Supreme Court of India

Nelatur Sampoornamma W/o Srinivasulureddy v. Special Deputy Collector, L.A., Telugu Ganga Project, Podalakur at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

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Reported as [2017] 6 S.C.R. 517
Bench Kurian Joseph and R. Banumathi JJ.
Decided 19 July 2017

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that as per the Notification of the year 1989, the fmit bearing period being not less than twelve years and the trees being three years old, the High Court has rightly applied the multiplier of"9.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - s. 54 - Compensation for fruit bearing trees - Acquisition of appellant's land with pomegranate tree orchard in 1990 - Reference Court applied the multiplier of '2' and enhanced the market value of each pomegranate to Rs 651- - High Court upheld the market rate, however enhanced the multiplier to '9' - On appeal, held: As per Letter No. (3) 2164189 dated 26.11.1989 of the Department, the revised value of pomegranate trees was fixed at Rs. 751- - On the date of acquisition of the said land, the very same Notification was in effect and that being so, both the

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