Landowners Win vs NHAI: Bombay HC Upholds Higher Compensation

Bombay High Court dismisses NHAI appeals, upholds ₹1,742/sq.m enhanced compensation for Gandheli landowners and rules that Arbitration Act time limits do not bind NH Act statutory arbitrations — a major win for farmers facing land acquisition.

57-Year Clerical Error That “Stole” a Family’s Land on Paper Finally Corrected

A 1968 typing mistake quietly transferred 9 aare of ancestral farmland from Kachru Bansod’s family to their neighbours, only on paper. For 57 years the Bansods continued cultivating it. On 21 November 2025, the Bombaybos HC quashed the injustice and restored the land, ruling that a clerical error can be corrected anytime when possession was never actually transferred.