Supreme Court of India

K.S. Sanjeev (dead) by Lrs. Etc. Etc. v. State of Kerala and Anr.

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Reported as [2016] 4 S.C.R. 635
Bench Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Fali Nariman JJ.
Decided 7 January 2016

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the appellants shall be entitled to land value for the acquired land fixed at Rs.17250/- per cent and they are also entitled for other statutory benefits in terms of the Land Acquisition Act 1894.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Compensation - Enhancement of - Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation Rs.11000 per cent - Reference Court ignored the document ( -4) relied upon by the appellant-land owner and refused enhancement of compensation - Property covered by -4 document was sold for R. 17250 per cent on 27.10.1986 - The instant s.4(1) Notification was issued on 3.2.1987 - Held: There was no justification for not taking into consideration the said document for fixing the land value - -4 land was in Panchayat area whereas the acquired land was in Municipal area and was also abutting

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