Shri Ramchandra Jee Swami Jaitu Sao Math v. State of Chhattisgarh
LAND ACQUISITION – INTEREST ON DELAYED COMPENSATION
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What is this about?
FAM No. 02 of 2021, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (DB: Rajani Dubey & Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, JJ.), CAV judgment delivered 20/11/2024 (reserved 04/10/2024) — interest on delayed land acquisition compensation under Section 34, Land Acquisition Act, 1894; non-payment/non-deposit of awarded amount; compensation retained by Land Acquisition Officer in FDR jointly in names of Trust and Collector, Raipur; delayed credit till 03.07.2015/08.07.2015; reference under Section 18; review under Order 47 Rule 1 CPC deleting processing-fee enhancement of Rs.1,10,52,554/-; relies on Mahavir v. Union of India ((2017) 11 SCR 553; also cited as (2018) 3 SCC 588) and Chanabasappa v. Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd. ((2020) 5 SCR 24 / (2020) 5 S.C.R. 24), quoting Hissar Improvement Trust v. Rukmani Devi (AIR 1990 SC 2033) and Lila Ghosh v. State of West Bengal ((2004) 9 SCC 337); parties: Shri Ramchandra Jee Swami Jaitu Sao Math (Public Trust) v. State of Chhattisgarh, SDO (Revenue) Raipur & Executive Officer, C.G. Housing Board; subject land: Khasra No.509/1, 13.055 hectare, village Sejbahar, Raipur; Chhattisgarh Housing Board housing project.