Supreme Court of India

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited v. M/s. Nemichand Damodardas & Anr.

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Reported as [2022] 6 S.C.R. 747
Bench M. R. Shah and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 11 July 2022

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the basic value of registration has no statutory base.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: s.4 – Land acquisition – Compensation – Determination of, on the basis of Ready R eckoner rates – Correctness of – Held: Rates mentioned in t he Ready Reckoner, are for the purpose of collection of stam p duty, which are the uniform rates for all the lands in the area, thus, c annot be the basis for determination of the compensation for the lands acquired under the Act – Market value of the land dep ends upon the location of the land; area of the land; whether the land is in a developed area or not; whether the acquisition is of a small plot of land or a big chunk

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