Partly allowed
Rajul Devi v. Land Acquisition Officer
Rajasthan HCCW/618/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court held that procedural rules are handmaids of justice and cannot thwart substantive justice. Allowing the denial of evidence, the court directed that petitioners be given effective opportunity to adduce evidence and cross-examine witnesses in lower court proceedings related to land acquisition claims.
What did the court decide?
Directed learned Court below to grant petitioner effective opportunity to adduce evidence on payment of Rs. 5,000/- as cost.