Supreme Court of India

Lachchappa v. Special Land Acquisition Officer, Ukp, Bagalkot.

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Bench S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria JJ.
Decided 7 August 2026

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What the Court ordered

Civil Appeals are allowed as indicated above.

Judgment, 12

In brief

The respondents issued a Section 4(1) notification under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on 11.02.1999 acquiring 7 acres 12 guntas in Survey No. 161/2, Mudhol Village, Bagalkot District, to rehabilitate project-displaced families. The Award of 04.01.2000 was challenged on a Section 18 reference, and the Reference Court on 27.03.2001 enhanced compensation to Rs. 3,00,000 per acre; the High Court, in an MFA filed only in 2008, further enhanced it to Rs.…

Authorities it was built on

  • Ravindra and another v. Special Land Acquisition Officer, UKP, Bagalkot

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