Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 687 · Decided 8 October 2010
State of Karnataka & ORS. v. Munikadirappa & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 687 · [2010] 12 S.C.R. 250
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7664/2004
- Decided
- 8 October 2010
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU, T.S. THAKUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act
Headnote
Land laws and Agricultural Tenancy - Litigation for . deciding occupancy rights - During pendency of litigation the land in question acquired - Single Judge of High Court decided the occupancy rights in favour of tenant - In view of the acquisition also directed the compensation thereof to the tenant and the erstwhile owner of the land - Division Bench of the High Court held that since the tenant was entitled to occupancy right, he was entitled to the whole compensation - On appeal, held: The courts below were right in deciding the question regarding the occupancy right - However,
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