Remanded
The Chief Engineer v. Biju Varghese
Kerala HCCRP/175/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Compensation for trees cut and diminished land value from high-tension electricity lines was challenged. The Court set aside the awards and remanded the claims for fresh consideration, with opportunities to contest and adduce evidence, directing earnest efforts to complete disposal within six months.
What did the court decide?
Impugned orders set aside; original petitions remanded for fresh consideration with opportunity to adduce evidence and earnest efforts to dispose of them within six months of receipt of the order.