Supreme Court of India

Gurdial Singh and Anr. v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [1995] 2 S.C.R. 420
Bench K. Ramaswamy and B.L. Hansaria JJ.
Decided 1 March 1995

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Land Acquisition Act, 1894-Before amendment of 1984 Section 9 and 25(2)-Determination of compensation-Applicant omitted to make -, claim-No jurisdiction vests with court to award compensation in excess of -r c amount awarded by Collector. notification u/s 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was published for acquiring land. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded a sum of Rs. 13,816 per acre as compensation. On reference, the Court enhanced the compensation to Rs. 2,50,000 per acre. On appeal, the High Court reduced the compensation to Rs. 30,000 per acre. Hence these appeals. The appellants

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