FA/2652/2021

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/2652/2021 JUDGMENT DATED: 19/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38351 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2652 of 2021 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Sd/- ===================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No No ===================================================== SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND DEPUTY COLLECTOR & ORS. Versus HEIRS OF VASAVA VALJIBHAI SHANABHAI ALIAS RATNANA & ORS. ===================================================== Appearance: MS. KINJAL VYAS, AGP for the Appellant(s) No. 1,2,3 MR KM SHETH(838) for the Defendant(s) No. 1.1,1.2,1.3 ===================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Date : 19/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. Heard learned AGP Ms. Kinjal Vyas appearing for the Special Land Acquisition Officer and learned advocate Mr. K.M. Sheth for the original claimants. 2. This appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) questions the legality and propriety of the award passed in LAR No.87 of 2015 Page 1 of 5 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 21:53:14 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/2652/2021 JUDGMENT DATED: 19/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38351 by the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Rajpipla in group of the LAR No.85 of 2015 to 100 of 2015, keeping the LAR No.85 of 2015 as the main matter. 3. The factual aspects are that the land of Village Babra, Taluka Dediyapada, District: Narmada, belonged to the claimants and was acquired for the purpose of Narmada dam by a Notification under Section 4 of ‘the Act’ on 29.04.2005 followed by a Notification under Section 6 from 06.07.2005. 3.1 The Special Land Acquisition Officer after issuing a Notification under Section 9 of ‘the Act’