Supreme Court of India

Shri Badru (since Deceased) through L.r.hari Ram Etc. v. Ntpc Limited (formerly National Thermal Power Corporation Limited) & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 9 S.C.R. 993
Bench Abhay Manohar Sapre and Indu Malhotra JJ.
Decided 16 July 2019

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing discussion, the appeals succeed and are accordingly allowed.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.1 1, 18, 23 and 54 – Appellants-landowners’ land acquir ed by the S tate-respondent no.3 for the benefit of NTPC-r espondent no.1 – Land Acquisition Officer (LAO) offer ed Rs.3,87,383/- per bigha to the appellants as compensation– Appellants sought r efer ence u/s.18 of the Act – Refer ence Cour t enhanced the compensation to Rs.5,00,000/- per bigha – S tate and NTPC filed appeals befor e the High Cour t – Appellants filed cr oss objection u/Or . XLI,, r .22, CPC in the said appeals and sought further enhancement in the compensation – Appeals dismissed by the

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