value as required by law. The Advocate General appeared for the State. The Court found the circular legally unsustainable as it bypassed the statutory methodology under Section 11 of the 2013 Act for determination of fair compensation. The petit The bench comprised Justices Aarti Sathe and G.S. Kulkarni. The judgment was delivered by Justice G.S. Kulkarni.

Summary

Multiple landowners challenged a MSRDC circular that applied a formulaic approach to land acquisition compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013, instead of determining compensation based on market value as required by law. The Advocate General appeared for the State. The Court found the circular legally unsustainable as it bypassed the statutory methodology under Section 11 of the 2013 Act for determination of fair compensation. The petitions were allowed and the impugned circular was quashed, while clarifying that consent-based awards would remain undisturbed.

What was the outcome of Kamlakar Raghunath Ahirrao vs The State Of Maharashtra Department Of ...?

Multiple landowners challenged a MSRDC circular that applied a formulaic approach to land acquisition compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013, ...

Judgment

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Source: Indian Kanoon (ik-16051420)