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Maharashtra Rights Panel Orders Thane Collector to Pay Compensation for Kalyan Plot Within 30 Days

The commission accepted the owner's unchallenged claim following the Collector's failure to conduct a mandated inquiry.

Overview

  • MSHRC chairperson Justice A M Badar directed the Thane Collector to assess and pay fair compensation under the RFCTLARR Act, 2013, within 30 days of receiving the order.
  • The case concerns Plot No. 111 at Mauje Balyani in Kalyan Taluka, which includes a house and shops taken for the Mumbai–Vadodara Ramay Alignment.
  • The commission recorded that the Collector neither appeared before it nor submitted the required fact-finding report.
  • The complaint was disposed of with instructions for statutory follow-up under Section 18(e) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, and for authorities to notify concerned parties.
  • Complainant Mohammad Latif Shaikh reported loss of income due to non-payment of compensation and has also sought relief through a separate petition before the Bombay High Court.