Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1046 · Decided 12 September 1996
Basant Kumar ETC. v. Union of India ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1046 · [1996] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 231
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4327/1991
- Decided
- 12 September 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, FAIZAN UDDIN, G.B. PATTANAIK (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 4(1)
Headnote
B La11d Acquisition Act, 1894 : Compensation-Award-All lands can11ot a11d should 11ot be classified as possessed of same market value-Burde11 on claimant to prove market C value-Cowts should adopt realistic standards a11d pragmatic approach in evaluation of the evidence-Doctline of equality i11 same 11otifica- tioit is not good plinciple-Deductio11 towards providing amenities like roads, pad:s, electlicity, sewages water facilities etc.-High Cozat not justified in adopting ad-hoc pli11ciple-Claima11ts e11titled to e11ha11ced compensation, D interest on enhanced compensatio11 at the rate
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