Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 239 · Decided 2 March 2020
D.B. Basnett (D) THR. LRS. v. The Collector & ANR. East District, Gangtok, Sikkim & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 239 · [2020] 4 S.C.R. 513
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 196/2011
- Decided
- 2 March 2020
- Bench
- SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, K.M. JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 300, 300A; Land Acquisition Act Section 4(1), 4
Headnote
Sikkim Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1977 - The Respondent no.2- State sought to acquire land in the year 1980 - The appellant pleaded that the said land was not acquired in accordance with law - Respondent no. 2 raised a defence that the Agriculture due process while acquiring the land and had paid compensation of Rs.62,645/- to the father of the original appellant - The Trial Court dismissed the suit - The appeal filed before the High Court was also dismissed - On appeal, held: The respondent-State has not produced any
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