R.Kumar v. the District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
The Madras High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking enhanced compensation for land utilized for erecting 110 KV High Tension Power Lines. The court directed the petitioner to file a statutory appeal under Section 16(3) of the Indian Telegraph Act before the District Court. The period of litigation in this writ petition shall be excluded in calculating limitation for the appeal.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition dismissed granting liberty to file statutory appeal under Section 16(3) of the Indian Telegraph Act.