FA/2235/2012

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/2235/2012 JUDGMENT DATED: 19/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37612 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2235 of 2012 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI sd/- ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No no ========================================================== EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Versus KHANT LAXMANBHAI BHATHIBHAI & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR UM SHASTRI(830) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR VIJAY N RAVAL(2025) for the Defendant(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 2 MS DHARITRI PANCHOLI AGP for the Defendant(s) No.3 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Date : 19/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. The judgment and award passed in Land Acquisition Reference No.358 of 2005 by the learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Panchmahal at Godhra in capacity of the Reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act (for short, ‘the Act’), by which the learned Reference Court has granted the additional compensation of Rs.87/- per square meter with statutory benefit is challenged in this appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act. Page 1 of 11 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:22:02 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/2235/2012 JUDGMENT DATED: 19/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37612 2. The preferential facts of the case are as under: 2.1 The land under reference is situated in the village Limadiya, Taluka Khanpur, District Panchmahal. It was acquired for the public purpose of preparing “Limadiya Khet Talavadi”. The State Government initiated the acquisition proceedings and sent to Special Land Acquisition Officer, Godhra for acquiring the land. 2.2 The notifi