Supreme Court of India
Union of India v. Ramchandra & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that such allotment rates of plots adopted by development authorities like DDA cannot form the basis for award of compensation for acquisition of undeveloped lands for several reasons.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894– ss.23(1- ), 23(2) – Land owned by company was acquired for Railway line–Land Acquisition Collector awarded compensation @ Rs.5/- per square feet as the market value of the land acquired, alongwith additional compensation for expenditure incurred on construction of pillars apart from statutory benefits–Reference Court considering the rates of residential plots awarded compensation of Rs.40/- per square feet for the land acquired and also for the entire land of the company on the ground that the unacquired land cannot be utilized for the purpose intended to be used…
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