Supreme Court of India

Er. K. Arumugam v. V. Balakrishnan & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 2 S.C.R. 802
Bench R. Banumathi and R. Subhash Reddy JJ.
Decided 6 February 2019

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the impugned order of the Division Bench in Contempt Petition No.2/2017 and the order of the learned Single Judge in Contempt Petition No.2626/2016 are set aside and this appe al is allowed.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Contempt of Court: Writ petition in respect of compensation amount for t he land acquired by Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD Board) – High Court directed the Board to submit report to the District Collector to ensure fair and reasonable compensatio n to the writ petitioner – In compliance of order of High Court, Distri ct Collector passed order fixing the land value at the rate of Rs. 200/– per sq. ft. as on 1.4.2012 – When the compensation amount was paid to the claimant, he received the same under protest – The c laimant filed contempt petition against the appellant

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