Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 711 · Decided 12 December 2003
Panna Lal Ghosh and ORS. v. Land Acquisition Collector and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 711 · [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 740
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9734/2003
- Decided
- 12 December 2003
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, RUMA PAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 8(2); Land Acquisition Act Section 23(2)
Headnote
Land Acquisition : Land Acquisition Ai:t, 1894 · C Sections 23(2) and 28-Solatium-Enhanced Rate-Claim for ben- efits under the Amendment Act of 1984-Award-made by Land Acquisition Collector in 1974-Reference pending in the Reference Court between 301411982 and 29/9/84~Award passed by interpretation given to the Amending Act, the appellants are entitled to enhanced solatium @ 30% and interest under Section 23(2) of the Act. Solatum-Held, is mandatory and cannot be done away with­ Contention that Section 8(2) of the West Bengal Land Development and E Planning Act,
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