Supreme Court of India

Bhag Singh Etc. v. Union of India & Anr.

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Reported as [2022] 3 S.C.R. 144
Bench Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian JJ.
Decided 5 May 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion, we do not find any merit in the appeals.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss.4, 6 and 18 – Acquisition of land (situated in village Sohana) vide notification in question dated 26-10-1990 – Compensation of Rs.4 lakhs per acre aw arded by Reference Court, upheld by High Court – Challenge before Supreme Court – Relevance, if any, of subsequent notification dated 11-11- 1993, wherein compensation of Rs.8 lakhs per acre was awarded – Whether determination of market value subsequent to the no tification in question would be relevant – Held: Though appreciation i n price can be presumed, but the market value cannot be ass essed by applying

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