Supreme Court of India
Shankarrao Bhagwantrao Patil Etc. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In the result appellant must be awarded compensati on at Rs 7000 per acre subject to deduction or allowance of 25 per cent to account for land required to be set apart for roads, open spaces etc.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Compensation – Deducti on towards development cost – Appellants’ land acquire d – Compensation awarded by Land Acquisition Collector – Dissatisfied , reference sought – Reference Court awarded compensatio n at the rate of Rs.70 per square feet – In appeal, High Court re duced the compensation to Rs.317/- per square meter (29 per sq uare feet) – Held: Land in question was rocky and had a moorum soil – Such land is not cultivable – In the facts of the present cas e, deduction towards the development cost at the rate of 50% is warranted – Order of the Reference Court
Authorities it was built on
- 1988 Chimanlal Hargovinddas v. Special Land Acquisition Officer, Poona, and Anr.
- 2009 Lal Chand v. Union of India & Another
- 2002 Kasturi and Ors. v. State of Haryana
- 2012 Mehrawal Khewaji Trust (rego.), Faridkot & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Ors.
- 2018 Maya Devi (d) through Lrs & Ors. v. State of Haryana & Anr.
- 2004 R.L. Jain (d) by Lrs. v. Dda and Ors.
- 2007 Madishetti Bala Ramul (d) by Lrs. v. The Land Acquisition Officer
- 2016 Balwan Singh & Ors. v. Land Acquisition Collector & Anr.
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