[Land Acquisition Act] Reference Application Under Section 28A Maintainable If Earlier Section 18 Application Not Decided on Merits: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court, in a key ruling on land acquisition law, has held that an application under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is maintainable even if the applicant had earlier filed a reference under Section 18, as long as that reference was not decided on merits. A Division Bench of Justices R.G. Avachat and Neeraj P. Dhote delivered the ruling while hearing Writ Petition No. 2844…