Partly allowed
The State of Mah and Ors. v. Gayabai Gopinath Kedar
Bombay HCFA/2139/2008
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad partly allowed the State's appeals against land acquisition awards. The court quashed interest granted from the date of possession and directed that interest under Sections 28 and 34 of the Land Acquisition Act be calculated only from the date of the Award under Section 11.
What did the court decide?
The interest under Sections 28 and 34 of the Act payable from the date of taking possession is quashed; instead, it is made payable from the date of the Award under Section 11.