Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1222 · Decided 25 October 1996
P. Rajan and ANR. v. The Kerala State Electricity Board and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1222 · [1996] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 3
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 14526/1996
- Decided
- 25 October 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, S.P. KURDUKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 4(1)
Headnote
B Land Acquisition Act, 1894 : Compensation-Award of-Reference Court enhancing compensation-High Court reducing the same-Justification-Held, when C large extent of land is acquired, determination of compensation on the basis of square yard or square foot basis is wrong principle-A/so land centre to be given weightage-Sale deeds furnished-Does not furnish reasonable basis since the lands are within municipal limits and well developed-Post-notification sale of small extent-A/so does not D furnish reasonable basis for determination of market value and compensation. CIVIL
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