Supreme Court of India

Karnal Improvement Trust v. Sumitra Devi (dead) by Lrs. and Ors.

Neutral citation
Reported as [2008] 5 S.C.R. 313
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 24 March 2008

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: ss.23(1- ) and 28 -Award passed by Land Acquisition Collector in 1972 - No enhancement of compensation in c excess of the award passed by Collector - Entitlement to solatium u/s.23(1- ) and benefits u/s.28 - Held: Not entitled - Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984 - s.30(1). Appellant filed writ petitions challenging award of :y solatium at the rate of 30% of the market value and other '~ .. amounts permissible under ss.23(1- ) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The writ petitions were dismissed. In appeal to this Court, the contention of Appellant is

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.