Supreme Court of India

Bhag Singh & Ors. v. Union Territory of Chandigarh, through the Land Acquisition Collector, Chandigarh

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Reported as [1985] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 949
Bench P.N. Bhagwati, A.N. Sen and D.P. Madon JJ.
Decided 14 August 1985

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From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act .1894, Sections 23 and 28 & Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act 1984, Sections 15(b), 18(a) and 30(2) . Land acquisition - Solatium and compensation - Enhanced rates of 'thirty per centum' and 'nine per centum' - Entitlement '• of - When arises - Awards made after April 30, 1982 - Appeals arising from such awards - Whether covered. Compensation - Determination of by courts - Market value of the land acquired - Courts restricti ng compensation to amount of court-fee paid by claimants - Whether legal and valid. The Land Acquisition (Amelldment) Act, 1984 by Section 15(b)

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