Supreme Court of India

Special Deputy Collector (land Acquisition) General, Hyderabad v. B. Chandra Reddy and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 5 S.C.R. 163
Bench C.K. Thakkerandlokeshwarsinghpanta J.
Decided 16 April 2007

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, in our considered opinion, this is not a fit case to exercise discretionary jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Requisitioning and Acquisitioning of Immovable Property Act, 1952: Land acquisition-Authority fixing compensation.@ Rs. 4,0001- per acre- c Non-acceptance by land owners-Appointment of an arbitrator-Awarding compensation @ Rs. 9,000/- per acre, solatium @ 30% per annum and interest @ 6% per annum-Execution of award-Held: Once an award was passed validity of which was never under challenge, a public authority ought to have acted in accordance with the directions issued in the award and should have made the payment-Jn the present case, since payment was not made, claimants approached the High

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