Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 765 · Decided 21 November 1995
Ratan Lal Gupta and ORS. v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 765 · [1995] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 534
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3279/1984
- Decided
- 21 November 1995
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 4(1)
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 : Land Acquisition-Compensation-Principles for determination­ C Land acquired in undeveloped area-f'1ice of the developed area cannot be adopted ipso facto as basis for detemiination of compensation. For acquisition of appellants' land measuring 28 bighas, the the Reference Court determined com- D pensation @ Rs. 30 per sq. yard. On further appeal a single Judge of the High Court determined market value @ Rs. 78 per sq. yard deducted Rs. 7 for development charges, fixed the land available as per the lay out at 78.45% of the land areas saleable for
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