When Is Discrimination by the Acquiring Authority in Challenging Land Acquisition Compensation Awards Prohibited? (Bombay High Court, 2025) — Reaffirmation of Equal Treatment Under Article 14 and Principle of Objective Scrutiny in Land Compensation Appeals

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, holds that the acquiring authority cannot adopt a “pick and choose” approach—accepting compensation awards

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October 23, 2025 | Bombay High Court

Can a State Acquiring Body Challenge Enhanced Compensation When It Has Accepted Reference Court Awards in Identical Land Acquisition Cases? Precedential Constraints on Discriminatory Appeals Explained

Bombay High Court holds that a state or its instrumentality cannot challenge enhanced compensation in some land acquisition matters while

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October 23, 2025 | Bombay High Court

Can the Acquiring Body Challenge Reference Court Compensation Awards Selectively? Bombay High Court Reaffirms Prohibition on Discriminatory Appeals under Land Acquisition Law

The Bombay High Court reiterates that government or its instrumentalities cannot “pick and choose” which similar compensation awards to appeal

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October 23, 2025 | Bombay High Court

Does Acceptance of Enhanced Compensation by the Acquiring Body in Some Land Acquisition Cases Preclude It from Challenging Identical Awards in Others? Discrimination and the Impermissibility of Pick-and-Choose Approach by State Authorities Affirmed

The Bombay High Court, reaffirming settled law, held that State instrumentalities cannot adopt a pick-and-choose approach by accepting enhanced compensation

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October 23, 2025 | Bombay High Court

Can Claimants in Land Acquisition Cases Receive Enhanced Compensation Beyond Their Stated Claim If Evidence Supports Higher Entitlement? — Bombay High Court Affirms and Clarifies Precedent

The Bombay High Court reaffirmed that claimants in land acquisition disputes may be entitled to receive compensation higher than what

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October 23, 2025 | Bombay High Court

Can a Land Acquisition Authority Challenge Enhanced Compensation When It Has Accepted Awards in Identical Cases? Precedent on Non-Discrimination, Evidence Evaluation, and Nature of Acquired Land Clarified

The Bombay High Court reiterates that acquiring authorities cannot selectively appeal enhanced land compensation awards when similar awards are accepted

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October 23, 2025 | Bombay High Court

Does Acceptance of Reference Court’s Land Acquisition Awards for Some Claimants Bind the Acquiring Authority in All Like Cases?

The Bombay High Court has held that the acquiring authority (State or its instrumentalities) cannot adopt a “pick and choose”

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October 23, 2025 | Bombay High Court

When Can Land Acquisition Authorities Adopt Inconsistent Approaches in Granting Compensation — Is “Pick and Choose” Permissible? (Precedent Affirmed; Curbing State Discrimination in Similar Land References Under the Land Acquisition Act)

The Bombay High Court has reaffirmed that land acquisition authorities cannot adopt discriminatory “pick and choose” tactics in appeals—if compensation

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October 23, 2025 | Bombay High Court

Can a State Authority Adopt ‘Pick and Choose’ Policy in Land Acquisition Appeals? Bombay High Court Reaffirms Prohibition and Clarifies Compensation Calculation

The Bombay High Court has reaffirmed existing Supreme Court precedent that prohibits discriminatory appeals by the State (or its instrumentalities)

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October 23, 2025 | Bombay High Court

Can a State Acquiring Body “Pick and Choose” Which Land Acquisition Reference Awards to Appeal? The Bombay High Court Reaffirms Bar on Discriminate Appeals Under Principles of Equality and Precedent

The Bombay High Court has held that the State (or its instrumentalities) cannot adopt a ‘pick and choose’ approach by

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October 23, 2025 | Bombay High Court