Khikh Ram v. State Of Chhattisgarh And Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition; Basantpur Bairaj; Janjgir-Champa; Land Acquisition Act 1894 Section 4 and Section 11(1); notification No.K/Prava-2/A.Vi.A/2012/680 dated 2.11.2012; SDO order dated 15.7.2013; proposed award dated 25.6.2013; individualised compensation calculation; solatium; interest; two-month disbursement deadline; adjustment of amounts already paid; rehabilitation; writ petitions disposed of with directions; High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad; 20/11/2024; WPC Nos. 405, 406 and 411 of 2014.
What did the court decide?
All three writ petitions disposed of with directions: authorities to comply with the SDO's report, calculate compensation individually for each Petitioner and inform them individually, pay compensation in accordance with law including solatium and interest, decide and disburse within two months (adjusting any amount already paid), and consider the Petitioners for rehabilitation purposes.