BRIHANMUMBAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION vs ANUSAYA SITARAM DEVRUKHKAR AND ORS.

ia 13254-24 copy.docx LAXMI IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY SUBHASH SONTAKKE CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION 11. Mr. Anuj Desai a/w Rajendra B. Singhavi, Dhrumil Shah, Divya January 07, 2025 Laxmi ia 13254-24 copy.docx Dave i/b. Lex Service for Respondent No.12. Ms. Snehal Bhoir, Sub Engineer, MCGM (DP) Department is present in Court. CORAM: B. P. COLABAWALLA & SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, JJ. RESERVED ON: OCTOBER 17, 2024 PRONOUNCED ON: JANUARY 07, 2025 JUDGMENT [ PER B. P. COLABAWALLA, J.] 1. Both the above appeals have been filed by the Appellant [“MCGM”] challenging the impugned orders/awards dated 13th February 2024 passed by the Presiding Officer of the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Authority, Nagpur [“the Reference Authority”] in two separate references preferred by some of the Respondents [the Original Claimants]. By the impugned orders/awards, the references filed by the Original Claimants [before the Reference Authority] under the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 [for short the “2013 Act”] were partly allowed and the compensation payable to them was enhanced. January 07, 202