Supreme Court of India

Special Land Acquisition Officer v. Indian Standard Metal Co. Ltd.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 895
Bench Arijit Pasayat and C.K. Thakker JJ.
Decided 30 September 2004

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, the appeal deserves to be partly allowed and is allowed by setting aside the order passed by the High Court.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894-Land Acquisition-Compensation-Claim for enhanced amount-Non production of documentary evidence showing purchase price of land by claimant-Claimant witnesses not proving the purchase price-Government produced document showing purchase price to be much lower-Development of the land was post Notification u/s 4- Compensation enhanced by High Court in view of industrial growth in the vicinity-On appeal, held: When claimant had purchased the land, purchase price of the same was an important factor in determining the value of acquired land-Since High Court order was in

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