Supreme Court of India

Special Land Acquisition Officer and Ors. v. N. Savitha

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Bench M. R. Shah and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 22 March 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the present appeals succeed.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Compensation – Determination of – s.4 Notification issued in the year 2008 for acquisition of land for improvement of Bird Sanctuary– Award of compensation – Dissatisfied with quantum of compensation, land- owner filed appeal before High Court – Land-owner relied upon document (Ex.P.17) by which for the land acquired in the year 2011, the amount of compensation was awarded @ Rs.60 lakhs per acre – Mainly relying on Ex P.17 and thereafter on “guesswork” by impugned judgment, High Court enhanced the amount of compensation to Rs.40 Lakhs per acre – Aggrieved State…

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