Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 414 · Decided 25 July 1995
SH. Topandas Kundanmal, Since Deceased Thereafter BY His Heirs and LRS. ETC. v. The State Through the Land Acquisition Officer, Jamnagar ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 414 · [1995] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 318
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3542/1972
- Decided
- 25 July 1995
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 133(1); Land Acquisition Act
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Compensation-Comparable transaction-Relevancy of-Award of Compensation on sq. ft. basis-When could be resorted to. In the land acquisition proceedings appellants laid a claim at the rate of Rs. 1,08,898/per acre. The Land Acquisition of Rs. 2,500 per acre. Appellants made a Reference to the Civil judge, and restricted their claim to Rs. 2.00 per sq. ft. The Civil Court enhanced the compensation to Rs. 1.25 per sq.ft. The High Court set aside the award and decree of the Reference Court and confirmed that of the Collector.
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