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The Union of India, as the acquiring body for a new railway line, appealed against the Reference Court’s award that enhanced compensation for Jirayat lands in Rajuri Navgan village from the rates fixed by the Special Land Acquisition Officer to Rs 6875 per R. The claimants had produced oral and …
The appellants' land was acquired in 1986 for a percolation tank, with compensation of Rs.3,600 per acre awarded by the State Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO). The claimants contended that the compensation was inadequate, arguing that the SLAO relied on average sale values rather than the highest …
The Central Railway (appellant) challenged a common judgment and award dated 09‑10‑2023 that fixed compensation for land acquired for a new railway line at Rs 4,762 per R, alleging the rate was excessive and the reference court exceeded its jurisdiction. The respondents, a group of landowners from …
The Union of India, represented by the General Manager of Central Railway, appealed a common judgment and award dated 09‑10‑2023 that fixed compensation for land acquired for a new railway line in Beed district at Rs. 4,762 per R. The appellants argued that the Reference Court exceeded its …
The appellants, Laxmi Ramchandra Dongre and Vitthal Ramchandra Dongre, challenged the compensation award of Rs 2,000 per R made by the Reference Court for dry land acquired for the Nimna Dudhana Project in Salgaon village. They relied on a common order dated 18 December 2025 in FA No. 241 of 2022, …
The Union of India, represented by the General Manager of Central Railway, filed several civil applications before the Aurangabad Bench of the High Court of Bombay seeking relief against Sudam Dhakane. The applicants requested condonation of a 268‑day delay in filing an appeal against an award of …
The petitioner, Vishram Arjun Daure, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Bombay at Goa seeking relief. The petitioner’s counsel later moved that the petition be withdrawn, emphasizing that such withdrawal should not prejudice the contentions raised in a separate reference under Section 18 …
The petitioner was allotted a total of 96.1/9 square yards from Plot No.621/2, Ulhasnagar, while a later allotment of 180 square yards from the same plot was made to Soni Joy Varghese, whose successor is respondent No.11. The petitioner challenged a notice of conveyance in his favour, alleging that …
The petitioners, heirs of a landowner whose property was acquired in 1997, sought a direction to delete the land from the acquisition award and to modify the award after paying compensation with interest, claiming the land was never used for its public purpose. They relied on a 1973 Government …
The Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation (the Applicant) sought condonation of a 2,958‑day delay in filing a First Appeal against an award dated 22 March 2017 in Land Reference No. 16 of 2002. The delay was attributed to administrative bottlenecks, the Covid‑19 pandemic, and the need …
The State of Maharashtra appealed against the order of the Joint District Judge, Nashik, which enhanced the compensation rate for a notified land parcel from Rs.73 to Rs.300 per square metre. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had originally fixed Rs.73, but the Reference Court rejected …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) filed a civil revision seeking to set aside an order of the Additional District Judge that directed the petitioners, Arvind Kumar and others, to deposit an enhanced award arising from a land acquisition proceeding. The award, originally passed under the …
The applicant sought condonation of a six‑year delay in filing a first appeal against an award passed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The court examined the applicant’s claim that the delay should be excluded for the period March 2020 to February 2022 and noted that the award was dated …
The appellant, Executive Engineer Minor Lift Shabnoor, filed an application seeking condonation of a six‑year delay in filing a first appeal against an award passed by the District Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The appellant argued that the delay was due to the time taken to …
The applicant sought condonation of a six‑year delay in filing a first appeal against an award passed by the District Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The applicant argued that the delay was due to the time taken to obtain a certified copy of the award and to complete procedural …
The applicant sought condonation of a six‑year delay in filing a first appeal against an award passed by the District Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The applicant argued that the delay was due to the time taken to obtain a certified copy of the award and to complete procedural …
The applicant, Executive Engineer Minor Lift Shabnoor Ayub Pathan, sought condonation of a six‑year delay in filing a first appeal against an award passed by the District Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The applicant argued that the delay was due to the time taken to obtain a …
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Pune filed a first appeal against an award passed by the District Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The appeal was filed six years after the award, and the appellant sought condonation of the delay, citing the period from March …
The Executive Engineer (appellant) filed an interim application seeking condonation of a six‑year delay in filing a first appeal against an award passed by the District Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The appellant argued that the delay was due to the time taken to obtain a …
The State of Maharashtra appealed against the compensation awarded to Shri Pandurang Vithal Devande under the Land Acquisition Act, contending that the amount was excessive. The court examined a prior common judgment of a Division Bench dated 31 January 2008, which had granted an enhancement of …
The petitioner, Ashok Rungta, filed a contempt petition alleging that the Union of India and the Special Land Acquisition Officer failed to comply with three earlier orders directing payment of compensation in Execution Application No. 811 of 2013. The orders required immediate disbursement of Rs. …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer filed a first appeal against a compensation award of less than Rs.5 lakh. The appellant sought condonation of delay in filing the appeal, which the court granted. The court noted a Gujarat State Government resolution dated 25‑10‑2016 classifying claims up to Rs.5 …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer filed a first appeal against a compensation award of less than Rs.5 lakh. The appellant sought condonation of delay in filing the appeal, which the court granted. The court noted a Gujarat State Government resolution dated 25‑10‑2016 classifying claims up to Rs.5 …
The State of Gujarat filed applications for condonation of delay and first appeals challenging compensation awards under the Land Acquisition Act. The Court noted that each appeal involved compensation below Rs.5 lakh, which the State Government, by a 2016 Government Resolution, classifies as petty …
The High Court of Gujarat considered applications for condonation of delay and a series of first appeals concerning compensation awards under the Land Acquisition Act. The court noted that each appeal involved compensation below Rs.5 lakh, which the State Government had classified as petty claims to …
The High Court of Gujarat considered applications for condonation of delay and a series of first appeals concerning compensation awards under the Land Acquisition Act. The court noted that each appeal involved compensation below Rs.5 lakh, which the State Government had classified as petty claims to …
The Gujarat High Court considered applications for condonation of delay and several first appeals concerning compensation awards under the Land Acquisition Act. The court noted that each appeal involved compensation below Rs.5 lakh, which the State Government had classified as petty claims to be …
The State of Gujarat filed an application for condonation of delay, which was granted, allowing the main matters to proceed. The first appeal concerned a compensation claim of less than Rs.5 lakh arising under the Land Acquisition Act. The State Government's 2016 Government Resolution classifies …
The State of Gujarat filed applications for condonation of delay and first appeals challenging compensation awards under the Land Acquisition Act. The Court noted that each appeal involved compensation below Rs.5 lakh, which the State Government, by a 2016 Government Resolution, classifies as petty …
The State of Gujarat filed applications for condonation of delay and first appeals challenging compensation awards under the Land Acquisition Act. The Court noted that each appeal involved compensation below Rs.5 lakh, which the State Government, by a 2016 Government Resolution, classifies as petty …
The appellants sought condonation of a six‑year delay in filing a first appeal against an award passed by the District Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. They argued that the delay was due to the time taken to obtain a certified copy of the award and to complete internal procedural …
The appellants, the Executive Engineer and others, sought condonation of a six‑year delay in filing a first appeal against an award passed by the District Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The award was dated 4 October 2017, but the certified copy was obtained only on 1 November …
The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Pune and Anr. filed a First Appeal against an award passed by the District Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, alleging a six‑year delay in filing the appeal. The appellant sought condonation of the delay, arguing that the certified …
The appellant, Executive Engineer, filed an interim application seeking condonation of a six‑year delay in filing a first appeal against an award passed by the District Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The appellant argued that the delay was due to the time taken to obtain a …
The claimants' lands in Savpura village were acquired for the Narmada Project under notifications issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act. The Special Land Acquisition Officer awarded a nominal compensation, which was later increased by the Reference Court by Rs.15.54 per sq m. The …
The appeal challenges a Land Acquisition Reference Court award of Rs.125 per square metre for land acquired for the Amreli‑Chittal bypass road. The original award ignored annual price appreciation since the base valuation year of 1993. The appellant argued that, following a prior decision (First …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer and others acquired land in Osara village for the Narmada Project under the Land Acquisition Act, awarding Rs.1.90 per square meter. The claimants challenged this award before a Reference Court, which granted additional compensation of Rs.90.60 per square meter. …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer and others acquired land in Osara village for the Narmada Project under the Land Acquisition Act, awarding Rs.1.90 per square meter. The claimants challenged this award before a Reference Court, which granted additional compensation of Rs.90.60 per square meter. …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer filed applications seeking condonation of delay, which the court granted, allowing the main matters to proceed. The first appeal concerned a compensation claim of less than Rs.5 lakh, which under a 2016 Government Resolution is treated as a petty claim to be …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer filed applications seeking condonation of delay, which the court granted, allowing the main matters to proceed. The first appeal concerned a compensation claim of less than Rs.5 lakh, which under a 2016 Government Resolution is treated as a petty claim to be …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer filed applications seeking condonation of delay, which the court granted, allowing the main matters to proceed. The first appeal concerned a compensation claim of less than Rs.5 lakh, which under a 2016 Government Resolution is treated as a petty claim to be …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer filed applications seeking condonation of delay, which the court granted, allowing the main matters to proceed. The first appeal concerned a compensation claim of less than Rs.5 lakh, which under a 2016 Government Resolution is treated as a petty claim to be …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer filed applications seeking condonation of delay, which the court granted, allowing the main matters to proceed. The first appeal concerned a compensation claim of less than Rs.5 lakh, which under a 2016 Government Resolution is treated as a petty claim to be …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer filed applications seeking condonation of delay, which the court granted, allowing the main matters to proceed. The first appeal concerned a compensation claim of less than Rs.5 lakh, which under a 2016 Government Resolution is treated as a petty claim to be …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer filed applications seeking condonation of delay, which the court granted, allowing the main matters to proceed. The first appeal concerned a compensation claim of less than Rs.5 lakh, which under a 2016 Government Resolution is treated as a petty claim to be …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer filed applications seeking condonation of delay, which the court granted, allowing the main matters to proceed. The first appeal concerned a compensation claim of less than Rs.5 lakh, which under a 2016 Government Resolution is treated as a petty claim to be …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer filed applications seeking condonation of delay, which the court granted, allowing the main matters to proceed. The first appeal concerned a compensation claim of less than Rs.5 lakh, which under a 2016 Government Resolution is treated as a petty claim to be …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer filed applications seeking condonation of delay, which the court granted, allowing the main matters to proceed. The first appeal concerned a compensation claim of less than Rs.5 lakh, which under a 2016 Government Resolution is treated as a petty claim to be …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer appealed against a compensation award to the legal heirs of Hamidkhan Haji Bava, where the amount involved was less than Rs 5 lakh. The Gujarat State Government’s 2016 policy classifies claims up to Rs 5 lakh as petty and directs that such matters be withdrawn in …
The Special Land Acquisition Officer appealed against a compensation award to the legal heirs of Mumtazbegum Khushalbava, alleging that the award should be reviewed. The compensation amount in dispute was less than Rs.5 lakh, which under a Gujarat Government Resolution dated 25‑10‑2016 is classified …
The petitioner, Md. Manir, sought a writ directing the State of Bihar and related authorities to pay compensation with interest for land and pucca houses acquired for the NH‑131A four‑lane road project. The compensation amount had been finalized and approved, but the petitioner claimed it had not …
The petitioners, a group of Yadav family members, filed a writ petition seeking a restraining order against the demolition of their house, alleging that the land is raiyati land held by their ancestors and that the demolition was initiated without compliance with the Land Acquisition Act. The …
The petitioners, a group of Yadav family members, filed a writ petition seeking a restraining order against the demolition of their house situated on raiyati land in Rampur Nagwan, Patna. The demolition order was issued by the Circle Officer, Paliganj, without complying with the procedural …
A group of petitioners filed a writ petition challenging orders dated 12.05.2026 issued by the Circle Officer, Bodhgaya Circle, under Section 6(2) of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956, which directed them to remove alleged encroachments on public land (Khata No.906, Plot No.4343). The …
The appellant challenged the compensation awarded by the Reference Court for land acquired under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, arguing that the award of Rs.13 per square metre was inadequate given the land's fruitfulness and market value. The respondent contended that the award was proper …
The petitioner, General Secretary of the NUPPL Contract Workers Union, filed a public interest litigation seeking financial assistance and employment for residents of eight villages affected by land acquisition for NUPPL. The respondents argued that the issues of compensation, rehabilitation, and …
The petitioner, Aashish Ranjan, filed a writ petition seeking mandamus directing the District Land Acquisition Officer and the Collector of Purnea to pay compensation for his land at a fair rate and to modify the award, alleging procedural irregularities in notice issuance. The respondents filed a …
Krishna Devi, the petitioner, claimed that a piece of land she acquired by sale deed in 2014 was taken for the extension of Hathidah Railway Station in 2016, but she never received compensation. She alleged she was unaware of the acquisition because she resided outside Bihar and only produced a rent …
The State of Gujarat filed a first appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act challenging the compensation award of Rs.1910 per square metre awarded for agricultural land in LAR Case No.112 of 2017. The appeal concerned non‑agricultural land, for which the court applied the settled …
Baidhnath Prasad filed a writ petition alleging that his land in Sheohar district had been acquired for State Highway 54 without any notice, proceeding or compensation, purportedly under the Land Acquisition Act. The respondents, including the State of Bihar and various officials, submitted a …
The petitioners, owners of several plots in Karma village, challenged the award dated 10‑06‑2020 that treated their lands as agricultural for compensation purposes in a railway land acquisition. They alleged that the Six‑Men Committee’s reports (dated 02‑07‑2019 and 19‑02‑2021) were arbitrary, …
The petitioners, owners of several plots in Karma village, challenged the award dated 10‑06‑2020 that treated their lands as agricultural for compensation purposes in a railway land acquisition. They alleged that the Six‑Men Committee’s reports (dated 02‑07‑2019 and 19‑02‑2021) were arbitrary, …
The State of Gujarat filed an appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act challenging the award of Rs.1910 per square metre in LAR Case No.112 of 2017. The State argued that the compensation was excessive, relying on a prior decision that reduced compensation by 20% for a comparable village …
Petitioner Prabhu Kumar Sah filed applications on 27‑01‑2022 and 31‑01‑2022 seeking compensation for 0.1120 acres of land acquired, alleging that the notice issued under Section 37(2) of the Land Acquisition Act incorrectly stated the area as 0.02 acres and that the authorities had not ruled on his …
The petitioner, Shalendra Kumar, filed a civil writ petition alleging that the State of Bihar and various officials had illegally and arbitrarily taken possession of 4.5 decimal of his raiyati land in Nawada district and constructed a road and drainage without following the procedures of the Land …
The petitioners, three brothers claiming ancestral ownership of land in Mauja‑Barwa, Khata No‑213, alleged that the State of Bihar and its officials had encroached upon their property. They filed a writ petition seeking mandamus directing the respondents to pay compensation under the Land …
Baliram Singh filed a writ petition seeking enhanced compensation and assessment of land value for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, and to quash an acquisition order dated 19-02-2016. During proceedings, it was revealed that the sole petitioner had died and his heirs could not be …
Uday Kumar filed a writ petition seeking an injunction against the Eastern Railway and various government officials to stop construction on land he claims as his Raiyti/Purchase land and to compel acquisition and compensation under the Land Acquisition Act. The petitioner also asked for protection …
Petitioner Bhola Pandit alleged that the State of Bihar and the Bihar State Electricity Board illegally encroached upon his one‑bigha land in Basochak by erecting an electricity grid without any acquisition proceeding or compensation. The respondents contended that the land had been transferred to …
The petitioners, Ravindar Kumar Pandey and Gopal Ji Pandey, filed a writ petition seeking a certiorari to quash a letter dated 03‑10‑2013 that refused compensation for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, and a mandamus directing payment of compensation for specific parcels in Mauza …
Rita Devi, the petitioner, purchased a 2.58‑decimal plot of land in Laxmipur and was in peaceful possession, paying rent to the State. On 10‑December‑2025 railway officials entered the land, began soil‑filling and stored materials for a railway under‑pass without serving any acquisition notice or …
The petitioner, Mahesh Saw, claimed that Eastern Railway had begun construction of an under‑pass on his 5.12‑decimal parcel of Raiyti/Purchase land without serving a land‑acquisition notice or paying compensation. He filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a writ to restrain the …
The petitioner, Md. Sayed, filed a writ petition seeking to quash two acquisition memos and to have his land re‑classified as residential under the Bihar Agriculture Land (Conversion for Non‑Agriculture Purposes) Act, 2010 after receiving compensation for the acquisition. He contended that the …
Goda Devi filed a writ petition seeking to restrain the Union of India and Eastern Railway from constructing railway lines over her Raiyti/Purchase land in Lakhisarai, alleging that the land had not been lawfully acquired and that she was entitled to compensation. She also requested protection of …
The State of Maharashtra, through the Special Land Acquisition Officer, appealed against the enhancement of compensation awarded to the heirs of the deceased Shri Kisan Kashiram Lilke for land acquired for the Karanjwan Dam Project. The Special Land Acquisition Officer had initially fixed …
The petitioners, Asharfi and others, claim ownership of Raiyti/Purchased land in Lakhisarai and allege that the Eastern Railway intends to construct an underpass over their land without compensation. They sought writs to restrain the construction, protect peaceful possession, and compel acquisition …
Janardan Sharma, claiming ownership of Raiyti/Purchased land in Lakhisarai, filed a writ petition seeking to restrain the Union of India and Eastern Railway from constructing a railway under‑pass over his land without compensation. He also asked the court to direct the respondents to acquire the …
Shashi Bhushan Kushwaha filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State authorities not to construct a road and drainage on his raiyati land without following the legal procedures under the Land Acquisition Act or the Encroachment Act. Notices were issued to several officials …
The petitioners, a group of landowners from Aurangabad district, filed writ petitions challenging a notice dated 8‑02‑2014 issued under section 12(2) of the Land Acquisition Act in acquisition case No. 35/2012‑13, alleging that it was arbitrary and that their objections under section 9 regarding …
The petitioners, a group of landowners from Kurson village, filed a writ petition alleging that the State of Bihar and its road construction agencies had encroached upon their raiyati (government) land to construct a bridge, cutting trees and creating a deep ditch without initiating any proceeding …
Binoy Kumar Gupta filed a writ petition seeking payment of compensation, statutory interest, and penal interest for land acquired by the State of Bihar. The petition also requested any other reliefs deemed appropriate. No counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner, although the State was …
A group of villagers from Bharpura filed a writ petition against the Union of India and railway authorities seeking compensation at the new rate under the Land Acquisition Act, rehabilitation and resettlement benefits, and employment for affected family members. They also requested interim relief …
A group of villagers filed a writ petition seeking to quash a notice issued under section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act for acquiring their land for flood rehabilitation and to set aside an order cancelling jamabandi entries in their favour. The State, represented by Advocate Mrs. Archana Meenakshi, …
A large group of petitioners filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State to award compensation as per the revised market value for land acquired for a 4‑lane highway project and to stay the construction until such compensation is paid. The State counsel pointed out that a notice …
The petitioner, Hetu Kishun, appealed the judgment dated 14‑10‑2025 in F.A. Nos. 322, 323 and 325 of 1994, contending that the award omitted statutory benefits under the Land Acquisition Act. The petitioner also pointed out that the name of his counsel was incorrectly recorded in the judgment. The …
The petitioners, a group of eleven landowners from Parsauni Gope, alleged that the government constructed a PCC road over their Raiyati land without notice, acquisition, or compensation, seeking a writ of mandamus to remove the encroachment and obtain compensation. They claimed that the road, …
The petitioners, a family of a disabled landowner, challenged the classification of their 0.22‑acre plot—containing a house and shop—as agricultural in a notification issued under the RFCTLARR Act for a land‑port project. They alleged no spot inspection was conducted and sought mandamus directing …
The dispute concerned a 183‑bigha parcel of land in Haripur, Nainital, originally leased in 1924 under the Government Grants Act of 1895. The lease was allegedly transferred by a 1947 sale deed, but the deed’s nature—whether it conveyed title or merely lease‑hold rights—was contested. The …
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and other officials demanded an additional price from Jagdeep Singh for a plot allotted in 1986, alleging that the land cost had risen after the Animal Husbandry Department transferred the land to HUDA at a lower rate. Singh filed a suit in 2003 …
The appellants, original landowners whose land was acquired by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority, challenged the compensation awarded by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which relied on earlier decisions in Surjit Singh and Kapoor Singh. The Supreme Court had previously enhanced …
The Hospitality Association of Mudumalai and other private land owners challenged the Tamil Nadu Government's notification of an elephant corridor on the Sigur Plateau, arguing that the corridor was not scientifically justified and that the State lacked statutory authority to create it. The High …
The dispute concerned CTS No.1674/1, a parcel of Government land in Ramdurg claimed by two educational trusts for use as a playground. The Assistant Commissioner initially granted the land to Vidya Prasarak Samithi, but BVVS appealed and the matter went through multiple administrative and judicial …
The respondents, whose lands were acquired for planned development of Delhi, applied for alternative plots under the 1961 Scheme but were rejected because they had purchased the land within five years of the acquisition notification. They challenged the rejection, arguing that the 1961 Scheme had …
The Tamil Nadu Housing Board (the Board) acquired land for a low‑income‑group (LIG) housing scheme and, in 1976, allotted houses to members of a service society at a tentative price of Rs.18,000. The lease‑cum‑sale agreement allowed the Board to fix the final price based on land acquisition cost, …
Fuljit Kaur applied for a residential plot in Punjab Urban Estates and was asked to pay a provisional price. After the tentative price was later determined, the authorities issued a demand for an additional price, which she challenged as arbitrary. The High Court upheld the demand, relying on the …
The Tamil Nadu Government issued G.O. Ms. No.32 (1998) permitting the erection of statues and arches on highways. After the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 came into force, the State, through its Secretary, granted permission to install permanent arches on two major district roads. The High Court held …
The plaintiff (respondent No.1) purchased the suit property from the rightful owner, T. Bayarappa, in 1991. Defendant No.2 (appellant) was in permissive possession of the land and claimed lawful title based on a purported chain of agreements involving a power of attorney and an assignment to the …
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) cut several fruit‑bearing trees, including rubber, coconut, pepper vines, and mango trees, to lay a 220 kV transmission line. The landowners claimed compensation for loss of yield, future age of the trees, and interest, contending that the High Court's award …
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) installed a high‑voltage electricity line over the land of Chinamma Antony, resulting in a claim for compensation for diminution of land value. The Additional District Judge enhanced the compensation awarded, and the Kerala High Court dismissed the Board’s …
The father of the respondents purchased land as the shebait of the deity Sri Sri Durgamata Thakurani and later sold it to the appellants. The appellants sought to enforce the sale, while the respondents claimed the land was a debutter (charitable endowment) and that the shebait could not validly …
The State of Uttar Pradesh acquired land for G.M. Tanda Thermal Power Project and the Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) engaged daily‑wage workers, including Jai Prakash Srivastava, to handle the acquisition cases. Although the appellant (the power project company) funded the wages, the …
The Supreme Court examined appeals by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) against the High Court’s enhancement of compensation for fruit‑bearing trees cut to lay a 110 kV electric line. The Board had originally determined compensation under Section 10 of the Telegraph Act, 1885, using a 5% …
The respondents K.S. Narayan purchased land in 1985 after the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) had issued a notification for acquisition under the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976. They filed civil suits seeking injunctions against the BDA, claiming that no notice under Section 17(5) …
The appellants' property was requisitioned in 1987 and acquired under the Requisition and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952. Although a 1975 agreement fixed a price of Rs 18,98,000, the claimants received this amount in 1993 under protest and later sought higher compensation, leading the …
The Supreme Court examined the validity of a preliminary notification under Section 28(1) of the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board Act, 1966, which proposed to acquire 110.30 acres of land for industrial development, later reduced to 106 acres by a notification under Section 28(4). The …
The State of Gujarat acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act and an award was declared on 17 January 1982. The claimants, who were not present at the award and received no notice under Section 12(2), only learned of the award when compensation was paid in July 1988. They filed a reference …
The petitioners challenged a Madras High Court judgment that a Letters Patent Appeal under Clause 15 was not maintainable against an order of a single High Court judge hearing an appeal. The Supreme Court examined the interplay between Section 104(1) and (2) of the Code of Civil Procedure, the …
The landlady and her two sons, owners of a premises leased to the Wadia Institute as a guest house, obtained a partial eviction decree for the ground floor on grounds of bona fide requirement. While appeals were pending, the District Magistrate of Nainital arbitrarily allotted the entire premises to …
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) fixed a market value of Rs 7,50,00,000 for a leasehold plot and demanded Rs 3,62,44,420 as 50% of the unearned increase, which the respondents (heirs of the original sub‑lessee) challenged, arguing that later circulars issued by the Central Government and the …
The case involved a dispute between two family groups over shared assets, which was referred to a sole arbitrator who issued two awards. Seven members of one group objected, claiming they had not received reasonable notice and that the arbitrator’s request for a letter not to challenge the award …
The respondents' lands were requisitioned in 1971 under the Defence of India Act, 1971 for a military cantonment and later compulsorily acquired. Dissatisfied with the compensation, they sought reference to an arbitrator under Section 31, which was not done, and filed a writ petition challenging the …
The Airports Authority of India appealed a Gauhati High Court order that awarded compensation for cutting trees on its land using a multiplier of 18 years' yield. The appellant argued that the multiplier violated the Supreme Court’s decision in State of Haryana v. Gurcharan Singh, which limits the …
The appellant, a member of a Scheduled Tribe, claimed title to land that had been surrendered by his predecessor Nanda Oraon in 1942 to a landlord. He alleged that he was the adopted son of Sukhi Oraon and therefore succeeded to the land, filing a complaint that led the Special Officer under the …
The appellants, food‑grain dealers who had operated for over fifty years in the old market areas of Ferozepur district, were required to shift to newly created Mandi complexes after the Punjab Government decided to auction stalls there without granting any concession to existing traders. They …
The Commissioner of Survey Settlements and Land Records (Government) challenged the authenticity of a Ryotwari patta covering 28 acres 82 cents, alleging it was obtained fraudulently. The High Court, after considering several writ petitions, directed the Government to file a suit under Section 14 of …
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) had provisionally allotted an industrial plot to the respondents and later issued a final allotment letter fixing the price at Rs.3,78,250. After the respondents paid the balance, HUDA issued a further notice demanding an additional Rs.4,66,847, …
The appellant, Sm. Bhatori, executed a general power of attorney in favour of respondent‑2, granting him authority to manage her agricultural land, including alienation. Respondent‑2 used this authority to file a suit against the appellant and subsequently executed sale deeds transferring the same …
The appellant, Vijayawada‑Guntur‑Tenali Urban Development Authority, challenged the fee claimed by the respondent counsel, who had acted as Government Pleader and later as private counsel in land acquisition reference cases. The respondent sought a minimum fee of Rs.2,000 per case, relying on a …
The respondent applied for a flat under the Shimla Development Authority's Self‑Finance Scheme in 1986, paid an earnest deposit and was initially quoted a construction cost of Rs 1,44,000. In 1991 the Authority raised the cost to Rs 2,73,332 due to material price hikes and, after the District Judge …
The respondents, Atchaiah and Kondal Reddy, bought land that was later acquired by the government and received compensation, part of which was treated as capital gain and taxed individually in assessment years 1965-66 and 1968-69. In 1972 the Income Tax Officer (ITO) issued a notice under s.148 …
The appellants filed Civil Appeals Nos. 6258‑59 of 1983 challenging the validity of a notification issued under section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act. The decree sought to be challenged was common to all appellants and was indivisible. The court had earlier directed the senior‑advocate‑designated …
In 1954 the government acquired about 20,000 acres of land for the Rourkela Steel Plant and paid compensation. The Union Minister for Steel advised that at least one member of each displaced family should be given a job in the plant (the T.N. Singh formula). In 1995 the displaced persons filed a …
The appellants received compensation for land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, which was later enhanced and subsequently reduced on appeal. While the appeal was pending, they executed the decree and recovered the enhanced amount together with interest. The State filed an application under …
The State of Punjab acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act, publishing a notification in February 1981 and the Collector making an award on December 22, 1983. The respondents did not seek a reference under Section 18 of the Act. After a High Court judgment in 1990 enhanced compensation for …
The Punjab Town Improvement Trust sought compensation for land acquired under a 1922 Act. The Land Acquisition Collector awarded market value, which the Tribunal enhanced to Rs 307 per sq yd up to a depth of 43 ft. The Trust challenged this in the High Court, which confirmed the Tribunal’s award but …
The respondent filed a writ petition seeking an alternative site after his land was acquired for public purpose, arguing that he was the owner when the acquisition was finalized. The Single Judge had allowed the petition, but the Division Bench dismissed the appeal on limitation grounds, which the …
The appellants, who were the first parties in a reference proceeding under Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act concerning compensation for acquired land, sought to prove their pre‑existing title by producing revenue records and other public documents. Because the documents were not in their …
The Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Act, 1965 authorised acquisition of land for a housing scheme and issued notifications under its Sections 28(1) and 32(1). The State later issued acquisition notices under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The appellants challenged whether the three‑year …
The U.P. Residents Employees Co‑operative Housing Society, which had acquired about 70 acres of land between 1973‑75, challenged the acquisition of its land by the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) under notifications issued under the Land Acquisition Act after the enactment of the …
The Tamil Nadu Housing Board allotted residential plots to low‑income applicants in 1963. In 1975 it issued fresh demands for additional amounts covering excess compensation for land acquisition and development charges. T.N. Ganapathy filed a suit in representative capacity on behalf of all …
The appellants were awarded 92 acres of forest land by a Kerala High Court decision in MFA No. 401/78 under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971. The State returned part of the land but later realized it contained valuable timber and refused to issue transit permits for the …
The appellants challenged a Mysore High Court order that condoned substantial delays in filing appeals against land acquisition awards, invoking Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963. They argued that the delay, caused by negligence of Government Pleaders, could not be deemed "sufficient cause" and …
The State Government notified lands belonging to Godrej & Boyce for acquisition in 1961, declared acquisition in 1965 and issued compensation notices in 1966, but took no further action. The lands were later occupied by slum dwellers, and the respondent repeatedly urged the government to remove the …
The case concerned lands originally settled by the appellant’s grandfather that were requisitioned by the military in 1963 and later acquired by the Central Government in 1970. Abdul Khader, a flower‑picker, claimed to be a protected tenant under the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and …
Hindustan Housing & Land Development Trust Ltd. owned land requisitioned and later acquired by the Government of West Bengal. The initial compensation award of Rs.24,97,249 was appealed, and an arbitrator enhanced it to Rs.30,10,873 with interest and recurring payments. While the State appealed the …
The Supreme Court examined a land acquisition dispute where the General Government Servants Co‑operative Housing Society Ltd. sought to acquire land for residential houses. The land had been sold by the Central Government to the first respondent, Wahab Uddin, after being declared evacuee property …
The appellants, owners of land leased to Narain Das Lachman Das Oil Mill (later Northern India Oil Industries Ltd), gave a notice on 26 February 1944 terminating the lease and allowing the lessee until 30 June 1944 to remove machinery, stores, and buildings as per clause 6 of the lease dated 2 June …
Bai Dosabhai, who had received two plots of land as a gift, executed a deed of lease in 1946 granting the lessee (Indu Prasad Dev Shankar Bhatt and successors) a right to purchase the land within seven years for a stipulated price, with provisions for rent, default, and sale by public auction. After …
The appellant sought compensation for land acquired by the State of Bihar and was awarded Rs. 20,231.67, which he contested as being far below the market value of Rs. 2,80,000. The matter was referred to a three‑member arbitration board, which confirmed the compensation award. The appellant …
The Supreme Court examined two appeals challenging notices issued by the Assistant Controller of Estate Duty under sections 59(a) and 61 of the Estate Duty Act, 1953, which sought to reopen and rectify estate duty assessments of lands acquired by the government. The Court held that the right to …
