Supreme Court of India

Chanabasappa v. Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd. & Anr.

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Reported as [2020] 5 S.C.R. 24
Bench Arun Mishra and Indira Banerjee JJ.
Decided 21 January 2020

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Land Acquisition Act, 1894: s. 34 – Payment of interest under – Whether from the date of award or from the date prior thereto – Construction of dam af ter acquisition of land – Submergence of land in questi on after the full reservoir level breached in the year 1991 – Acquisition pr ocess of land in question started in the year 2007 – Awar d of compensation – High Court enhanced the compensation amount and directed payment of interest from the date of a ward i.e. 23.7.2009 – Appeal to Supreme Court seeking interest w.e.f. 1991 – Held: Interest u/s. 34 can start only from the date the poss

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