Supreme Court of India

Smt. Basavva and Ors. Etc. v. The Spl. Land Acquisition Officer, and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] 3 S.C.R. 500
Bench K. Ramaswamy and G.T. Nanavati JJ.
Decided 15 March 1996

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What the Court ordered

We hold that there is no justification for interference in the finding recorded by the High Court or to further E increase the compensation.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 : Land Acquisition-Compensatimi--Detennination of market value- Deduction towards development charges-Pennissible extent of-Deduction between 33-113 to 53% held permissible by Supreme Court in many decisions-Land acquired situated in area where there was no develop­ ment-Development likely to take long time-Reliance on sale deed for compensation-Land under sale deed sintated at far flung area from land under acquisitimi--In view of the fact that development would have taken long years High Cowt allowed additional deduction of 12% i.e. 53% and 12% in detem1ination of

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