Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 663 · Decided 21 November 2003
The Land Acquisition Officer, Kammarapally Village, Nizamabad District, Andhra Pradesh v. Nookala Rajamallu and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 663 · [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 67
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9205/2003
- Decided
- 21 November 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 23, 4(1)
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 : Section 23-Land acquisition-Compensation-Awarding of­ Relevant factors to be considered-Held: Where large area was acquired, C rate at which small plots were sold not a safe criterion to fix compensation­ However, where there was no. material to determine paid for small plots maybe taken as compensation to fix market value of the land acquired-Market value of the land on the date of acquisition a relevant factor-Necessary deductions for the formation of roads and other D civic amenities, laying out roads, drains, sewers, water and electricity lines
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