'Speculative Litigation': ₹2 Lakh Exemplary Costs Imposed For Ownership Claim On Land Acquired In 1947: Bombay High Court

In a stern ruling, the Bombay High Court imposed an exemplary cost of Rs. 2 lakh on the petitioners, Satish Poptlal Shah and another, for filing a speculative petition challenging the acquisition of land in 1947-48, without any valid explanation for the 77-year delay. The petitioners, claiming ownership of land acquired by the State of Maharashtra for railway purposes, sought to challenge the land acquisition proceedings of 1947-48, despite having…