THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER (7) vs GEBILAL GANGARAM PATEL AND ANR

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3. LAR/2/2009 SLAO And Shri. Gebilal And MCGM IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION LAND ACQUISITION REFERENCE NO. 2 OF 2009 Special Land Acquisition Officer (7) Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban District Pratapgad Co-op Housing Society, Vinayak Apartment, Opp Haffkins, 1st Floor, Parel Village, Mumbai - 400012 And Shri. Gebilal Gangaram Patel C/o Shivam Collection, Station Road, Maria Villa Building, Vikhroli (W) Mumbai – 400079 … Claimant Versus The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Municipal Head Office, Annex Building, 4th Floor, Mahapalika Marg, Fort, Mumbai – 400001 ... Acquiring Body ______________________________________ Mr. Himanshu Takke - AGP for State of Maharashtra. Mr. P. G. Lad a/w Mr. Shivprasad D. Borade i/b Ms. Komal R. Punjabi for the Acquiring Body – BMC. _______________________________________ CORAM : FARHAN P. DUBASH, J. AMOL PREMNATH RESERVED ON : 6th MARCH 2026 JADHAV Digitally signed by PRONOUNCED ON : 6th APRIL 2026 AMOL PREMNATH JADHAV Date: 2026.04.06 20:32:16 +0530 Page 1 of 6 ------------------------------------- Judgement dated 6th April 2026 3. LAR/2/2009 SLAO And Shri. Gebilal And MCGM JUDGEMENT: 1. The present Reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter, referred to as the “said Act”) has been preferred by the Claimant seeking enhancement of compensation in respect of land bearing CTS No. 54, admeasuring 15.5 sq. metres, situated at Village Hariyali, Taluka Kurla, Mumbai Suburban District, Mumbai (hereinafter, referred to as the “said land”). 2. Before adverting to the merits of the Reference, a brief recital of facts, insofar as they are relevant for adjudication of the present proceedings, is set out hereunder: A) The said land came to be acquired for