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Vidya Devi v. The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 1 S.C.R. 749
Bench Indu Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 8 January 2020

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the present case, the Respondent–State is directed to pay the compensation on the same terms as awarded by the Reference Court vide Order dated 07.07.2015 in Anakh Singh’s case (i.e.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Constitution of India – Arts. 31, 136, 142 and 300A – Respondent-State took over the land of the appellant in 1967–68 for the construction of Nadaun-Sujanpur Road, witho ut taking recourse to acquisition proceedings or following du e process of law – Construction of the road completed by 1975 – In 2004, s ome similarly situated persons whose lands were also taken ove r by the respondent for the same public purpose, filed writ petition titled Anakh Singh & Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. claiming compensation – Allowed – Respondent initiated acqui sition proceedings under the 1894 Act

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