Supreme Court of India

Karan Singh and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Union of India

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 237
Bench Dr. A.S. Anand and V.N. Khare JJ.
Decided 24 September 1997

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What the Court ordered

We hold that it is only the previous judgment of a court or an Award which can be made basis for assessment of the market value of the acquired land subject to party relying such judgment to adduce evidence for showing that due regard being given to all attendant facts it could form the basis for fixing the market value of acquired land.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, I 894 : Market value-Determination-Comparable sales-Reliance by claimant of price on post-Notification transactions-Held such transaction can guide the court in fixing market value under certain conditions but claimant has to prove that there was no rise of.prices after Notification-­ Failure of claimant-No error was committed by High Court in not relying on such transactions. Market value-Determination of-Award/Judgements-Held, only previous award/judgments could form the basis for fvcing the market value of acquired land. The appellant's land was notified for

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