Supreme Court of India
Sangunthala (dead) Thr. Lrs. v. Special Tehsildar (l.a.) & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the High Court and the Land Acquisition Officer failed to take into consideration the advantages and facilities, as discussed above, which were available in the acquired land.
Judgment, page 18
From the headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - s. 23 - Acquired land ::... Classification - Market value - Determination of - The lands were acquired for construction of houses - They were potential house sites - Even at the time of acquisition, there were buildings on the lands - Compensation determined by Land Acquisition Officer - Enhanced by reference court, classifying the land as house sites - High Court holding the o land as agricultural land - Held: The market value of a property has to be determined having due regard to its existing condition with all its existing advantages and its potential
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