Supreme Court of India
Mitesh Kumar Ramanbhai Patel & Ors. v. State of Gujarat & Ors.
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We are of the considered opinion that the Reference court was justified in making the determination of the compensation at the rate of Rs.21.48/- per square meter and that was appropriate compensation to be awarded to the land owners.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - ss. 4, 6 and 18 - Signatures of appellants-landowners obtained on blank consent form in 1989 - Notification uls.4 issued after 7 years in 1996 - Consent Awards passed in 1997 on the basis of consent forms - On reference u/s. c 18, reference court determined compensation - High Court set aside the said judgment on the ground that no reference u/s. 18 was maintainable once acquisition was with consent - On appeal, held: Reference could not bt said to be not maintainable' as way back in 1995 the land owners had submitted the application that they were not satisfied
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