Supreme Court of India

Raj Kumar and Anr. v. State of Punjab and Anr.

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Reported as [1995] 1 S.C.R. 184
Bench K. Ramaswamy and Sujata V. Manohar JJ.
Decided 11 January 1995

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the A High Court has rightly determined the market value for the rest of the land at Rs. 65,000 per acre.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Land ;4.cquisition Act. 1894: Award of Compensatiort-Belting-Dif­ f erential treatment from rest of the lands--Fixing of market value on that basis-Held valid-For other lands, market value determined on the basis or evidence on record-Held, no inferference called for. In respect of certain lands acquired the Land Acquisition Officer determined the Market value @ Rs. 24,000 per acre upto a belting of 22 Karmas and for the rest of the land, he determined the market value @ Rs. 20,000 by acre. On reference, the Additional District Judge enhanced the market value @ Rs. 1,60,000 per acre upto 22

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