Supreme Court of India
Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd. (now Known as Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.) v. Vinod and Ors. Etc.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that these issues need to be examined by the Law Commission of India and the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, so as to determine whether a statutory remedy of appeal should be provided against judgments/ orders passed under Sections 16(3) and 16(4) of the 1885 Act, the Petroleum Act or any other similar statute.
Judgment, page 22
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Issue arose as regards the landowners seeking further enhancement of compensation on account of damages suffered by erection of transmission lines and towers, whereas the Contractor challenging the amount of compensation awarded; and whether there should be some remedy of appeal against order passed by the District Judge. Headnotes† Telegraph Act, 1885 – s.16(3), (4) – Disputes as to compensation – Assessment of compensation for the Tower Base Area (land beneath four legs of the tower) and the Right of Way-ROW Corridor – Utilization of land owned by the landowners for
Authorities it was built on
- 1976 Kerala State Electricity Board, Trivandrum v. T. P. K. K. Amsom and Besom, Kerala
- 2007 The Kerala State Electricity Board v. Livisha Etc. Etc.
- 1996 Shri M.L. Jaggi v. Mahanagar Telephones Nigam Ltd. and Ors.
- 2014 Dr. Suhas H. Pophale v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. and its Estate Officer
- 1950 Janardan Reddy and Others v. The State
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