#compensation rate

The Bombay High Court ruled that claimants are entitled to compensation based on proven market value, even when other claimants received lower rates, striking down arbitrary caps tied to multipliers of the original offer. This affirms that individualized evidence of market rates supersedes blanket government policies, empowering landowners to seek just compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation Act.

The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) ruled that landowners in the same village acquired under contemporaneous notifications for the same project must receive uniform compensation, rejecting the State's plea for differential rates. The court fixed compensation at Rs. 45-55 per sq. ft., reinforcing parity under Article 14 of the Constitution and setting a precedent for equitable land acquisition disputes.

Bombay High Court holds that sale instances from adjacent villages may qualify as comparable if proximity, timing, and land type align, setting new standards for land acquisition compensation.

Bombay High Court holds that semi-irrigated land must be compensated at rates higher than dry land, and 80% of private valuer reports must be accepted where unchallenged.