#joint measurement

Bombay HC Nagpur Bench quashed a trial court's rejection of a joint measurement application in a boundary dispute, holding that conflicting measurement reports necessitate joint measurement for accurate resolution. The ruling clarifies that such evidence collection is permissible even in suits for declaration and injunction, not just encroachment cases.

The Bombay High Court ruled that landowners are entitled to compensation for surplus land taken beyond the area specified in the final award, where authorities later confirmed its actual use in infrastructure projects. This establishes that post-award utilization, even if unaccounted for initially, cannot deprive owners of fair payment under the Act’s beneficent framework.