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Union of India & Anr. v. Tarsem Singh & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 13 S.C.R. 49
Bench R. F. Nariman and Surya Kant JJ.
Decided 19 September 2019

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the exclusion of Section 25 of the Land Acquisition Act from Section 34 of the Act is unconstitutional but it is severable and we sever it.

Judgment, page 45

From the headnote

National Highways Act, 1956 [As amended by National Highways Laws (Amendment) Act, 1997]: s.3A, 3G(7) and 3J – Acquisition under the Act – Award of solatium – Whether permissible – Held: Solatium is part and parcel of compensation that is payable for compulsory acquisition of land – 1956 Act was amended by 1997 Amendment Act with the object of reducing the delay and for speedy implementation of highway projects – The Amendment Act, 1997 cannot be shielded by Art. 31- of the Constitution as the object of the Amendment has no direct and rational nexus with the Directive Principles contained in

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