Supreme Court of India

State of Madras v. Rev. Brother Joseph

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Reported as [1974] 1 S.C.R. 309
Bench K. K. Mathew and M. H. Beg JJ.
Decided 8 August 1973

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Laud acquisition-Compensation for fruit bearing trees-Method of -fixing. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation for certain land acquired' and the method adopted by him for valuing coconut and orange topes was to capitalise the net income from those tapes at 20 years' purchase. On reference, the Subordinate judge, though he increased the estimated yie1d from the trees, accepted that the capitalisation should be .at 20 years purchase. On appeal, the High Court also held that the method of cavi~alisation was a fair method for arriYing at the market value. Dismissing the appeal by the

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