Supreme Court of India
D.B. Basnett (d) Thr. Lrs. v. The Collector & Anr. East District, Gangtok, Sikkim & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid order, the alternative direction passed by the appellate court to refund the land revenue in case of a claim would not arise.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Sikkim Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1977 – The Respondent no.2- State sought to acquire land in the year 1980 – The appellant pleaded that the said land was not acquired in accordance with law – Respondent no. 2 raised a defence that the Agriculture Department had followed due process while acquiring the land and had paid compensation of Rs.62,645/- to the father of the original appellant – The Trial Court dismissed the suit – The appeal filed before the High Court was also dismissed – On appeal, held: The respondent-State has not produced any notification of the intent to acquire…
Authorities it was built on
- 2005 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. v. Darius Shapur Chenai and Ors.
- 1974 P.S. Sadasivaswamy v. The State of Tamil Nadu
- 2013 Khachar Dipu @ Dilipbhai Nakubhai v. State of Gujarat
- 2012 Tukaram Kana Joshi & Ors. Thr. Power of Attorney Holder v. M.I.D.C. & Ors.
- 2008 N. Padmamma and Others v. S. Ramakrishna Reddy and Others
- 1972 Narindrajit Singh & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2024 Urban Improvement Trust v. Vidhya Devi.
- 2023 Urban Improvement Trust, Bikaner v. Gordhan Dass (d) through Lrs. & Others
- 2020 B. K. Ravichandra & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
Of those, 3 mentioned
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