Supreme Court of India

Rajalakshmi v. The Special Tahsildar (la) Koyilandy & Another

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Reported as [2023] 2 S.C.R. 870
Bench M. R. Shah and C. T. Ravikumar JJ.
Decided 10 April 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, all these appeals succeed in part.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Just and fair compensa tion – Lands in question were acquired for setting up of a n IT Park – Many landowners accepted the compensation at negotia ted price of Rs. 1,00,000/- per cent – Present landowners dis satisfied, references made u/s.18 – Reference Court enhanced t he compensation – High Court awarded the compensation at the rate of Rs. 1,35,000/- per cent by giving 35% rise to th e negotiated price of Rs. 1,00,000/- per cent – Correctness of – Held: High Court rightly took into consideration the negotiated price for which the other various landowners sold

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