Supreme Court of India

Ram Kumar and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1991] 1 S.C.R. 649
Bench N.M. Kasliwal and K. Ramaswamy JJ.
Decided 21 February 1991

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What the Court ordered

Accordingly, we find that the learned Additional District Judge used the statement made by the counsel for the claimants as the basis for dismissing the preliminary objections advanced by the Union of India.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Sections 18 and 19. Land Acquisi- ____L_ tion-Compensation-Claimants application for reference under section 18 for claim of enhanc!!.d compensation in respect of the whole land acquired-But Land Schedule annexed with application indicating Khasra No. in respect of part of the lands-Collector making a state- c ~ ment under section 19 to the Reference Court restricted to lands - specified by Khasra No. and not in respect of the whole land acquired- - Held State acquiring land cannot take advantage of party's ignorance and consequent non-specification of Khasra

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