Bachna Ram v. State of Haryana and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
In this writ petition concerning non-payment of compensation for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1984, the petitioner claimed outstanding payment. The State filed a reply producing a cheque for the claimed amount, which was accepted by the petitioner. Consequently, the High Court held the petition infructuous and dismissed it.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was dismissed as it was rendered infructuous upon acceptance of the cheque from the State.