IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5781 of 2026 =============================================

NAVINCHANDRA @ NAVINBHAI ISHWARBHAI PATEL & ORS.

Versus COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER & ORS.

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Appearance:

MR AJ YAGNIK(1372) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2,3,4 MR TUSHAR L CHAUHAN(12449) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2,3,4 MS HETAL PATEL, AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MR PRADIP D BHATE(1523) for the Respondent(s) No. 3 NANAVATI & CO.(7105) for the Respondent(s) No. 2 =============================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.N.RAY Date : 24/04/2026

ORAL ORDER

(PER : HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL)

1. The petitioners herein are aggrieved by non-award of benefit of Section 30 sub-section (3) of the the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (for short, the Act’ 2013”), on the market value computed by application of the multiplication factor 2, which was granted vide award dated

30.05.2020.

2. At the outset, it is pointed out