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1 WP / 8648 / 2025+GroupIN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD910 WRIT PETITION NO. 8648 OF 2025MAHENDRAKUMAR JAMNADAS MEHTAVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS911 WRIT PETITION NO. 8649 OF 2025PANDHARINATH MAHARU MALIVE910RSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;912 WRIT PETITION NO. 8650 OF 2025ANIL JAVARILAL BAFANAVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;913 WRIT PETITION NO. 8651 OF 2025LAJWANTIBAI DARSHANLAL KODWANIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;914 WRIT PETITION NO. 8660 OF 2025ANIL JAVARILAL BAFANAVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;915 WRIT PETITION NO. 8661 OF 2025MADHUKAR SITARAM MALIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;916 WRIT PETITION NO. 8664 OF 2025ANIL JAVARILAL BAFANAVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;917 WRIT PETITION NO. 8665 OF 2025ASHOK MANIK KHOPADEVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;918 WRIT PETITION NO. 8667 OF 2025KAMALBAI MOTILAL MALIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS 2 WP / 8648 / 2025+Group919 WRIT PETITION NO. 8673 OF 2025UMAKANT DATTATRAYA JOSHI DEAD THR LRS ANIL UMAKANT JOSHI ON BEHALFSATISH DATTATRAYA JOSHI AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;920 WRIT PETITION NO. 8675 OF 2025RAMESH ARJUN SONAWANEVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;921 WRIT PETITION NO. 8676 OF 2025SHALIGRAM KAUTIK PATIL DIED THR LRS VIJAY SHALIGRAM PATIL AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;922 WRIT PETITION NO. 8677 OF 2025KAMALABAI SHIVAJI PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;923 WRIT PETITION NO. 8678 OF 2025PANDIT VEDU MALIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;924 WRIT PETITION NO. 8682 OF 2025ANIL TOLARAM MALIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;925 WRIT PETITION NO. 8683 OF 2025DEVIDAS GYANIRAM MALIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;926 WRIT PETITION NO. 8684 OF 2025YUVRAJ AVACHIT MALI DIED THROUGH LRS BHARAT YUVRAJ MALI AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS927 WRIT PETITION NO. 8687 OF 2025SANDIP ASHOKLAL JAINVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS; 3 WP / 8648 / 2025+Group928 WRIT PETITION NO. 8688 OF 2025VIPIN RAJKUMAR BHASIN AND ANOTHERVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;929 WRIT PETITION NO. 8689 OF 2025JAGDISH PRADHANMAL GALANIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;930 WRIT PETITION NO. 8690 OF 2025MANOHARLAL MULCHAND CHETIYA AND ANOTHER910VERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;931 WRIT PETITION NO. 8691 OF 2025DINESH BHASKAR SURYAWANSHI AND ANOTHERVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;932 WRIT PETITION NO. 8692 OF 2025SUDAM SITARAM MALIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;933 WRIT PETITION NO. 8693 OF 2025VIJAY SAHEBRAO PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;934 WRIT PETITION NO. 8694 OF 2025UMAKANT DATTATRAYA JOSHI DEAD THROUGH LRS ANIL UMAKANT JOSHI AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;…938 WRIT PETITION NO. 6686 OF 2025BUDHA GANGAJI BHOI DECEASED THROUGH LRS DEVIDAS BUDHA DHOLE AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;953 WRIT PETITION NO. 9114 OF 2025SHANTARAM OMKAR PATKARVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUHG THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS; 4 WP / 8648 / 2025+Group954 WRIT PETITION NO. 9115 OF 2025PRAKASH BHAVARLAL SONI AND ANOTHERVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;955 WRIT PETITION NO. 9116 OF 2025RAMA KASHIRAM DIED THR LRS INDUBAI RAMA BHIL AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;956 WRIT PETITION NO. 9117 OF 2025RAMDAS KESHAV MALI AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;963 WRIT PETITION NO. 9125 OF 2025ATUL LAXMAN VASAVEVERSUSTHE GOVT. OF INDIA THR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;969 WRIT PETITION NO. 9132 OF 2025RAGHUNATH BHAGWAN CHAUDHARI AND ANRVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS;971 WRIT PETITION NO. 9135 OF 2025GORAJI MOGYA VASAVE DIED THR LRS KAMALBAI AND ANOTHERVERSUSTHE GOVT. OF INDIA THR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;980 WRIT PETITION NO. 9148 OF 2025TUKARAM SIDHAJI GAVALIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS;981 WRIT PETITION NO. 9149 OF 2025VISHRAM SHIVRAM CHALEVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;982 WRIT PETITION NO. 9150 OF 2025DILIP MADHAV PANDAVVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;983 WRIT PETITION NO. 9151 OF 2025SUBHASH DAYARAM PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;989 WRIT PETITION NO. 9158 OF 2025ISMAL JALMA PAWARAVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS; 5 WP / 8648 / 2025+Group992 WRIT PETITION NO. 9161 OF 2025GAMA DINA PAWARA DIED THROUGH LRS DUNYA GALA PAWARA AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;993 WRIT PETITION NO. 9162 OF 2025TIKA DINA PAWARA DIED THROUGH LRS BHAVLAL BHAVSAING KASHIRAO PAWARAVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1011 WRIT PETITION NO. 9194 OF 2025RATILAL BHILJI PAWARAVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1016 WRIT PETITION NO. 9199 OF 2025RAGHUNATH BHAGWAN CHAUDHARIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS;1019 WRIT PETITION NO. 9204 OF 2025NIRMALABAI KANJI VASAVEVERSUSTHE GOV. OF INDIA THR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1022 WRIT PETITION NO. 9207 OF 2025BHAYA BHIMSING PAWARA AND ANOTHERVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1036 WRIT PETITION NO. 9221 OF 2025MAGAN SHAMRAO MAHALE DIED THROUGH LRS SITABAI MAGAN MAHALE AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1037 WRIT PETITION NO. 9222 OF 2025YATISH SUNIL CHAUDHARI AND ANOTHERVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1038 WRIT PETITION NO. 9223 OF 2025GULABRAO SHAMRAO MAHALE DIED THROUGH LRS PARVATABAI GULABRAO MAHALE AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1041 WRIT PETITION NO. 3429 OF 2023RAJU MANIK GAVALIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS; 6 WP / 8648 / 2025+Group1042 WRIT PETITION NO. 5105 OF 2023MANIK KUSAJI GAVALIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;ANDWRIT PETITION NO.5152 OF 2023HARDAPSING CHANRANSING KHAIRAVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1074 WRIT PETITION NO. 761 OF 2023DURYYABAI KHUJEMA SAIFEE AND ANOTHERVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1076 WRIT PETITION NO. 5954 OF 2023SAKHARAM SIDDHAJI GAVALIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS;…945 WRIT PETITION NO. 9106 OF 2025RAMRAO BALIRAM PATIL DIED THROUGH LRS PRAKASH RAMRAO BORSE AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;946 WRIT PETITION NO. 9107 OF 2025PRASHANT DATTATRAY AHIRRAOVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS947 WRIT PETITION NO. 9108 OF 2025KALPANA DILIP BHAMREVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;948 WRIT PETITION NO. 9109 OF 2025RAJENDRA YASHWANT PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS950 WRIT PETITION NO. 9111 OF 2025KARBHARI DAGA PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;951 WRIT PETITION NO. 9112 OF 2025NIMBA NATHU PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS; 7 WP / 8648 / 2025+Group952 WRIT PETITION NO. 9113 OF 2025USHABAI BHARAT PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;957 WRIT PETITION NO. 9118 OF 2025BHATU HIMMAT PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;960 WRIT PETITION NO. 9121 OF 2025;NIMBA NATHU PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;964 WRIT PETITION NO. 9126 OF 2025BAPU YASHWANT PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;965 WRIT PETITION NO. 9127 OF 2025SURESH TRIYAMBAK PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;966 WRIT PETITION NO. 9128 OF 2025KARBHARI DAGA PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;967 WRIT PETITION NO. 9129 OF 2025PUSHPALATA ASHOK PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;968 WRIT PETITION NO. 9130 OF 2025YASHWANT TRYAMBAK PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;970 WRIT PETITION NO. 9133 OF 2025PRADIP MADHAVRAO VISPUTEVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;972 WRIT PETITION NO. 9140 OF 2025SHINDHUBAI SHIVAJI PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;973 WRIT PETITION NO. 9141 OF 2025ASHOK ZIPARU PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS; 8 WP / 8648 / 2025+Group975 WRIT PETITION NO. 9143 OF 2025LAXMIBAI YASHWANT VISPUTEVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS976 WRIT PETITION NO. 9144 OF 2025YASHWANT RAJARAM PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;977 WRIT PETITION NO. 9145 OF 2025PRADIP SHIVSING PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;985 WRIT PETITION NO. 9153 OF 2025DINESH VASANTRAO PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;997 WRIT PETITION NO. 9180 OF 2025ASHOK ZIPARU PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1008 WRIT PETITION NO. 9191 OF 2025DILIP MADHAVRAO SONARVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1010 WRIT PETITION NO. 9193 OF 2025CHARUDATTA POPATRAO PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1018 WRIT PETITION NO. 9203 OF 2025ESAK SHEKH RASHID TAMBOLIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1029 WRIT PETITION NO. 9214 OF 2025LAXMIBAI SHANKARRAO PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1031 WRIT PETITION NO. 9216 OF 2025JOYTIKA PRADIP KAPADNISVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;…936 WRIT PETITION NO. 5989 OF 2021LAXMAN BHADU CHUDHARIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS
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9 WP / 8648 / 2025+Group990 WRIT PETITION NO. 9159 OF 2025VAKIL TRYAMBAK PATILVERSUSTHE GOVT OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;991 WRIT PETITION NO. 9160 OF 2025SWAPNIL PITAMBAR MAHALE AND ANOTHERVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;994 WRIT PETITION NO. 9176 OF 2025DILIP BHAGWAN MISTERY DIED THROUGH LRS RANJANA BHAGWAN MISTERY AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;996 WRIT PETITION NO. 9179 OF 2025SHANTARAM RAMCHADNRA DHANGAR DIED SUSHILA SHANTARAM DHANGAR DIED AND ORSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1009 WRIT PETITION NO. 9192 OF 2025DILIP BHAGWAN MISTERY DIED THROUGH LRS RANJANA BHAGWAN MISTERY AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1012 WRIT PETITION NO. 9195 OF 2025SHANKAR DALAJI DEOREVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1013 WRIT PETITION NO. 9196 OF 2025VATSALABAI BHIKAN CHAUDHARIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1017 WRIT PETITION NO. 9202 OF 2025SHRI SHEKH IQBAL SHEKH USMANVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1020 WRIT PETITION NO. 9205 OF 2025SURESH NIMBA CHAUDHARIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1023 WRIT PETITION NO. 9208 OF 2025PRAKASH SATYANARAYAN WAGH AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS; 10 WP / 8648 / 2025+Group1024 WRIT PETITION NO. 9209 OF 2025VINOD RAMESH THORAT THROUGH POA SARDAR JAGMOHANSINGSARDARSING JAGJITSING AND ANOTHERVERSUSTHE UION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1025 WRIT PETITION NO. 9210 OF 2025RAJARAM MAHADU PARDESHI DIED THROUGH LRS MOHAN RAJARAMPARDESHI AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE GOVT OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1026 WRIT PETITION NO. 9211 OF 2025GOOPAL JAYWANT MANEVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1027 WRIT PETITION NO. 9212 OF 2025PRABHAVATI BHAGWAN CHAUDHARIVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1028 WRIT PETITION NO. 9213 OF 2025POPAT SHELYA BHILVERSUSTHE GOVT OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;1030 WRIT PETITION NO. 9215 OF 2025KISHOR NARAYAN PATILVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS;…WRIT PETITION NO. 9249 OF 2025GANESH RAMBHAU MOREVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS1038WRIT PETITION NO. 9250 OF 2025BABURAO AVDHUT BADGUJAR AND OTHERSVERSUSTHE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY AND OTHERS1038… CORAM : MANISH PITALE & Y.G. KHOBRAGADE, JJ.DATE : 25 JULY 2025...Advocate for the petitioners : Mr. Dipesh D. Pande (WP Nos.8648, 8469, 8650, 8651,8660,8661,8664,8665,8667,8673,8675,8676,8677,8678,8682,8683,8684,8687,8688,8689,8690,8691,8691,8693,8694 all of 2025) 11 WP / 8648 / 2025+GroupAdvocate for petitioners : Mr. V.P. Raje (WP nos. 6686, 9114, 9115, 9116, 9117,9125,9132,9135,9148,9149,9150,9151,9158,9160,9162,9194,9199,9204, 9207,9221,9222,9223 all of2025 and 3429,5105,5152,761,5954 all of 2023)Advocate for petitioners : Mr. A.D. Sonar (WP Nos. 9106, 9107, 9108, 9109, 9111, 9112, 9113,9118, 9121, 9126, 9127, 9128, 9129, 9130, 9133, 9140, 9141, 9143, 9144, 9145, 9153, 9180, 9191,9193, 9203, 9214, 9216 all of 2025)Advocate for petitioners : Mr. Suniket Kulkarni (WP Nos. 5989/2021, 9159, 9160, 9176, 9179,9192, 9195, 9196, 9202, 9205, 9208, 9209, 9210, 9211, 9212, 9213, 9215 all of 2025)Advocate for petitioners : Mr. D.R. Kale (WP/9249/2025 and WP/9250/2025)GP for the respondent – State : Mr. A.B. Girase, AGPs for the respondent – State : Mr. S.V. Hange, Mr. S.K. Tambe,Mr. S. D. Ghayal, Mr. S. P. Sonpawale, Mr. V. M. Kagne, Mr. R. K. Ingole,Ms. Saie S. Joshi, Ms. Neha B. KambleDSGI for UOI : Mr. A.G. Talhar Standing Counsel for UOI : Mr. Ravi Bangar, Mr. Amol N. Patale, Mr. M.A.Golegaonkar, Mr. R.B. Bhosale, Mr. S.W. Munde, Mrs. S.S. Kulthe, Mr. R.B. Bagul,Mr. S.S. Deve, Ms. Nikita Gore, Mr. B.B. Kulkarni, Mr. D.B. GaikwadAdvocate for National Highway Authority of India : Mr. Sagar Varma a/w Mr. SagarLadda, Mr. D.S. Manorkar a/w Mr. D.P. Madkar…ORAL ORDER (PER – MANISH PITALE, J.) :In these petitions, similar issues are raised by thepetitioners and we find that on earlier occasion, this Court hasdisposed of the petitions, issuing specific directions that have partlyaddressed the concerns raised by the petitioners herein. 2.At the outset, learned counsel appearing for the petitionerin writ petition no. 8648 of 2025, submits that due to inadvertence, therepresentation of respondent no. 4 has been erroneously shown. Forthe reason that the case pertains to the Project Director, NationalHighway Authority of India at Nasik and not Dhule, he seeks leave toamend the same. 12 WP / 8648 / 2025+Group3.In that light, leave is granted. Petitioner to forthwith correctthe representation of respondent no. 4.4.Similarly, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners inwrit petition nos. 9249 of 2025 and 9250 of 2025, points out thatidentical issues arise in these petitions. Although, the said writpetitions are not on board, papers were called for and upon perusal ofthe papers, we are inclined to take up writ petition nos. 9249 of 2025and 9250 of 2025 on board along with the other writ petitions listedtoday. Accordingly, the said petitions are taken on Board. 5.On 17.07.2025, this Court passed a common order in writpetition no. 240 of 2023 (Rajendra Namdev Patil and others Vs. TheCompetent Authority, Land Acquisition and another) with connected writpetitions, as under :-1.When these petitions are called out for consideration,there is no serious dispute about the fact that the issues raisedin these petitions are covered by earlier order passed by thisCourt in similar matters. On 26.06.2025, this Court passed acommon order in Writ Petition No.12512/2019 (TrimbakAadhar Bhamre and Anr. Vs. The Union of India and otherswith connected writ petitions) granting relief similar to therelief claimed in this petition.2.It is the case of the petitioners that, they are entitled tosolatium and interest on the compensation amount inaccordance with principles laid down by the Supreme Court inthe case of Union of India and Anr. Vs. Tarsem Singh andOrs.; (2019) 9 SCC 304.3.In the said order passed in Trimbak Aadhar Bhamre Vs.the Union of India (supra), while considering identicalcontention, this Court held as follows : 13 WP / 8648 / 2025+Group“5.This Court, at the Principal Seat, in Writ PetitionNo.11932 of 2019 (Hiraman Namdeo Lonare and othersVs. The Union of India and Others) and a group of cases,vide judgment dated 08.04.2025, recorded that the partiesagree that the main issue involved in the Petitions wascovered by the decision in Tarsem Singh (supra).6.In view of the application made by the NHAI inMiscellaneous Application Diary No.2572 of 2020 in CivilAppeal No.7086 of 2019, the Hon’ble Supreme Court hadpassed an order on 30.07.2021, clarifying that the words“(1A) and” appearing in paragraph 41 of the judgment dated19.09.2019, be deleted. Accordingly, the relief that wasgranted, was in terms of Section 23 and 28 of the LandAcquisition Act, 1894 and not under Section 23(1A).7.In Hiraman Namdeo Lonare (supra), the judgmentof the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 04.02.2025 (supra), wasalso cited. It was observed by this Court that the NHAI wouldcompute and pay the Petitioners, solatium and interest inaccordance with the principles laid down in the said matters,within three months of the uploading of the order dated08.04.2025.8.Thereafter, the judgment was delivered by the Hon’bleSupreme Court on 04.02.2025, rejecting all the ReviewPetitions. Neither the Petitioners, nor the NHAI, have everchallenged the Arbitral Awards before any Court.9.With regard to the objection on the maintainability ofthese Petitions, an identical issue was raised before thisCourt at the Principal Seat in Writ Petition No.9608 of 2023(Kisanlal Bairudas Jain Vs. Union of India and others)and group of cases. By judgment dated 09.05.2025, thisCourt referred to the law laid down by the Hon’ble SupremeCourt in M/s Godrej Sara Lee Ltd Vs. The Excise andTaxation Officer-cum-Assessing Authority and Ors, 2023(384) ELT 8 (SC) and delivered a verdict concluding that theobjection to the maintainability of the Petitions on the groundof an alternate remedy, is overruled.10.We direct the Competent Authority to compute andpay all these Petitioners, solatium and interest in accordancewith the principles enunciated in Tarsem Singh (supra),within three months from today.11.As like the directions set out in Hiraman (supra), werecord that if the payment of such compensation is delayedor is wrongly concluded on assumptions and presumptions,we would hold the Officers of the Competent Authority,responsible for the delayed payment or insufficient paymentand in which case, if the interest for delayed payment orinsufficient payment is computed, in any proceeding broughtto this Court or before whichever authority, such interestcomponent or insufficient payment, will be recovered from 14 WP / 8648 / 2025+Groupthe salaries of the Officers who are responsible for sucherroneous calculations.12.Insofar as the contention of the learned Advocate forthe NHAI, that there ought not to be a double payment withreference to the loss of easementary rights at the rate of10%, since that issue is not addressed to the Court in thesePetitions by the Petitioners and since the Arbitral Award hasnot been challenged by the NHAI, we do not have to expressany view on this aspect.13.In view of the above, all these Writ Petitions before usare disposed off in the light of Tarsem Singh (supra) and theabove referred orders.”6.We are of the opinion that these petitions can also beallowed and disposed of in view of the above quoted order passed inpetition No.12512/2019 (Trimbak Aadhar Bhamre and Anr. Vs. TheUnion of India and others with connected writ petitions) granting reliefsimilar to the relief claimed in this petition.7.At this stage, learned counsel appearing for the contestingrespondents submit that reply affidavits can be filed within one weekfrom today, emphasizing that in some of the petitions, reply affidavitsare ready even today. Contesting respondents are granted time of oneweek to file reply affidavits.8.It is further pointed out by the contesting respondents thatthis Court may consider directing the petitioners to produce all relevantdocuments before the competent authorities for verification when thecompetent authorities undertake any exercise of computation ofamounts payable to the petitioners towards solatium and interest inaccordance with the principles noted in the above quoted order of this 15 WP / 8648 / 2025+GroupCourt. It is further submitted that even if this Court were to pass anorder in favour of the petitioners in the same manner as earlier ordershave been passed in the case of similarly situated petitioners, it may beobserved that such payments shall be subject to challenges raised, ifany, under sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,1996.9.Considering the aforesaid submissions made on behalf ofthe contesting respondents, we are inclined to allow these petitions inthe following manner :-(a)In the light of above, these petitions are allowed bydirecting the competent authorities to compute and pay to thepetitioners solatium and interest in accordance with the principlesenunciated in the case of Union of India and another Vs. TarsemSingh and others (supra) within a period of six (6) months from today.(b)It is made clear that the petitioners shall assist thecompetent authorities by producing all relevant documents and uponverification of the same, the competent authorities shall proceedfurther. It is also clarified that payments made pursuant to thedirections given herein-above, shall be subject to the challenges, if any,raised under sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,1996. 16 WP / 8648 / 2025+Group10.Writ petitions are disposed of in the above terms.11.Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. [ Y.G. KHOBRAGADE ] [ MANISH PITALE ] JUDGE JUDGEarp/