Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 449 · Decided 29 April 1997
Special Deputy Collector and ANR. ETC. v. Kurra Sambasiva Rao and ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 449 · [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1107
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3697/1997
- Decided
- 29 April 1997
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, S. SAGHIR AHMAD, G.B. PATTANAIK (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Leave Granted & Allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 4(1)
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 : B S. 18, s. 23(1), 23(1-A); and 30(1)(a) of the amendment Act-Com- C pensation-Acquisition of 97 acres of agricultural land-Possession taken on 20.6.1981-Award made by Land Acquisition Officer on 19.6.1982 awarding compensation @ Rs. 22, 940 per acre-Reference Court Court further enhanced compensation to Rs. 23.50 per sq. yd. relying on a sale deed for 250 sq. yd. of land-Held, High Court erred in determining compensation-Claimants are entitled to compen- D sation @ Rs. 50, 000 per acre-Burden of proof is on the claimant to establish before reference
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