Pralhad Motiram Jadhav and Others v. The State of Maharashtra and Others

(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION NO.4306 OF 2022

¶1Pralhad Motiram Jadhav, Age: 63 years, Occu: Agri,

¶2Vishnu Motiram Jadhav, Through Legal Heir 2-A) Shivlabai Bapurao Deshmukhm, Age: 47 years, Occu: Agri.,

¶3Babu Sampat Sable, Age: 65 years, Occu: Agri.,

¶4Ganesh Motiram Jadhav, Age: 51 years, Occu: Agri.,

¶5Shivaji Tryambak Devre, Age: 49 years, Occu: Agril.,

¶6Dnyaneshwar Fakirba Sable, Age: 33 years, Occu: Agri.,

¶7Shankar Ambadas Jadhav, Age: 39 years, Occu: Agri.,

¶8Ramdas Vitthalrao Devare, Age: 47 years, Occu: Agri.,

¶9Ramdas Sandu Jadhav, Age: 55 years, Occu: Agri.,

¶10Dagduba Tryambak Devre, Age: 75 years, Occu; Agri.,

¶11Dagduba Sampat Sable, Age: 71 years, Occu: Agri.,

¶12Pandit Tejrav Devre,

(2) Age: 56 years, Occu: Agri.,

¶13Kailas Namdev Jadhav, Age: 44 years, Occu: Agri.,

¶14Trimbak Kaduba Sable, Age: 49 years Occu: Agri.

¶15Sitaram Gopal Barade (Deceased), Through Legal Heir Pandurang Sitaram Barade Age: 67 years, Occu: Agri,

¶16Ambadas Ramrao Barde, Age: 53 years, Occu: Agri.,

¶17Bharat Ambadas Barade, Age: 34 years, Occu: Agri.,

¶18Avachit Uttam Sable, Age: 45 years, Occu: Agri.,

¶19Sandu Ramrao Lokhande, Age: 54 years, Occu: Agril., All Above R/o. At Post Fattepur Garkheda Tal. Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶20Gulabrao Maroti Shinde, Age: 68 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Lingewadi Tal. Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶21Manohar Laxman Gaikwad, Age: 30 years, Occu: Agri., At Post Fattepur Garkheda Tal. Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna

¶22Bhanudas Sitaram Barade, Age: 73 years, Occu: Agri., At Post Fattepur Garkheda, Tal. Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna

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¶23Samadhan Mahadu Gayakwad, Age: 48 years, Occu: Agri., At Post Fattepur Garkheda, Tal. Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna

¶24Ravsaheb Fakirba Barde (Deceased) Through Legal Heir Shantabai Ravsaheb Barde, Age: 50 years, Occu: Agri., At Post Fattepur Garkheda Tal. Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna,

¶25Prakash Devrav Lokhande, Age: 71 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Baranjala Lokhande At Post Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶26Santosh Kisan Lokhande, Age: 34 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Baranjala Lokhande At Post Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶27Baliram Devrao Lokhande, Age: 61 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Baranjala Lokhande At Post Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶28Shankar Sandu Mhaske Age: 46 years Occu: Agri R/o. Baranjala Lokhande At Post Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶29Kailas Devrao Lokhande, Age: 39 years, Occu: Agri, R/o. Baranjala Lokhande At Post Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶30Kakasaheb Sandu Lokhande, Age: 19 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Baranjala Lokhande At Post Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

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¶31Raju Kisan Lokhande, Age: 31 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Baranjala Lokhande At Post Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶32Baburao Ganpat Girnare, Age: 51 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Kodoli PO. Babulgaon Dist. Jalna.

¶33Yadavrao Yashwanta Girnare, Age: 71 years, Occu: Agril., R/o. Kodoli PO. Babulgaon Dist. Jalna.

¶34Mukunda Kautikrao Varade, Age: 44 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Kodoli PO. Babulgaon Dist. Jalna.

¶35Onkar Pandurang Girnare, Age: 78 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Kodoli PO. Babulgaon Dist. Jalna.

¶36Ramesh Pandu Girnare, Age: 50 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Kodoli PO. Babulgaon Dist. Jalna.

¶37Ratan Ramdas Girnare, Age: 41 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Kodoli PO. Babulgaon Dist. Jalna.,

¶38Ramdasb Devrao Girnare, Age: 60 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Kodoli PO. Babulgaon Tal. Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶39Krushna Sahebrao Girnare, Age: 32 years, Occu: Agri.,

(5) R/o. Kodoli PO. Babulgaon Dist. Jalna

¶40Manik Ganpat Girnare, Age: 69 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Kodoli PO. Babulgaon Tal. Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶41Dattu Kautikrao Varade, Age: 41 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Kodoli PO. Babulgaon Dist. Jalna,

¶42Amol Devidas Gadhe Age: 25 years, Occu: Agri, R/o. Baranjala Sable, Tal. Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶43Ranjanabai Sahebrao Gadhe Age: 41 years, Occu: Agri, R/o. Baranjala Sable, Tal. Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna,

¶44Kautikrao Uttam Sable, Age: 47 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Tadegaon Tal. Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶45Gulabrao Uttamrao Sable, Age: 41 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Baranjala Sable Taluka Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶46Vishwanath Bhimrav Sable, Age: 77 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Baranjala Sable Taluka Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

¶47Gulabrav Sukhdev Sable, Age: 49 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Baranjala Sable Taluka Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna.

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¶48Jijabai Dhondiba Shinde, Age: 78 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Tadkalas PO Sipora Bajor Tal. Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna

¶49Santukrao Bhika Borse, Age: 66 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Tadkalas PO Sipora Bajor Tal. Bhokardhan Dist. Jalna. ….PETITIONERS VERSUS

¶1The State of Maharashtra Through Principal Secretary Ministry of Energy New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra, Mantralaya Mumbai-32

¶2Sub-Divisional Officer, Bhokardan, Tq. Bhokardan, Dist. Jalna.

¶3The Maharashtra Electricity Transmission Company Ltd. Through its Executive Engineer Having office at Prashyaskiya Imarat, Block No. 104, 1" Floor, 132 KV Substation, In front of Central Jail, Harsul, Aurangabad, Dist. Aurangabad

¶4The District Collector Jalna Collector office Jalna Tal. & District Jalna

….RESPONDENTS AND WRIT PETITION NO.4309 OF 2022 Sarangdhar Sarjerao Tambe, Age: 42 years, Occu: Agri., R/o. Lingewadi, Tal. Bhokardhan, Jalna

VERSUS

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¶1The State of Maharashtra Through Principal Secretary Ministry of Energy New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra, Mantralaya Mumbai-32

¶2Sub-Divisional Officer, Bhokardan, Tq. Bhokardan, Dist. Jalna.

¶3The Maharashtra Electricity Transmission Company Ltd. Through its Executive Engineer Having office at Prashyaskiya Imarat, Block No. 104, 1" Floor, 132 KV Substation, In front of Central Jail, Harsul, Aurangabad, Dist. Aurangabad AND WRIT PETITION NO.4310 OF 2022

¶1Gajanan Anna Pawar, Age: 41 years, Occu: Agri, Add:- S/o Anna Pawar, Mu. Aradkheda Tq Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶2Sayyad Habib Sayyad Gulab, Age: 70 years, Occu: Agri., Add: S/o Sayyad Gulab, Mu. Aradkheda Tq Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶3Sayyad Afsar Gulab Sayyad, Age: 45 years, Occu: Agri., Add:- S/o Sayyad Gulab, Mu. Aradkheda Tq Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶4Ramkisan Mukanda Jadhav, Age: 25 years, Occu: Agri., Add S/o Mukunda Jadhav, Post Jafrabad, At Varkheda Vira, Tq. Jafrabad, Dist. Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶5Bhikabai Ramji Dandge,

(8) Age: 58 years, Occu: Agril.. Add.: W/o Ramji Dandge Aradkheda Tq Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶6Bhaskar Bhikaji Dandage, Age: 76 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Bhikaji Dandge Aradkheda Tq Jafrabad, Gholewadi, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶7Pandurang Kundlik Sonune, Age: 61 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Kundlik Sonune Savarkheda, Tq. Jafrabad, Dist. Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶8Dadarao Dayanand Gofane, Age 60 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Dayanand Gopfane, At Aradkheda Tq Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶9Shankar Saluba Sonune, Age: 58 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o Saluba Sonune Savarkheda, Tq. Jafrabad, Dist. Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶10Prakash Tukaram Jadhav, Age: 56 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Tukaram Jadhav, Savarkheda, Tq. Jafrabad, Dist. Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶11Kautikrao Tukaram Jadhav, Age: 72 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Tukaram Jadhav, Savarkheda, Tq. Jafrabad, Dist. Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶12Dipak Baburao Sonune, Age: 34 years, Occu: Agri.,

(9) Add.:- S/o. Baburao Sonune, Savarkheda, Tq. Jafrabad, Dist. Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶13Sayyad Ismail Sayyad Lal, Age: 53 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Ismail Sayyad Lal, At Aradkheda Tq Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶14Ganesh Ramkrushn Theng, Age: 65 years Occu: Agri. Add.:- S/o. Ramkrushan Thang, At Jawkheda Theng, Tq. Jafrabad, Warud Kh.,Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶15Sakharam Vithoba Nihal, Age: 55 years, Occu: Agri, Add.:- S/o. Vithoba Nihal, At Jawkheda Theng, Tq. Jafrabad, Warud Kh.,Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶16Dnyaneshwar Rangnath Divte, Age: 42 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Rangnath Divte, At Jawkheda Theng, Tq. Jafrabad, Warud Kh.,Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶17Ganpat Dagadu Giri, Age: 55 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Dagdu Giri, At Jawkheda Theng, Tq. Jafrabad, Warud Kh.,Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶18Sheshrao Uttam Shinde, Age: 44 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Uttam Shinde, At Jawkheda Theng, Tq. Jafrabad,

(10) Warud Kh.,Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶19Namdev Kisan Taral, Age: 75 years, Occu: Agril., Add.:- S/o. Kisan Taral, At Jawkheda Theng, Tq. Jafrabad, Warud Kh.,Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶20Nana Natha Nyahal, Age: 65 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:-Natha Nyahal At Jawkheda Theng, Tq. Jafrabad, Warud Kh.,Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶21Pandharinath Vitthal Bhokre, Age: 48 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Vitthal Bhokre At Jawkheda Theng, Tq. Jafrabad, Warud Kh. Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶22Radhabai Sahebrao Makode, Age: 66 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- W/o. Sahebrao Makode, At Jawkheda Theng, Tq. Jafrabad, Warud Kh.,Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶23Sukdev Satvaji Nihal, Age: 71 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Satvaji Nihal At Jawkheda Theng. Tq. Jafrabad, Warud Kh.,Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶24Godavari Ramkrshan Adabne Age: 62 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- W/o. Ramkrushna Adabne At Jawkheda Theng, Tq. Jafrabad,

(11) Warud Kh., Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶25Prakash Natha Nyahal, Age: 42 years, Occu: Agri., Add.: S/o. Natha Nyahal, At Jawkheda Theng, Tq. Jafrabad, Warud Kh., Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶26Vishnu Tejrao Avhad, Age: 50 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Tejrao Avhad, At Jawkheda Theng, Tq. Jafrabad, Warud Kh. Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶27Kundlik Rauba Borde, Age: 75 years, Occu: Agri.,. Add.:- S/o. Rauba Borde, At Jawkheda Theng. Tq. Jafrabad, Warud Kh. Jalna, Maharashtra 431 206

¶28Ganesh Dagduba Pawar Age: 37 years Occu: Agri Add.:- S/o. Dagduba Pawar At Aradkheda Tq Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶29Himmatrao Pundlik Sonune, Age: 47 years, Occu: Agri, Add.:- S/o. Pundlik Sonune, Savarkheda, Tq. Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶30Dadarao Shamrao Sonwane Age: 62 years, Occu: Agri, Add.:- S/o. Shamrao Sonune Savarkheda, Tq. Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

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¶31Kadar Kha Ismail Khan Kureshi, Age: 55 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Ismail Khan Kureshi, Andarun Kila, Tq. Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶32Jamir Kha Rahim Kha Kureshi, Age: 40 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Rahim Kha Kureshi, Andarun Kila, Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶33Javed Khan Saheb Khan Kureshi, Age: 42 years, Occu: Agril., Add.:- S/o. Saheb Khan Kureshi, Mangal Bajar, Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶34Gaffar Khan Najeer Khan Kureshi, Age: 55 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Najeer Khan Kureshi, Kureshi Mohalla Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶35Abdul Rehman Abdul Saleem, Age: 50 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Abdul Saleem, 124, Pathan Galli, Killa,Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶36Shaikh Naim Shaikh Halim, Age: 36 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Shaikh Halim, Andarun Kila, Tq. Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶37Swanand Shivprasad Dixit, Age: 42 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Shivprasad Dixit, At Post Jafrabad, near Bus stand, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

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¶38Sakhubai Kishan Kolhe, Age: 73 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- W/o. Kishan Kolhe, Holkar Nagar, Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra, 431 206

¶39Karbhari Triyambak Sormare, Age: 41 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Triyambak Sormare, Ahilyadevi Nagar, Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶40Ajhar Ahmad Sandu Shaikh, Age: 48 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Sandu Shaikh, Navin Vasati, Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶41Shaikh Masud Shaikh Sandu, Age: 41 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Shaikh Sandu, Barad Vibhag, Annabhau Sathe Nagar Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶42Shaikh Majhar Shaikh Sandu Age: 52 years, Occu: Agri, Add.:- S/o. Shaikh Sandu, Halkora Nagar, Jafrabad Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶43NagoraoNamdev Vaidya Age: 55 years, Occu: Agri, Add.:- S/o. Namdev Vaidya, Ahilyabai Nagar, Jafrabad Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶44Nirmalabai Ramesh Gofane, Age: 49 years, Occu: Agri., Add:- W/o. Ramesh Gophane, Sathe Nagar, Jafrabad Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206.

¶45SahebraoKalubaGophane,

(14) Age: 70 years, Occu: Agri., Add:- S/o. Kaluba Gophane, Sathe Nagar, Jafrabad Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶46Sanduji Vishram Gophane, Age: 63 years, Occu: Agri., Add:- S/o. Vishram Gophane, Annabhau Sathe Nagar, Jafrabad Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶47Sanjay Sanduji Gophane, Age: 43 years, Occu: Agri., Add:- S/o. Sanduji Gophane, Barad Vibhag Annabhau Sathe Nagar, Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶48Vijay Sanduji Gofane, Age: 46 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Sanduji Gophane, Sathe Nagar, Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶49Mahadu Kaluba Sormare, Age: 50 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Kaluba Sormare, Ahilyadevi Holkar Nagar, Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶50Santosh Gangaram Tale, Age: 51 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:- S/o. Gangaram Tale, Board Vibhag, Ahilyabai Holkar Nagar, Jafrabad, Jalna, Maharashtra. 431 206

¶51Chhaya Bhikaji Lokhande, Age: 50 years, Occu: Agri., Add.:-W/o. Bhikaji Lokhande, Type 2B Building No. 10, Room No. 57, IIT Bombay Campus,

(15) Lake Side, Pawai, IIT Bombay, Mumbai (Suverben), Maharashtra – 400076. ….PETITIONERS VERSUS

¶1The State of Maharashtra Through Principal Secretary Ministry of Energy New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra, Mantralaya Mumbai-32

¶2Sub-Divisional Officer, Bhokardan, Tq. Bhokardan, Dist. Jalna.

¶3The Maharashtra Electricity Transmission Company Ltd. Through its Executive Engineer Having office at Prashyaskiya Imarat, Block No. 104, 1" Floor, 132 KV Substation, In front of Central Jail, Harsul, Aurangabad, Dist. Aurangabad

¶4The District Collector Jalna Collector office Jalna Tal. & District Jalna

….RESPONDENTS

…. Mr D. S. Manorkar, Advocate for Petitioners; Mr P. K. Lakhotiya, A.G.P. for Respondents/State Mr A. M. Gaikwad, Advocate for Respondent No.3

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND

Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, JJ.

DATE : 25th July, 2023 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : Ravindra V. Ghuge, J.)

¶1Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by the consent of the parties.

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¶2The undisputed factors in all these cases, wherein the Petitioners are identically placed, are as under :-

(a) The electricity transmission company has erected towers in the lands of these Petitioners.

(b) By using these towers, the transmission lines have been laid on the Jafrabad-Bhokardan Segment.

(c) Section 10 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1893, provides under Clause (b), that the Central Government shall not acquire any right other than that of user, only in the property under, over, along, across, in or upon, which the telegraph authority places it's telegraph lines or post.

(d) The Government Resolution dated 01/11/2010 pertains to grant of compensation to the land owners in relation to the erection of the towers.

(e) The Government Resolution dated 31/05/2017 is in relation to the transmission lines, through which the high tension electricity supply is made and the compensation is provided under Clause 1, 2 and 3.2 (to the extent of these Petitioners), as under :-

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अततउचदाबमनोऱयानेवयापजमीनीचयामोजणीपमाणेआलेलया केतफळाचे,

जजलहासतरीय अंमलबजावणी सममतीने तया तया वेळी

पचललत असलेलया संबंतधत भागातील शासनाचया दरपतकापमाणे (Ready Reckoner)

मूलयांकनकरनतयाचयादुपपटमोबदलादेणयात यावा. २)

अततउचदाब पारेषण वामहनीचया तारेखालील (Wire Corridor) जममनीचा,

तया तया वेळी पचललत असलेलया संबंतधत भागातील

शासनाचयादरपतकापमाणे(Ready Reckoner)

मूलयांकनाचया१५%

मोबदलादेणयातयावा.

३.

२सदरसममतीनेआपलयामवभागांतगरतउभारलेलयाअततउचदाब

मनोऱयानेवयापववामहनीचयातारेखालीलजममनीचीमोजणीकरावी

वपसतावापमाणेमूलयांकनकरनमोबदलामनतशतकरावा."

¶3Since the Government Resolution dated 31/05/2017 provides for a formation of a Committee with the Sub Divisional Officer as the Chair person, the said Committee delivered the orders with regard to these Petitioners on 03/02/2020, 21/09/2020 and 14/02/2020, in these respective petitions.

¶4In the operative part of the order dated 03/02/2020, it is provided under Clauses 1 and 2, which read thus :-

(18) "1.

वरील मववेचनावरन कायरकारी अभभयंता, अउदा.

पकलप मवHkkx, महापारेषण,

औरंगाबाद यांना आदेशीत करणयात येते dh, दुययम मनबंधक,

भोकरदन यांचे मुलयांकनानुसार सवर शेतमालकांना तयांचया

शेतजममनीत उभारणयात आलेलया मनोनयाखालील वयापलेलया

जममनीचया नुकसानीचा मावेजा सोबतचया यादीमधये दशरमवलेलया

संबंतधतासआपलयासतरावरनमनयमानुसारअदाकरणयातयावे.

2.

तसेच केदीय ऊजार मंतालय,

भारत सरकार यांचे मागरदशरक

ततवेNo. 3/7/2015-Trans मद. 15 ऑकटोबर, 2015

पमाणेपबंधक,

कायरकारीअभभयंता, अउदा.

पकलपमवभाग, महापारेषण,

औरंगाबादयांनी

सवरसंबंधीतबाधीतशेतक&;ka

चयाजममनीमधूनजाणानयामवदुततारे

खालील जमीनीची मोजणी करन तयांना तयाचया मनयमानुसार देय

होणारामोबदला45

मदवसांचेआतसंबंधीतासअदाकरणयातयावा.

तसेचरकमपदानकेलेलयाकेतफळाचीनोद7/12

पतकावरनकमी

करन महापारेषण कंपनीचे नावे फेर घेणयास संबंतधत तहजसलदार

भोकरदनयांचेकडेसंपकर साधावा."

¶5For the portion of land occupied by the towers, the compensation is twice of the ready reckoner rates.

¶6Insofar as the area beneath the transmission line is concerned, the compensation is 15% of the ready reckoner rates.

¶7The dispute arises out of the orders of the Sub Divisional Officer, Bhokardan, dated 03/02/2020, 21/09/2020 and

(19) 14/02/2020, passed in the respective petitions. From the first page of the order dated 03/02/2020, we have referred to the following portion :- "

तयाअरर कायरकारी अभभयंता, अउदा.

पकलप मवभाग, महापारेषण,

औरंगाबाद यांचे कायारलयाचे पत का अ/अडदा/ मव औरंगाबाद/330

मदनांक26/07/2019 वमदनांक: 19/09/2019

अनवयेसादरकेलेलया

पसतावानुसार संबंधीत शेतक&;ka

चया बाधीत केताबाबत या

कायारलयाचे पत मद.11/12/2019

अनवये दुययम मनबंधक भोकरदन

यांचे कायारलयाकडुन सदर जममनीचे मुलयांकन सादर करणेबाबत

कळमवणयात आले होते.

दुययम मनबंधक भोकरदन यांचे

कायारलयाकडून पाप पसतावातील चालू मुलयांकनानुसार संबंधीत

बाधीत शेतजमीन मालकांना मोबदलयाची रकम खालील

मववरणपतामधयेमनशीतकरणयातयेतआहे."

¶8From the above, it is apparent that, the ready reckoner rates were sought from the Sub Registrar, Bhokardan, and based on the same, the amount of compensation to be paid, was described in the chart that followed. The contention of the Company is that, the figures mentioned under Column 8 of the chart, for the purposes of payment of compensation for the area, above which the transmission lines were laid, are the ready reckoner rates and 15% of that amount is to be re-calculated and paid. The learned Advocate for the Petitioners, submits by relying on the last sentence reproduced above, that the said figure under

(20) Column 8 of the chart is the actual figure of compensation amount to be paid.

¶9We find that the Company has paid the exact amounts that were mentioned with regard to the farmers from Sr. No.87 till 99 in the order dated 03/02/2020, who were entitled for compensation in relation to the land occupied by the towers. The Company interprets the figures in Column 8 of the chart to the extent of farmers at Sr. Nos.1 to 86, as being ready reckoner rates and, hence, the Company is liable to pay only 15% of that component.

¶10In view of the above and since the orders dated 03/02/2020, 21/09/2020 and 14/02/2020 are not clear, all these petitions are partly allowed and these impugned orders dated 03/02/2020, 21/09/2020 and 14/02/2020, are quashed and set aside.

¶11We direct Respondent No.2, to consider the provisions of the Government Resolution and decide, as to whether the figures mentioned in Column 8 of the chart for the purposes of the farmers at Sr. Nos.1 to 86, are the exact amounts, which are to be

(21) paid to these farmers, or whether 15% of those amounts is to be calculated, so as to be paid to the Petitioners/farmers.

¶12We expect Respondent No.2 to apply his mind, draw a conclusion about the exact amount to be paid and by quantifying the exact amount as prescribed in the Government Resolution, issue specific directions to the Company to pay the said amount. Let this decision be arrived at by Respondent No.2, within 45 days from today. After he decides the exact amount to be paid to these Petitioners, if the amounts already paid by the Company are less than the amounts quantified by Respondent No.2, the Company would be liable to pay the said deficit amounts to the Petitioners within 15 days.

¶13In the event of either of the parties being aggrieved by the decision of Respondent No.2 in pursuance to the above directions, they would be at liberty to avail of a remedy, as is permissible in law.

¶14Rule is made partly absolute in the above terms. (Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) sjk