Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 645 · Decided 19 July 2017
K. Subbarayudu and Others v. The Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 645 · [2017] 6 S.C.R. 524
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9288/2017
- Decided
- 19 July 2017
- Bench
- KURIAN JOSEPH, R. BANUMATHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 54, 4(1)
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - s. 54 - Compensation for fruit bearing trees - Land acquisition by award dated 30.01.1992 - Compensation for the fruit bearing trees, Rs. 50-70 for each lime tree and Rs. 321- for each pomegranate tree - Reference court enhanced the compensation to tree, but for pomegranate tree it remained same -,. Appeal by claimants seeking enhancement of compensation - Dismissed by the High Court on the ground of inordinate delay of 3671 days - Held: There may be omission on the part of the claimants lo adopt extra vigilance; but same need not be used
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