Category: Land Acquisition

Land Acquisition Act, 1894, S.I8—Market Value—Fruit bearing trees–Appellants submitted that since the holding is very small and since the people have been dependent and the income from the fruit bearing trees they would go by the calculation on the basis of income from fruit bearing trees only and not on basis of land value–Ordered accordingly

(2017) 4 LawHerald(SC) 2880 : (2018) 2 Scale 338 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ISMAIL HUSHEN GHANCHI — Appellant Vs. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA — Respondent ( Before : Kurian Joseph and…

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, S.24—Lapsing of Proceedings—Non-acceptance of compensation—Whether deposit of compensation amount with treasury is valid tender—Whether interest is payable on amount deposited in treasury—Whether non acceptance of compensation by land owners would result in lapse of proceedings—Matter referred to larger bench.

(2018) 1 AllWC 372 : (2018) 1 BCR 1 : (2017) DNJ 1120 : (2018) 1 KarLR 151 : (2017) 4 LawHerald(SC) 2954 : (2018) 1 RCR(Civil) 431 : (2017) 6 RecentApexJudgments(RAJ) 440 :…

Land Acquisition—Lapsing of Proceedings—In section 24(2) of the Act of 2013 in the expression ‘paid’ it is not necessary that the amount should be deposited in court as provided in section 31 (2) of the Act of 1894—Deposit in treasury is a valid tender.

(2018) AIR(SCW) 824 : (2018) AIR(SC) 824 : (2018) 1 LawHerald(SC) 383 : (2018) 2 Scale 1 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH INDORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY — Appellant Vs. SHAILENDRA (DEAD)THROUGH LRS. — Respondent…