Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 415 · Decided 25 July 1995
Municipal Committee, Bhatinda and ORS. v. Balwant Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 415 · [1995] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 322
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5/1993
- Decided
- 25 July 1995
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 : Award of compensation-Belting-Flat rate of market value-Belting C upheld and award of compensation at flate rate-Held: EIToneous, arbitrary and capricious and hence not justified. Certain agricultural lands were acquired for establishing water treatment plant and of 100 yards at the rate of Rs. 50,000 per acre and D at the rate of Rs. 15,000 per acre for the rest of the land. On reference it was enhanced to Rs.1,50,000 per acre in respect of a depth of 50 yards, to Rs. 60,000 per acre for depth of 50 to 100 yards and to Rs. 50,000 per acre for the rest of
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