Supreme Court of India

Administrator General of West Bengal v. Collector, Varanasi

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Reported as [1988] 2 S.C.R. 1025

Bench S. Natarajan and M.N. Venkatachaliah JJ.

Decided 16 February 1988

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What the Court ordered

In the result, this appeal is allowed in part and while the compensation determined and awarded for the land is left undis turbed, the compensation awarded for the building and tree-growth is ' .. • E enhanced from Rs.57,660 to Rs.2,00,000 and from Rs.355.85 to Rs.7,500 respectively.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Sections 4, 11, 18 and 23- Compensation-Valuation of land-Determination of market value Price fetched for comparative land sold at time of section 4 Notification-Best evidence of valuation-Land with building- . Determination of value of building-Free growth on land-Whether ~n be valued on basis of horticultural value. I 1 Solarium and interest-Applicability of higher rates-Effect of U.P. Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act 1972 and Central Amendment Act 1982-Question left open in view of pendency of Bhag Singh v. U. T. Chandigarh. ' Practice and Procedure:

Where later benches applied it

2024 Horrmal (deceased) through His Lrs & Ors. v. State of Haryana & Ors. relied on
2024 Kazi Akiloddin v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. relied on
2024 New Okhla Industrial Development Authority v. Harnand Singh (deceased) through Lrs & Ors. referred to
2011 Chandrashekar (d) by Lrs. & Ors. v. Land Acquisition Officer & Anr. referred to
2011 Goa Housing Board v. Rameshchandra Govind Pawaskar & Anr. referred to
2011 Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority v. Gobinda Chandra Makal & Anr referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 4 referred to

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