Supreme Court of India

Union of India & Anr. v. Pushpavathi & Ors. Etc.

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Bench R.K. Agrawal and Abhay Manohar Sapre JJ.
Decided 6 February 2018

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing discussion, we are of the view that the High Court was right in entertaining the writ petitions filed by the respondents (landowners) and was eventfully right in allowing the same on merits.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss. 18, 28 and 34 – Collector declining to award interest on compensation u/s. 28A proceedings to the landowners – Legal remedy available to the landowners against such order – Landowner should approach the Civil Court in reference u/s.28A(3) r/w. s.18 of the Act or should file writ petition u/s.226 of the Constitution – Held: dispute relating to non-award of interest payable to the landowners u/s.28 and s.34 of the Act is not specified u/s. 18 and hence it is not capable of being referred by the Collector to the Civil Court u/s. 18 of the Act – It is also for the…

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