Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Ors. v. Karnail Singh and Ors.

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Bench K. Ramaswamy and N. Vekatachala JJ.
Decided 17 November 1994

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the entire order gets vitiated by manifest errors of law.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, I 894 as amended by Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act 68of1984: Section 28- -Prospective in operation-Does not furnish any right to claimants to make application after the coming into force of the Amending Act-Latter award does not furnish fresh right or cause of action­ Awarding of additional statutory benefits-Neither the Collector nor the High Court has jurisdictii:Jn. Constitution of India, I 950 : Articles I 36, 142-Settling law in exercise of discretion-Such law so settled should be clear and operational instead of being kept vague so that it could become a binding…

Where later benches applied it

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