The rest of the objections to the expressway were raised by groups as public interest issues. The plot of land, owned by Nanikram Murlimal Devnani, is situated in village Dongargaon in Pune district. The plot (survey 386/2), measuring barely an acre, was located bang in the middle of the expressway, which made it crucial to acquire it.

Devnani challenged the acquisition in High Court, claiming that the acquisition procedure was not adhered to, and that he was not given due notice and adequate hearing before the land was taken into possession. The division bench of Justice A A Desai and Justice T K Chandrashekhara Das had admitted Devnani's petition in January this year. They ordered status quo on the land until final disposal of the petition.

However, the state governmentfiled an affidavit to clarify the situation today before the division bench of Chief Justice M B Shah and Justice R M S Khandeparkar. State Advocate General C J Sawant, appearing for the government, claimed that it had complied with every possible procedure of acquisition. Devnani was given notice as well as paid adequate compensation, the government claimed.