Supreme Court of India

Bhagawathulla Samanna and Ors. v. Special Tahsildar and Land Acquismon Officer Visakhapatnam Municipality, Visakhapatnam

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Reported as [1991] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 172

Bench N.M. Kasliwal J.

Decided 18 September 1991

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the appeals are allowed and the respondent is directed E to pay the compensation as determined by the learned Subordinate Judge with interest and solatium in accordance with law.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Section 24-Compensation-Award of:-£xpenses required for development of the land-Deduction of one-third value thereof-Whether and when justified. · ' The appellants' lands were acquired under the Land Acquisition Act. The appellants claimed land value at the rate of Rs. 10 per sq. yard, '1ut the Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at the rate of Rs.0.88 per sq. yard. On a reference the Sub'-Judge determined the market value at Rs.11 i)er sq. yard on th~ basis ,of'certain ·c~mparable transactions, but granted the compens~tion at'the rate ofRs~io as the

Authorities it was built on

1991 Spl. Tehsildar Land Acqn. Vishakapatnam v. Smt. A. Mangala Gowri cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2022 State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr. v. Radheshyam & Ors relied on
2011 Special Land Acquisition Officer and Anr. v. M.K. Rafiq Saheb relied on
2024 Kazi Akiloddin v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. referred to
2022 Reddy Veerana v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others referred to
2022 Union of India v. Premlata and Others referred to
2011 Trishala Jain and Anr. v. State of Uttaranchal and Anr. referred to
2005 Viluben Jhalejar Contractor (d) by Lrs. v. State of Gujarat mentioned
2002 Kasturi and Ors. v. State of Haryana mentioned

Of those, 2 relied on · 4 referred to · 2 mentioned

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