Supreme Court of India
Vithal Rao & Anr. Etc. v. The Special Land Acquisition Officer
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What the Court ordered
We are of the considered view that it would be just, fair and proper to take out the average value of these plots.
Judgment, page 11
From the headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - s. 23 - Market value of the acquired land - Determination of - Land acquisition for .construction of rehabilitation centre - Award of compensation in favour of land c owner - High Court re-determined the compensation at Rs.13,93,9201-per acre as against Rs. 6,75,0001-per acre awarded by the reference court with all statutory benefits - On appeal, held: On facts, land acquired is a large chunk of land-30 acres approx., not fully developed land, for establishment of rehabilitation centre situated within the municipal limits, one side abutting the main district road
Authorities it was built on
- 1990 V.R. Katarki v. State of Karnataka and Ors.
- 1988 Chimanlal Hargovinddas v. Special Land Acquisition Officer, Poona, and Anr.
- 2011 Trishala Jain and Anr. v. State of Uttaranchal and Anr.
- 1998 Central Bureau of Investigation v. V.C. Shukla and Ors.
- 2014 Union of India v. Raj Kumar Baghal Singh (dead) Th. Lrs. & Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2018 Union of India v. Dyagala Devamma & Ors.
- 2025 Ram Kishan (since Deceased) through His Lrs Etc. v. State of Haryana & Ors.
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to
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