Supreme Court of India

Dilawar Singh & Ors. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2010] 12 S.C.R. 1059
Bench Markandey Kat Ju and T.S. Thakur JJ.
Decided 26 October 2010

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that interest of justice shall be met if the appellants are directed not to recover the amount of compensation from the respondents pursuant to or in furtherance of this judgment.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952: Solatium and interest - Acquisition of land under the Act - Delay of 16 years in appointment of arbitrator- Held: Award c of solatium and interest is justified as there was an inordinate delay in the appointment of an arbitrator and consequent delay in determination of compensation payable to the land 0 owners. Compensation - Enhancement of - Acquisition of large extent of land situate in the outskirts of Pathankot for defence purposes under the Act - The enhancement of compensation was considered by High Court in a similar case

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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