Supreme Court of India

Raghubans Narain Singh v. The Uitar Pradesh Government through Collector of Bijnor

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Reported as [1967] 1 S.C.R. 489
Bench K.N. Wanchoo J.
Decided 23 September 1966

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In the result, the appeal must be allowed and the judgment and order passed by the High Court set aside.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Ss. 11, 18, 23 and 28-Compensation for land acquired-based on an earlier offer to purchase the ./ami­ evidence relating to such offer not challenged as not genuine or bona­ fide-whether proper basis for compensation-Valuation based on 'market value'--or on income from land-when appropriate--Court exercising discretion to pay interest under s. 28--whether can award interert at a rate less tha7_1 6 per cent. For the purpose of building a school hostel, a piece of grove land belonging to the appellant and situated just outside the town of Nehtaur, in U.P., was

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