Bombay HC Orders Fresh Compensation For Kurla Land, Quashes 31-Year-Delayed Correction To Acquisition Award
Bombay High Court quashed a 2017 corrigendum to a 1986 land acquisition award for a Kurla plot in the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road project.
The court ruled the corrigendum illegal because substantive defects like landowner identity cannot be corrected after 31 years.
Authorities failed to notify the actual landowners (heirs of Ahmad Izzat Mohammed Hasham Dada) or pay compensation, violating procedure.
The court directed a fresh award under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 based on current market value within three months.
The court criticized official negligence, noting that cases under the repealed act persist due to failure to follow basic procedures.
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