Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 372 · Decided 12 March 1996
Ram Piari and ANR. ETC. v. Land Acquisition Collector, Solan and ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 372 · [1996] 3 S.C.R. 307
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5237/1996
- Decided
- 12 March 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, K. VENKATASWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 4(1), 11, 18, 25, 26, 54
Headnote
B Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Sections 4(1), 11, 18, 25, 26 and 54. >J< Land acquisition-Compensation--Power of Court to reduce-Co/lee- tor classify the acquired lands into seven categories and awarding compensa- c tion @Rs. 14195 per bigha for Kuhal land and Rs. 9425 per bigha for Katuhal rate of Rs. 7100 per bigha-Appeal-Held on reference or appeal the Court cannot reduce the compensation to less than the offer made by the Collecto,-f/eld High Court committed an e1ror of law in reducing the compensation i11 respect of Kuhal D and Katuha/ lands-Award of Collector restored i11
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