Land Acquisition Act, 1894

The Supreme Court examined an appeal by Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti challenging the award of additional compensation, enhanced solatium and interest granted by the Allahabad High Court to the respondents under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The High Court had applied provisions of the 1984 amendment (Section 23(2), pr…

M/S Natesan Agencies (a partnership firm) leased 197.36 acres of land from a Mutt for plantation. The land was included in a wildlife sanctuary by a notification under Section 18 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 in 1976, after which a second 25‑year lease was purportedly executed in 1978. The State later excluded…

The appellants challenged a fresh acquisition of their land in Mehrauli, Delhi, undertaken for the construction of the Chattarpur Metro Station. While the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 provides a special framework for metro projects, the government invoked the urgency provisions of the Land Acquisiti…

The Delhi Administration issued a Section 4(1) notification in 1980 for 50,000 bighas of land and a Section 6 declaration in 1985. Several writ petitions challenged the declaration; a Full Bench upheld it, but a Division Bench later quashed the Section 6 declaration on 18‑Nov‑1988. A subsequent writ petition (23‑Apr‑19…

The appeal concerned awards of compensation under the National Highways Act, where the amount was fixed by an arbitrator appointed by the Central Government. The petitioners argued that Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 should allow the court to modify such awards, especially where the award was …

The Faizabad‑Ayodhya Development Authority acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Original landowners obtained interim stays that prevented the authority from issuing an award under Section 11 of the 1894 Act for certain plots. When the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehab…

The Ayodhya Faizabad Development Authority appealed a Lucknow High Court order that had declared land acquisition proceedings for three plots to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation, though …

The Agra Development Authority (ADA) had taken possession of land and deposited compensation, but some owners refused to accept payment for a remaining portion. The Allahabad High Court held that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed under sub‑section (2) of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparenc…

The appellants, original land owners, sought compensation for land acquired under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Delhi High Court in 2001 enhanced compensation to Rs 2240 per sq. yard, relying on its own decision in Bhola Nath. The Supreme Court later set aside the Bhola Nath decision in 2010 and rema…

The Uttar Pradesh Awas Evam Vikas Parishad (appellant) sought to withdraw from the acquisition of two plots of land under Section 48 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, invoking a 2008 notification that cancelled an earlier 2005 exemption. The respondents, heirs of the original landowner, challenged the withdrawal, argu…

The appellant, Kanwar Lal, succeeded to a 1920 lease of 4,805 acres granted under the Government Grants Act, 1895, which was later taken over by the Uttar Pradesh Government Estates Thekedari Abolition Act, 1958. The State amended the Grants Act and later enacted the Validation Act, 1970 to revive the earlier notificat…

The Delhi High Court, exercising jurisdiction under Article 226, directed the acquiring authority to pay statutory interest under Section 34 of the Land Acquisition Act to land owners for compensation awarded. The appellant challenged this direction, contending that the Act is a complete code and only Sections 28 and 3…

The State of West Bengal sought to revise a 1957 record of rights concerning land that had been leased to a paper mill, arguing that the land vested in the State under the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953. The respondents, Karan Singh Binayak and others, had purchased the land and commenced construction after …

The appellants, landholders whose property was acquired by the Greater Noida Authority, challenged the classification of owners as "Pushtaini" and "Gair‑Pushtaini" which resulted in differential compensation. The Supreme Court held that the classification was not authorized by the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 or the Utta…

The appellant entered into a sale agreement on 19 July 1981, paying Rs 50,000 as advance with the balance due by 25 February 1982, and a separate agreement stipulated forfeiture of the advance on default. Before the sale deed could be executed, a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was iss…

Fomento Resorts and Hotels Ltd. applied to acquire land owned by Gustavo Ranato da Cruz Pinto under Chapter VII of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The government issued a preliminary notification under Section 4 in October 1980, followed later by a Section 6 declaration after an agreement with the acquiring company. Th…

The appellants owned a 10,034 sq. m. plot in Ahmedabad that had been under temporary acquisition by ONGC since 1996 for oil exploration. After purchasing the land in 2005, they were paid a nominal rent of Rs 24 per sq. m. per annum, later increased to Rs 30, and sought a writ to quash the temporary acquisition and rele…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had taken possession of land in 1990 and a remaining portion in 2007 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Respondents filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that the acquisition proceedings had deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Tr…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) appealed against a Delhi High Court order that declared land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act as deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, because possession…

The land in question was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in 1964, with possession taken and compensation deposited by 1967. Respondent No.1, who was not the recorded owner, filed a writ petition claiming that the acquisition had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency…

The case concerned land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 where a notification was issued in 1965, an award passed in 1981 and possession taken by the beneficiary department on 23 September 1981. Compensation could not be ascertained due to a torn map, and the original owners filed a writ petition in 2014 s…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had taken possession of land (Khasra No. 28) on 21 March 2007 by drawing a panchnama and preparing a possession report under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Petitioners Bhagi Singh and others filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed un…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with a notification dated 27‑06‑1996 and an award dated 22‑06‑1999. Possession of the land was taken by the Land Acquisition Collector on 31‑12‑2013 and handed over to the requisition agency, with a panchnama drawn at the time. Th…

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of certain land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been paid. The land had been no…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with award in 1992 and possession taken in 2007. The original writ petitioner, Shyamo, claimed a one‑twelfth share but was not the recorded owner, and the High Court held that the acquisition had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the …

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had taken possession of land in 2007 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, but the High Court held that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 becau…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) acquired land in 1964, passed the award in 1967 and took possession by drawing a panchnama, while depositing the compensation amount with the Reference Court the same year. In 2017 the original landowners filed a writ petition claiming that the acquisition had lapsed under Section …

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that held land acquisition proceedings had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation was not paid, even though possession of the land h…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had initiated land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, but compensation was not paid to the original landowners. A subsequent purchaser, respondent No.1, filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that the acquisition had deemed to lapse under Section 24(…

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed against a Delhi High Court order that declared the land acquisition proceedings for a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, relying on the Pune Municipal…

The Supreme Court examined whether the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (LA Act) continues to apply to land acquisitions undertaken under the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 (BDA Act) after the LA Act was repealed by the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlemen…

The Supreme Court examined the acquisition of land (survey Nos.803 and 804) by the State of Goa for a tourism development project undertaken by Fomento Resorts and Hotels Ltd. The Court had to decide whether the acquisition fell under Section 40(1)(aa) or Section 40(1)(b) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and whether …

The appellant owned land on the banks of the Tapti River that the State of Gujarat sought to acquire under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for extending the village of Bhairav to house twelve families displaced by floods. After objections were filed, a preliminary notification under s.4 and a final acquisition order und…

The State of Gujarat acquired certain lands under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The tenants (respondents) claimed that they were never served personal notice as required by Section 4(1) and Section 9(3) of the Act, and therefore the acquisition and award were illegal. The High Court held that personal notice to each …

The State of Gujarat acquired land in Mora village for a gas‑based thermal power project under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The land acquisition officer initially fixed compensation at Rs 3.50 per square metre, which was enhanced to Rs 20 by the reference court and further to Rs 22 by the High Court, while rejecting…

The appellant, Ahad Brothers, owned 16.81 acres that were acquired by the State of Madhya Pradesh under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and were awarded compensation treating them as owners. Unsatisfied with the compensation, the appellant sought a reference under Section 18, which the Reference Court rejected, finding…

The State of Andhra Pradesh had acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for a road project, but a portion remained unused. The original owner, Syed Akbar, sought reconveyance of the unused portion relying on Standing Order No. 90(32) of the Andhra Pradesh Board of Revenue. A single High Court judge directed …

The appellant's land was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. A notification under s.4 was last published on 30‑Jan‑1986 and a declaration under s.6 was made on 29‑Jan‑1987, with its first newspaper publication on 30‑Jan‑1987 and later publication in the Official Gazette on 19‑Mar‑1987. The appellant contende…

The State of Maharashtra issued a notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to acquire two plots (CTS No. 211 and CTS No. 218) for a bus stand. The Land Acquisition Officer passed an award only for CTS No. 211, excluding CTS No. 218 on the basis of a private settlement between BEST and other partie…

The appellant's land was notified for acquisition in 1978‑79 under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Land Acquisition Officer fixed a market value of Rs 42,000 per acre with a 5% deduction for development cost. The claimants demanded Rs 200 per square yard; the Civil Court fixed that amount with a 20%…

The case concerns three bighas of land in Bikaner purchased by Gordhan Dass and co‑owners in 1970, which the Urban Improvement Trust later claimed to have acquired under the Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959. The Trust issued acquisition notices to the original khatedars recorded in the revenue records but not to t…

The Central Warehousing Corporation sought acquisition of 80 kanals of land in Naraingarh, Ambala, and the Land Acquisition Collector initially fixed compensation at Rs.72.31 per square yard based on market rates as of the 2000 notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The respondents filed a refe…

The appellant cooperative society entered into an oral agreement in 1974 and a written sale deed in 1976 to purchase land from the first respondent, who later claimed the agreement was cancelled in a public notice dated 3 February 1991. The appellant filed a suit on 11 February 1991 for declaration of ownership and inj…

The Supreme Court examined whether a corporation for whose benefit land was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 qualifies as a "person interested" under Section 3(b) and as a proper party under Order I Rule 10 of the CPC. A notification acquiring 5,200 acres for the appellant corporation led to compensation a…

The Collector of Uttar Pradesh passed awards determining compensation for land acquired by the U.P. State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. Some claimants accepted the compensation, while others protested and obtained enhanced awards from the District Judge under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The State …

The Supreme Court examined whether Section 3J of the National Highways Act, 1956, which excludes the Land Acquisition Act's provisions on solatium and interest, violates Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court held that solatium is an integral part of compensation for compulsory acquisition and that the 1997 amendmen…

The Supreme Court examined whether the solatium amount under Section 23(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 forms part of the compensation for which interest under Sections 28 and 34 must be paid. The Court noted that the Collector is statutorily obliged to pay the entire amount awarded under Section 23, which include…

The Meerut Development Authority sought to acquire land for a housing scheme and had issued a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on 11 June 1985 and a declaration under Section 6 on 13 June 1985, i.e., simultaneously. The respondents challenged the validity of the simultaneous publication…

The case concerned compensation disputes arising from the erection of transmission towers and power lines under a 400 kV project that traversed four districts in Haryana. Landowners claimed that the compensation awarded by the District Judges and upheld by the High Court was inadequate, while the contractor sought to l…

The Union of India and the Indo‑Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) sought to acquire about 72‑75 acres of land in Kanpur Nagar for a battalion headquarters, invoking the urgency clause under Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and dispensing with the enquiry required by Section 5A. The Allahabad High Court held that…

The appellants' land of about 4.34 acres in Taj Sultanpur, Gulbarga was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The reference court fixed the market value at Rs.19,500 per acre, but the High Court allowed a deduction of 53% for development charges, despite the land being within the municipal limits of Gulbarga s…

The Special Land Acquisition Officer acquired six acres of agricultural land near Chikodi municipality for industrial development under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded compensation on an acreage basis, but the reference court and the Karnataka High Court re‑valued the land…

The Supreme Court considered an appeal by Abhay Singh Surana & Ors. against the Secretary, Ministry of Communication & Ors. concerning interest on compensation awarded by an arbitrator for the requisition of premises under the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952. The Court reiterated establis…

The appellant owned 0.15 acre of land with 45 three‑year‑old pomegranate trees that were acquired under a 1990 notification of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The award fixed the market value of each tree at Rs 65 and applied a multiplier of 2, later increased to 9 by the High Court, relying on a 1992 government order.…

The appellants' agricultural land was acquired for the Telugu Ganga Project in 1992 and they were initially compensated Rs 50‑70 per lime tree and Rs 32 per pomegranate tree. They obtained a modest enhancement of the tree compensation from the reference court, but sought further increase before the High Court, filing t…

The Supreme Court examined appeals by land owners from the villages of Harthala and Mukkarrabpur who sought enhancement of compensation awarded under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Land Acquisition Officer had fixed modest rates, which were later enhanced by a reference court, but the High Court restored the origi…

Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd., a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd., sought relief from an order of the Orissa High Court directing payment of compensation for lands acquired in 1987 under the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957. The lands, belonging to tribal owners, had never been compensated despite the…

The Panchayat Varga Sharmajivi Samudaik Sahakari Khedut Co‑op Society Ltd. (appellants) sought assignment of 300 acres of waste land vested in the Gram Panchayat for the economic empowerment of its labourer and Scheduled Caste members. The Gram Panchayat passed a unanimous resolution requesting the District Collector t…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had acquired land in Village Chattarpur under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with notifications issued in 1980, declarations under Section 6 in 1985‑86 and an award in 1987. Numerous writ petitions challenged the acquisition, resulting in interim orders staying dispossession of th…

The State of Uttar Pradesh acquired land for the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) and allotted plots to allottees. Farmers whose lands were acquired for YEIDA demanded the same 64.7% additional compensation awarded to farmers in the NOIDA and Greater NOIDA cases (Gajraj and Savitri Devi). The …

The Delhi Development Authority appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been paid. The High Court …

The Land Acquisition Collector appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 because compensation had not been paid. The High Court h…

The State Government, under the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961, acquired agricultural lands in village Bhoyar for the extension of a MIDC industrial estate. The Special Land Acquisition Officer fixed compensation, which was enhanced by the Reference Court. The High Court reduced the awards, relying on a 1…

The appellant, M. Ramalinga Thevar, challenged a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. While his writ petition was pending, the government issued a declaration under Section 6, but the Land Acquisition Collector passed the award more than two years after the declaration. The High Court excl…

The State of West Bengal, having acquired land under the Estates Acquisition Act, 1953, was ordered by a Land Acquisition Judge to pay compensation to certain claimants. The State later discovered that the claimants had no title to the land and sought to vacate the interim payment order of the Calcutta High Court. The …

The Hoshiarpur Improvement Trust sought higher compensation benefits after the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984 amended the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Tribunal had originally awarded 15% solatium and 6% interest, but later modified the award to 30% solatium and 12% interest under Sections 23(2) and 23(1‑A). …

The respondent purchased land in Nasik and obtained permission to construct a building, but the land was later reserved under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act for a town‑planning scheme. The Municipal Council initially passed a resolution on 13‑Feb‑1967 granting permission, which was later rescinded after a high‑p…

The appellants, owners of land leased for 20 years to the respondent, sought possession after the lease was deemed terminated for non‑payment of rent and after part of the land was de‑notified following acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act. The respondent claimed a share of compensation for the unexpired lease te…

The State of Karnataka acquired agricultural plots in Bagalkot under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, fixing a base market value of Rs 3 per sq ft based on a 1979 valuation. The Reference Court applied a 10 % per‑annum appreciation for subsequent years, arriving at Rs 6.85 per sq ft for 1985 and, after a 20 % deduction …

The State of West Bengal, having taken over the management and later the undertaking of the Great Eastern Hotel under the 1975 and 1980 Acts, transferred the undertaking (except lands and buildings) to the Great Eastern Hotel Authority. The Authority issued a circular to occupants of shop, office and godown premises wi…

The appellant Hotel Sea Gull obtained a Panchayat sanction to construct a five‑storey hotel and built the ground and first floors. It then erected a second floor without obtaining permission under Section 46 of the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) Act, 1979. The planning authority issued notices …

The appellants, Jai Parkash and others, challenged the compensation awarded for land acquired by the Union of India in village Keshopur under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Land Acquisition Collector had divided the land into blocks with varying rates, which were later raised by the Additional District Judge. The …

The Ludhiana Improvement Trust appealed against a High Court order that awarded a uniform compensation of Rs. 107 per square yard for 13 acres of land acquired for commercial‑residential purposes, rejecting the belting system used by the Land Acquisition Officer who had classified portions of the land as levelled‑up an…

The Supreme Court examined a dispute where Karnataka Electricity Board (KEB) entered into a written agreement with landowners to acquire 21 acres 14 guntas for a power station, agreeing to pay Rs 14,250 per gunta for two‑thirds of the land and to pay solatium fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer (LAO). The LAO issued …

The appellants, tenants of land acquired under the Karnataka Acquisition of Land for Grant of House Sites Act, 1972, challenged the acquisition on the ground that Section 11-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (introduced by the 1984 amendment) should apply, requiring an award within two years. The High Court had held …

Gyaso Bai executed a will in 1964 bequeathing land to Ram Swaroop, and a probate was granted in 1965. The government later acquired the land and, under the Land Acquisition Act, a reference court directed compensation to be paid in the ratio of two‑thirds to the appellants and one‑third to the respondents as per the wi…

The State of Haryana issued notifications under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to acquire 129 kanals 14 marlas of land in Lakarpur, Faridabad for the expansion and systematic development of the Surajkund Tourist Complex, including a parking area. Earlier acquisition attempts in 1992 were dropped aft…

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation acquired strips of land for a Ring Road under a notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Land Acquisition Officer fixed compensation at Rs 50‑80 per square metre, which the claimants challenged under Section 18, leading the City Civil Court to enh…

The State of Orissa acquired about 700 acres of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Collector awarded compensation for fruit‑bearing trees at Rs 80 each and non‑fruit‑bearing trees at Rs 60 each, which was confirmed by a Sub‑Judge on reference under Section 18. The appellants did not appeal, but other claima…

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by Jaspal Singh and another against the Union of India concerning compensation awarded under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for land acquired for a cantonment extension in Amritsar. The appellants claimed loss of earnings from their poultry business under clause fourthly of Section 23(…

The Special Deputy Collector of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority sought to acquire 4.89 acres of land for the Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex, issuing a preliminary notification under Section 4(1) and a final declaration under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The notification was published …

The State of West Bengal acquired a compact block of land for a film studio and paid an advance of Rs.11,00,000. The claimants sought compensation based on the valuation of adjoining land, arguing for the application of the belting method and various percentage adjustments for frontage, largeness, potentiality, and pro…

The Supreme Court examined a public‑interest writ petition challenging the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada River. The petitioners argued that the environmental clearance granted in 1987 was invalid, that the height of the dam should be reduced, and that the relief and rehabilitation measures for d…

Shankara Textiles Mills Ltd. owned 49 acres of land, part of which had been lawfully converted to non‑agricultural use under Section 95(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, while the remaining 36 acres remained agricultural. The Improvement Board acquired 28 acres of the agricultural portion under the Karnataka Improv…

The case concerned land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 where a Section 4 notification was issued in 1978 and a Section 6 declaration in 1981 covering a parcel of land (the suit land). The original tenure‑holders accepted compensation under protest, did not file any objection under Section 5A, and later t…

The Jaipur Development Authority acquired land for an urban development scheme under the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, 1953. The Land Acquisition Officer initially awarded compensation of Rs 5,000 per bigha to Jai Ambe Co‑op Housing Society and Rs 7,500 per bigha to Mahavir Co‑op Housing Society. The civil court enha…

The appellants' lands in Visakhapatnam were acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. They claimed a compensation of Rs 10 per square yard, while the Sub‑Judge fixed the market value at Rs 11 but awarded Rs 10 per square yard. The Andhra Pradesh High Court reduced the compensation to Rs 6.50 per square yard, apply…

The case concerned a dispute over the right of pre-emption under Section 26‑F of the Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885, claimed by a predecessor‑in‑interest who was a co‑sharer of a holding that had earlier vested in the State under the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953. The respondent had purchased the land in 1963, an…

The case concerned the acquisition of abadi land in Gautam Budh Nagar for the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The State issued a notification invoking Section 17 (emergency powers) and took possession of the land on 4 February 2003 without, according to the appellants, p…

The appellants challenged a second notification issued under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, alleging it was barred by the one‑year limitation in the proviso to Section 6. The Supreme Court examined whether the proviso is a mandatory, peremptory rule and whether the High Court's earlier judgment, which fai…

The Supreme Court examined a batch of land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, where the Delhi Administration and DDA sought to enforce acquisition of land in several villages. The Court held that claimants who did not file objections to the Section 4 notification cannot challenge the Section …

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed against a Delhi High Court order that had allowed a writ petition filed by Ravinder Kumar Jain, who purchased land in 2003, invoking Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 to claim that the e…

The State of Punjab appealed a compensation award granted to Des Raj for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The original award of Rs. 4,500 per acre was enhanced by the Additional District Judge in 1982 to Rs. 25,000 per acre, and further enhanced by a Single Judge in 1988 to Rs. 43,000 per acre, apply…

The State of Haryana appealed against several Punjab and Haryana High Court orders that had set aside land acquisition notifications issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, following writ petitions by land owners and subsequent purchasers. The petitioners sought relief under Section 24(2) of th…

The Gujarat High Court set aside the acquisition of land in Surat for Larsen & Toubro Ltd.'s employee housing scheme, holding that the State had not complied with Rules 3 and 4 of the Land Acquisition (Companies) Rules, 1963 and that no notice under Section 9 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 had been served. The Supre…

The petitioners challenged a notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for acquiring land in Pandharpur to extend an existing state transport bus stand and depot. They argued that the land, reserved for residential use under the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966, could not be u…

The tenant, Biharlal, applied under Section 18 of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 to purchase 224 kanals 18 marlas of land owned by Harjinder Singh Brar. The Assistant Collector approved the purchase, but the land‑owner appealed, leading to a series of appellate and revisional orders that upheld the tenan…

Harinder Singh, the landowner, sold a tenanted parcel of land to his tenant Bihari Lal under Section 18 of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953. The tenant applied for purchase, was granted a purchase price, and deposited the first instalment on 12 March 1963, thereby becoming a deemed owner. Before this depos…

The State of Haryana acquired 46.93 acres of land in Village Fatehpur for residential and commercial development. The appellants claimed compensation of Rs.125 per square yard, arguing that similar adjoining properties had been awarded Rs.250 per square yard. The Court examined Section 25 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1…

The City Montessori School occupied 23,000 sq ft of land in Lucknow, of which 6,000 sq ft was held by a predecessor lessee. The State of Uttar Pradesh acquired the entire land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, issuing notifications under Sections 4 and 6, which were later challenged. The High Court quashed the noti…

The Chief Conservator of Forests of Andhra Pradesh filed a writ petition challenging an order of the Commissioner of Survey, Settlement and Land Record concerning title to certain lands, without joining the State as a party. The same issue was pursued in a civil appeal after a suit by the pattedars (private landholders…

Ram BAI's land was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and she received compensation which was later enhanced with solatium and interest by a civil court, a decision affirmed by the High Court. She disclosed the interest as income in a return filed under Section 139(4) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, but the Inc…

The State of Haryana appealed a High Court order that had confirmed the market value of land acquired in Panchkula and further increased compensation for fruit‑bearing trees by 60% based on a price‑index adjustment. The Collector had originally awarded separate compensation for the land and the trees, a practice the St…

Gian Chand entered into an agreement to purchase a one‑third share of land from Gopala, paying Rs 20,000 as earnest money with the sale deed to be executed by 30‑April‑1978. The appellant later discovered that a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, published on 3‑August‑1977, indicated the…

The respondents purchased 22 acres 63 decimals of land for Rs.1,08,000 on September 4, 1974, two days before a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was issued to acquire the same land for industrial purposes. The Land Acquisition Officer initially fixed compensation at Rs.1,500 per acre; th…

The Bhusawal Municipal Council acquired 4.25 acres of agricultural land under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 and the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to build a primary school. After paying the initial compensation awarded under Section 11, the respondents obtained a reference court award under Section …

The State appealed the award of compensation for 5.99 acres of land acquired for a tank restoration, where the land bore fruit‑bearing trees. The Reference Court had valued the land on a yield basis, multiplying the income from the trees by a 15‑year capitalization factor and awarded Rs 5 lakh (the claimant’s claim) wi…

The Union of India acquired land in Madhya Pradesh for a project, and the landowners had houses on the land. The Land Acquisition Officer deducted a 5% depreciation from the valuation of the houses, which the landowners contested. The reference court held that no depreciation should be deducted and awarded full valuati…

The Supreme Court examined appeals arising from a land acquisition award where 63 proprietors and other parties sought compensation for distinct shares of land. During the pendency of the appeals, five appellants died and their legal representatives were not brought on record, leading the Delhi High Court to dismiss al…

The petitioners challenged the award of additional compensation under Section 23(1‑A) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, claiming it should apply to their case where the acquisition proceedings began before the 1984 amendment but the court award was rendered after the amendment came into force. The Supreme Court examin…

The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) acquired land under a notification issued on 5 January 1982 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The reference court initially fixed compensation at Rs.20 per square yard in 1993, but after a 22‑year delay the land owners filed appeals before the Allahabad High Co…

The Union of India appealed against the High Court’s order granting additional statutory benefits to landowners whose lands in Bhatinda district had been acquired. The original award by the Collector under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act was later enhanced by civil courts, but the owners filed an application und…

The land in Hansi and Dhana villages of Haryana was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 with a Section 4 notification on 29‑08‑2005 and a Section 11 award on 03‑08‑2007. The Reference Court in 2014 fixed the market value at Rs 1,000 per square yard, which the State accepted but the landowners challenged, lead…

The appellants' land was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and an award dated 01‑10‑2003 granted them compensation of Rs.1,97,08,397. On 14‑07‑2004 the Collector issued a "review" award reducing the compensation by Rs.49,39,195 on the ground that certain structures on the land were illegal. The appellants c…

The appellants, Maj. Gen. Kapil Mehra and others, challenged the compensation awarded by the Delhi Development Authority for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The High Court had fixed the market value at Rs.14,974 per square yard by averaging four perpetual lease deeds, adding 20% for free‑hold conver…

The Food Corporation of India appealed against a judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court that had allowed revisions filed by the respondents, Yarlagadda Narayana Apparao and others, on the question of interest payable on solatium under Section 23(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The High Court had held that the …

The petitioners challenged the compensation awarded for land acquired by the Greater Cochin Development Authority under the Kerala Land Acquisition Act, 1950 (equivalent to the Land Acquisition Act, 1894). The acquisition officer initially fixed compensation at Rs 280 per cent, the civil court raised it to Rs 1800, and…

The appellant, Yusufbai Noormohmed Nendoliya, occupied land that the State of Gujarat sought to acquire for a university. A notification under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was issued in June 1988 and the appellant obtained an interim injunction restraining possession. More than two years later, the acqui…

The land owners challenged the compensation awarded by the Punjab and Haryana Improvement Trust for lands acquired under the Punjab Town Improvement Act, alleging that the High Court erred by applying a one‑third deduction for development charges and by ignoring recent sale deeds of shop premises. The High Court had en…

The appellants, legal representatives of a deceased landowner, sought to challenge the compensation awarded under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, after their reference application under Section 18 was dismissed as time‑barred. They argued that, despite the dismissal, they were entitled to file an application under Sect…

The State of Bihar initiated acquisition of land belonging to M/s. Soorajmull Nagarmull in 1981 under Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, taking possession but failing to publish an award. Subsequent notifications in 1995‑96 attempted a fresh acquisition. The High Court held that the 1981 acquisition remained…

The Supreme Court examined appeals by land owners whose lands in the villages of Harthala, Mukkarrabpur and Sonakpur were acquired by the Moradabad Development Authority under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Land Acquisition Officer (LAO) had awarded compensation of Rs 80, Rs 17.05‑Rs 170 and Rs 11.59‑Rs 22 per squ…

The Assistant Commissioner, GADAG Sub‑Division appealed against a decision that land owners were entitled to additional compensation under Section 23(1‑A) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The land was taken into possession on 23‑Jan‑1971, the notification under Section 4(1) was published on 2‑Aug‑1994, and the award …

The Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, in collaboration with HUDCO, sought to acquire 20.10 acres of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for a housing project. Tulsi Cooperative Housing Society, claiming a purchase contract with the owners, obtained an exemption under the Urban Land Ceiling Act, which was later wit…

The State of Maharashtra acquired 26,554.39 hectares of agricultural land for the Mukane Dam project, classifying it as Jirayat, Bagayat and Pot Kharab. The Land Acquisition Officer initially fixed compensation rates, which were partly enhanced by a Civil Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The St…

RB Dealers Private Limited owned land that was acquired for the Kolkata Metro project under the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978. The competent authority initially awarded market value and a sum for the structure, which was later enhanced by the appellate authority to include a 12% per annum amount on t…

The Supreme Court examined a massive batch of land‑acquisition disputes involving the Government of NCT of Delhi and its agencies versus private landowners, notably M/s BSK Realtors LLP. The core issues were whether the dismissal of a civil appeal by one authority in the first round barred other authorities from filing…

The Delhi Development Authority and other government bodies filed a batch of appeals and petitions seeking condonation of delay for challenging High Court orders that declared land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act. The appellants argued that subsequent judici…

The Government of NCT of Delhi and the Delhi Development Authority filed a batch of review petitions challenging Supreme Court judgments that had dismissed civil appeals and special leave petitions which held land‑acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act to be deemed lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act, relyin…

The appellants, owners of 4 acres 10 guntas of land, were dispossessed after a notification dated 16‑03‑1979 and possession taken on 18‑05‑1979. The first award covered only 1 acre 5 guntas, and the remaining 3 acres 5 guntas were later found to belong to the appellants. A second notification was issued on 23‑12‑1991 a…

The Special Agricultural Produce Market Committee sought to acquire 42 acres 32 guntas of land in Bangalore for expanding its marketing yard. The acquisition, notified under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on 20 May 2002, faced challenges from landowners alleging procedural defects, including improper ne…

The case concerned lands acquired for construction of explosive magazines under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Collector awarded compensation, which the petitioners accepted by signing an agreement (Ex‑B) and received the amount. Subsequently they objected to the award and, without having taken protest at the time…

The case involved land‑acquisition proceedings where compensation was successively enhanced by the Additional District Judge, a High Court Single Judge and a Division Bench. The claimants filed appeals under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act but paid court fee only on the lower amount originally claimed. After the…

The case concerned land acquired in 1992 for a resettlement project under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, where a consent award was passed in 1993 and compensation was offered but refused by the landowner, who also continued to cultivate the land. The landowner later sought cancellation of the acquisition, and the High…

The appellants' lands were acquired for a bus station on a requisition by APSRTC, and compensation was awarded and later enhanced under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The appellants obtained a decree and filed execution petitions, which were approved based on their calculation memos. APSRTC unsuccessfully soug…

The respondents, owners of a 10,000‑sq‑yard plot in Mulund, surrendered part of the land to the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay (MCGB) for an export office and were promised Transferable Development Rights (TDR) for the built‑up area and for the asphalting of the surrounding courtyard. After constructing the of…

The case concerned land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, with a notification issued in 1970 and an award passed in 1980. The respondents sought a reference under Section 18, and the District Judge enhanced compensation, applying the provisions of Amendment Act 68 of 1984. The appellant, a U.P. Avas Evam V…

The Land & Building Department appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared the acquisition of certain land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, relying on the Pune Municipal Corporation decision. The…

The Government of NCT Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The High Court had relied on Pune Municipal Corporatio…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had taken physical possession of land on 16 July 2007 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Delhi High Court held that the acquisition had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 201…

The Government of NCT Delhi appealed a Delhi High Court order that had declared the acquisition of land in Village Molarband to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, relying on the Pune Municipal Corporation dec…

In a land acquisition case, the Supreme Court examined whether interest on enhanced compensation under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 could be denied for the period during which the reference proceedings were stayed at the appellant's instance. The trial court had refused interest for that period, reasoni…

The Union of India appealed against a High Court order that awarded land owners compensation under Section 23(1A) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The acquisition proceedings began in 1965 and the Collector's award was passed on 9 July 1980, before the amendment (Act 68 of 1984) that introduced Section 23(1A) became …

The Government of Rajasthan acquired land for the development of Jaipur city under the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, 1953. After an initial award excluded a portion of the land, the Land Acquisition Officer made a 1974 award that deducted compensation by allotting portions of the acquired land to the respondents in l…

The State of Assam acquired 7.60 acres of land at Lawsohtun, Shillong under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The owners negotiated a reduced compensation of Rs 4,41,202.45, signing an agreement on 24 February 1969 that they would accept this amount and make no further claim for compensation if payment was made by 31 Mar…

The Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam acquired 0.23 acres of land for a pumping station by publishing a Section 4(1) notification on 8 March 1973, taking possession on 5 July 1973 and issuing a Section 6 declaration on 9 October 1973. The respondent, Kalra Properties, purchased the land in 1989 after the acquisition and sought c…

The State of Karnataka and the Union of India issued a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to acquire 114 acres for the Defence Research & Development Organisation, dispensing with the enquiry under Section 5A by invoking Section 17(4) and publishing a declaration under Section 6 on June 2…

The Supreme Court examined an appeal by the State of Tamil Nadu against a Madras High Court order that had quashed a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, on the ground that it was vague because the development scheme was not fully formulated. The Court held that a scheme need not be comple…

The Supreme Court examined an appeal by Nikki seeking to increase compensation for 21.64 acres of land acquired in 1978 near Chandigarh for a brick kiln under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The land was initially compensated at Rs.21,000‑48,000 per acre, later enhanced to Rs.27,000 by the Additional District Judge and…

The State of Kerala appealed a Kerala High Court order that had granted statutory benefits under the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984 to respondents whose land was acquired. The land was notified for acquisition in 1974, possession taken in 1977, and compensation enhanced by a subordinate judge in 1980. The High …

The Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad (appellant) sought to cancel a notification dated 15 September 2005 that rescinded an earlier notification of 7 April 2003 which had released land from acquisition under Section 48(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The land owners (respondents) had obtained the 2003 notifi…

The Supreme Court examined the acquisition of 94 acres 28 gunthas of land in Vijayashreepura under the Mysore Improvement Act, 1903, which was used to allot 55 acres to JSS Mahavidyapeetha (respondent No.28). The Court found that the statutory requirement of a published scheme before issuing a preliminary notification …

The appellants alleged that consent forms for land acquisition were obtained on blank documents in 1989, after which the State took possession and paid only 80-90% of the agreed compensation. The State delayed issuing a notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 until 1996 and passed consent awards …

The appellants' land was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and the Collector initially awarded Rs 4,500 per acre, which the appellants accepted without protest. Other claimants obtained a reference under Section 18, leading the Civil Court to enhance compensation to Rs 12,000 per acre and the High Court to …

The State acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, publishing a notification in 1978, making an award in 1986 and taking possession later that year. The respondents challenged the acquisition on grounds of alleged discrimination under Article 14, the effect of an errata notification, irregular service of not…

A public‑interest writ petition (PIL No.130 of 2014) challenged the registration of land in Survey Nos.215 and 222, alleging illegal occupation of government land. The High Court allowed the PIL and directed officials to act, even extending its order to Survey Nos.244 and 246, which the appellants claimed were private …

The appellants' land was taken into possession on 1 June 1977 for an irrigation project, but the required Section 4 notification under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was issued only on 8 March 1991. The dispute concerned the period for which additional compensation under Section 23(1A) should be calculated. The executi…

The State of Orissa acquired land for a fish farm under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, awarding the original owner, Chitrasen Bhoi, Rs 2,500 per acre in 1975. Subsequent owners received a higher award of Rs 10,000 per acre in 1995, prompting Bhoi to file an application under Section 28A on 21 March 1995, within three …

The appellants owned about 29 bighas of land in Meerut district that were notified for acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for a market. Because of urgency, the government invoked Section 17(1) and took possession before any award was made, also dispensing with Section 5‑A. The appellants later sought a ma…

The case concerned a large tract of land requisitioned in 1967 under the Defence of India Act and later acquired by the Central Government under Section 7 of the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952. The compensation determined by the Competent Authority was refused to be paid, leading the own…

The appellant, V.K.M. Kattha Industries Pvt. Ltd., a running industrial unit, challenged a land acquisition notification issued by the Haryana Government under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for the development of an industrial estate. The company argued that the notification was not published in the local…

The State of Kerala acquired land under the Kerala Land Acquisition Act, 1961, issuing a notification on 22 June 1976 and an award in 1977. The Additional Subordinate Judge enhanced the compensation on 24 June 1980. The claimants sought the benefit of the 1984 amendment to the Central Land Acquisition Act, 1894, specif…

The Supreme Court heard appeals filed by the State Government against a Karnataka High Court judgment concerning awards made by a Land Acquisition Officer on 12 October 1978 and a Reference Court on 31 March 1980. The issue was whether the claimants were entitled to the enhanced compensation benefits under Sections 23(…

The State Government appealed a Karnataka High Court decision concerning lands acquired under a notification issued on 23 January 1980 under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Land Acquisition Officer had made an award on 28 March 1980, and the claimants later sought an additional amount calculated at …

The Special Land Acquisition Officer (the State) awarded compensation under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, but a dispute arose over its apportionment. The Collector referred the matter to a civil court under Section 30, depositing the compensation amount in that court as required by Section 31. The civil…

The Special Land Acquisition Officer determined compensation for land acquired from the respondents at Rs 3,000 per acre. The reference court enhanced it to Rs 15,000 per acre using a 15‑year multiplier, an award dated 14 December 1981. The High Court held that a 15‑year multiplier was illegal and that a 10‑year multip…

The landowners' property was acquired by the State for NTPC's benefit, and the Land Acquisition Officer initially offered Rs.3,87,383 per bigha as compensation. The owners sought a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, and the Reference Court enhanced the compensation to Rs.5,00,000 per bigha. The Sta…

The Supreme Court examined a dispute where the Uttar Pradesh Government, under a lease deed dated 19 March 1996, cancelled the lease of a plot in Allahabad and resumed possession for public purposes such as extending the High Court building. The lessees challenged the cancellation, alleging violation of Article 14 and …

The petitioner’s 11‑acre land in Gobbur village was acquired under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and initially awarded a market value of Rs. 3,800 per acre. He later sought a higher valuation through a Section 28‑A application, a remedy intended only for poor and inarticulate persons, and obtained Rs. …

The assessee (Ghanshyam HUF) received enhanced compensation and interest from the Haryana Urban Development Authority for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, but omitted these amounts from its 1999-2000 return, arguing that they were in dispute in a pending appeal by the State. The Assessing Officer, CI…

The National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) acquired 65.71 acres of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for a thermal power plant, invoking emergency provisions of Section 17 and paying 80% compensation. NTPC claimed it had only taken physical possession of about 10.2 acres and sought withdrawal of acquisi…

The Supreme Court examined the compensation awarded to landowners whose lands were acquired for a thermal power plant in Sarna, Muradpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Court held that, under Section 23 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, all relevant sale deeds must be considered to determine the market value of the land, and that…

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation claimed it had acquired the land of Bimal Kumar Shah under Section 352 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, which it argued gave it power to acquire land for streets and parks. The High Court held that Section 352 does not confer a power of compulsory acquisition and set asi…

The case concerned a property acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The First Respondent, Shyamali Das, sought to be impleaded as a party in a reference petition under Sections 30 and 31 of the Act, but the Supreme Court had earlier found that no such application had been filed. The Calcutta High Court later i…

The Union of India appealed a High Court award of compensation and 30% solatium in a land acquisition case where the original award was made in 1963 and enhanced by a court in 1968. While the appeal was pending, the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984 increased the statutory solatium from 15% to 30% and introduced S…

The State of Haryana acquired 46 acres of land in Firozpur village for a Mini Secretariat under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The initial award valued the land at Rs 16 lakhs per acre, but a reference court enhanced the valuation to Rs 72 lakhs per acre and imposed a 60% deduction for development and waiting period, …

The Tamil Nadu government acquired 4.63 acres of Manimegalai's land for house sites for landless Adi Dravidians. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded Rs. 400 per cent, which the appellant challenged. A reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act resulted in a Subordinate Judge fixing compensation at Rs. 2,50…

The appellants, descendants of Data Ram, challenged the mutation of agricultural land in favour of respondent No.5, which was based on a purported Will of Ratni Devi, a daughter of the original owner. The Supreme Court held that the genuineness of the Will is a matter for a competent civil court and, since a suit on th…

The Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition) General, Hyderabad requisitioned land for defence purposes and offered compensation of Rs 4,000 per acre under the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952. The claimants rejected the offer and an arbitrator was appointed, who awarded Rs 9,000 per ac…

The Allahabad Development Authority acquired about 2.5 bighas of government land in 1987 and fixed compensation of Rs. 9,80,565.06. Both the Government and the lessees claimed the compensation, so the Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) referred the dispute to the civil court under Section 30 of the Land Acquisitio…

The appellants filed a suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction over ancestral A and B Schedule properties, claiming inheritance rights. The trial court dismissed the suit, but the first appellate court allowed it, finding the appellants entitled to the properties. The respondents appealed to the Madras H…

The Government of Andhra Pradesh sought to evict Thummala Krishna Rao and others from three plots of land using the summary eviction provision of Section 6 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Encroachment Act, 1905. The respondents claimed a bona‑fide title, arguing that the land might have been acquired by the Nizam’s governme…

The land of the appellants was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for a residential development. The appellants operated a plant nursery and claimed compensation for the nursery plants, potted plants, and mother trees. The Land Acquisition Collector allowed removal of nursery and potted plants and denied com…

The Administrator General of West Bengal appealed the award of compensation for the acquisition of the Gopal Lal Villa estate in Varanasi. The Land Acquisition Officer had valued the land at Rs.200 per decimal, the building at Rs.57,660 and the tree growth at Rs.355.85. The appellant sought higher valuations, solatium …

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) acquired land and took possession on 27 September 2012, depositing the full compensation amount with the Treasury but not disbursing it to the landowner. The Delhi High Court held that, under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Reha…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) acquired a parcel of land in 2007 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, taking possession by drawing a panchnama. The land was later sold to Beena Gupta in 2010, who filed a writ petition seeking a declaration that the acquisition had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Government of NCT of Delhi appealed against a Delhi High Court order that had declared the acquisition of a parcel of land to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. T…

The Special Land Acquisition Officer sought to acquire 1 acre 6 guntas of land for defence purposes. The land was requisitioned in 1965 and rentals were fixed at Rs 4 per sq ft under the Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952. The Collector’s award under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was Rs 24,250…

The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) acquired land in 1982 for the development of NOIDA and awarded compensation of Rs.30,000 per bigha. The original owners filed a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 seeking enhanced compensation, which was dismissed, and subsequent review ap…

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Land Acquisition Collector (LAC) appealed a Delhi High Court order that declared the land acquisition of certain parcels to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 beca…

The Delhi government acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, issuing a notification in 1965, declaring an award and taking possession of the land in 1986. After nearly three decades, the respondents filed a writ petition claiming that the acquisition had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compe…

The Government of NCT of Delhi appealed against a Delhi High Court order that declared the land acquisition proceedings against Mohd. Maqbool and others to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, on the ground tha…

The appellant Dharm Pal filed a writ petition challenging a 2000 notification under Section 4 and a 2001 declaration under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which acquired his residential structure while similar structures of other persons were left out. The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the petiti…

The Supreme Court examined appeals by the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation and the claimants concerning land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Court upheld the Reference Court’s award of Rs.11 per square yard for land abutting the road and Rs.9 per square yard for other land, find…

The State of Kerala appealed a Kerala High Court judgment that had allowed claimants to receive additional compensation under Section 23(1-A) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The sole question was whether the respondents were entitled to this additional amount given that the Collector's award was dated 21 April 1980.…

The appellants, owners of land in Bairam Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, challenged a notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 dated 23 July 1983, which, together with a declaration under Section 6, invoked the urgency clause of Section 17(4) and dispensed with the inquiry required by Section 5‑A, for the p…

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) acquired land for a metro project under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, completed the acquisition and paid full compensation before the 2013 Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act (RFCTLARR Act) came into force. The la…

In 1983 the Punjab government acquired 29.68 acres of land in Bhatinda for employee housing of National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL) under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The landowners challenged the compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Collector, leading the Additional District Judge to fix Rs.32.50 per square yard …

The State of Uttar Pradesh published a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to acquire land for development. The State later issued a Land Policy offering alternate plots to owners whose land was acquired, categorising owners by land size. Government Orders clarified that persons who purcha…

The Delhi Development Authority issued a public notice on 5 July 1975 proposing to change the land use of the Dargah Shaheed Khan area from residential to recreational. The notice was required to be published under Section 44 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957, which mandates that it be made known by any two of the thr…