M/S. DEVI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPT. AND ORS.

bipin prithiani 1 wp-1397.17.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1397 OF 2017 M/s. Devi Construction LLP … Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 200 OF 2020 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 1397 OF 2017 ****** Mr. Rompal Singh Kohli a/w Ms. Sejal i/by Ms. C. K. Legal for the Petitioner. Mrs. Pooja Patil, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 5 to 7-State. Mr. G. H. Keluskar for Respondent Nos.2 to 4. ****** CORAM : MANISH PITALE AND SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, JJ. RESERVED ON : 17th FEBRUARY 2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 6th APRIL 2026 Judgment (Per Manish Pitale, J.) : . The petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction against the respondents for payment of rental compensation as per the policy of the State, manifested in a number of Government Resolutions issued from time to time. It is the case of the petitioner that while the respondents took possession of the subject land belonging to the petitioner, for establishing an octroi naka or octroi post, the process of acquisition of land and bipin prithiani 2 wp-1397.17.doc payment of compensation was undertaken much later. The amount of rental comp