Allowed
C.N.Appukkuttan v. the Deputy Collector and Competent Authority (Kerala)
Kerala HCCRP/17/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Land compensation under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines Act cannot be fixed by State Government notification; only the Central Government has that power. The court set aside the District Court's order based on the State notification and remanded for fresh determination under the Act.
What did the court decide?
Impugned orders set aside; matter remanded to District Court for fresh disposal fixing compensation as per Section 10 of the PMP Act.