2025:BHC-NAG:14700

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR

FIRST APPEAL NO. 782 OF 2010

Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation, through its Executive Engineer, Bembla Project Division, Tahsil and District

Yavatmal. … APPELLANT

V E R S U S

1. Smt. Lilabai wd/o Pandurang Kodape

(since deceased through L.Rs.)

1a. Subhash Pandurang Kodape

R/o Nagargaon, Post Dighi, Tahsil

Babhulgaon, District Yavatmal.

1b. Shriram Pandurang Kodape

R/o Nagargaon, Post Dighi, Tahsil

Babhulgaon, District Yavatmal.

1c. Gajanan Pandurang Kodape

R/o Nagargaon, Post Dighi, Tahsil

Babhulgaon, District Yavatmal.

1d. Sau. Usha Pundlik Soyam

R/o Ghoti, Post Kalamb, Tahsil Kalamb,

District Yavatmal.

2. The State of Maharashtra through the Collector, Yavatmal.

3. The Special Land Acquisition Officer,

Bembla Project Division No.5, Yavatmal,

Tahsil and District Yavatmal. … RESPONDENTS

Mr. Raunak Kurani, Advocate h/f Mr. A. B. Patil, Advocate for Appellant.

Ms. Hemlata Dhande, AGP for Respondent Nos.2 and 3.

None for the Respondent Nos.1(a) to 1(d).

CORAM : PRAVIN S. PATIL, J.

DATE : NOVEMBER 17, 2025.

JUDGMENT . Heard Mr. Raunak Kurani, learned Counsel for the Appellant and Ms. Hemlata Dhande, learned AGP for Responde