Supreme Court of India

The Special Land Acquisition Officer and Anr. Etc. v. Sri Sidappa Omanna Tumari and Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [1994] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 207
Bench K. Ramaswamy and S.C. Agrawalandn. Venkatachala JJ.
Decided 27 October 1994

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we allow these appeals, set aside the Judgments of the Civil Court, as well as of the High Court, reject the references made to the D Civil Court, leaving the parties to bear their own costs of the proceedings throughout.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act 1894, Ss. 11 (2), (3) and 12-Evidentiary value of award covering lands under same notification-Collector making award for 240 acres @ Rs. 4,000 per acre by agreement with owners-Later · making award for remaining 60 acres on basis of market value@ Rs. 4,000 and 4,500 per acre for agricultural and non-agricuitural land respectively-Civil Court on reference enhancing compensation to Rs. 60, 000 per acre on basis of sale deed of small bit of land and valuation report of retired engineer-Held, Civil Court wrong in ignoring altogether award earlier made by Collector; cannot

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