GODREJ AND BOYCE MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD vs THE COLLECTOR MUMBAI SUBURBAN DISTRICT AND ORS

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WP12027_25&anr.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.12027 OF 2025 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3467 OF 2026 Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited … Petitioner Vs. Collector, Mumbai Suburban District and others … Respondents Mr. Vineet Naik, Senior Advocate with Mr. Bhushan Deshmukh i/b. Bachubhai Munim & Co. for Petitioner in both the Petitions. Dr. Dhruti Kapadia, AGP for Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4-State in both the Petitions. Mr. Anil Singh, Additional Solicitor General a/w. Mr. Prakash Pandey, Ms.Dhruvi Patni, Ms. Savita Rami, Mr. Adarsh Vyas, Mr. Jainendra Sheth, Mr. Rajdatt Nagre, Mr. Krishnakant Deshmukh and Ms. Rama Gupta for Respondent No.3- NHSRCL in both the Petitions. Ms. Arya Ambre, Law Officer, Bandra Collector Office, present. Mr. Rajesh Yadav, SLAO-7 from Collector Office, present. CORAM : MANISH PITALE & SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, JJ. Reserved on : APRIL 09, 2026 Pronounced on: APRIL 24, 2026 ORDER : (Per Justice Manish Pitale) . The petitioner company was the owner of the property that was acquired by land acquisition award dated 15.09.2022 passed by the respondent Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition) No.7, Mumbai under the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Act of 2013’). The petitioner company has filed these two petitions being aggrieved by orders of the respondent Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (hereinafter referred to as ‘LARR Authority’). 1/18 WP12027_25&anr.doc 2. Writ Petition No. 12027 of 2025 is filed for challenging order dated 21.08.2025 passed by the LARR Authority, allowing application filed by respondent Nos.1 and 2 i.e. the Collector, Mumbai and t