The Supreme Court of India has chastised the Maharashtra government for its delays and lack of seriousness in determining compensation for a landowner whose property was "illegally" occupied over sixty years ago.

A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Prashant Mishra, and KV Viswanathan issued a show cause notice to Rajesh Kumar, the Additional Chief Secretary of the Forest and Revenue Department, asking why contempt proceedings against him should not be commenced. The court was upset by what it called "contemptuous remarks" expressed in an affidavit filed by the department, reported PTI.