The Special Deputy Collector v. Banoth Manghya
Case brief
What is this about?
In an appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the High Court partly allowed the Land Acquisition Officer's appeal against the Reference Court's enhanced compensation award. The court reduced the market value of the acquired land from Rs. 80,000 to Rs. 70,000 per acre based on a precedent for the same village.
What did the court decide?
The appeal is allowed in part by reducing the market value of the acquired land from Rs. 80,000/- to Rs. 70,000/- per acre. Claimants remain entitled to statutory benefits of additional amount, solati