Supreme Court of India

Shaji Kuriakose and Anr. v. Indian Oil Corpn. Ltd. and Ors.

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 573
Bench Y.N. Khare and B.N. Agra Wal JJ.
Decided 14 August 2001

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, the appeals fail and are accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

land Acquisition : land Acquisition Act, 1894-Section 23-Compensation-Grant a/­ Reference Court enhanced compensation-High Court reduced compensation-Held, justified-Dissimilarity between land covered by sales and land acquired with regard to locaiity, shape, site or nature of land-In such cases court can fa: compensation less than market value of land • Land acquisition Authority passed an award offering compensation for the land sought to be acquired. On reference, Additional Sub Judge enhanced the compensation. On appeal by respondent, High Court reduced the compensation. Appellants filed

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