In Brief
Land owners challenged the High Court's award of compensation for 67 acres acquired in villages Alladad Chak and Machhi Joan for housing purposes. The High Court had fixed ₹8,20,000 per acre for Alladad Chak and ₹6,26,000 per acre for Machhi Joan. The Supreme Court held that since the land was acquired in a single block for identical purpose and the two villages were adjacent with similar potentiality, identical compensation should apply to both. Using comparable sale evidence dated September 1997 adjusted for 20% development deduction and 15% price escalation over three years, the Court awarded ₹9,72,000 per acre with statutory benefits to both villages, finding no justification for differential valuation."
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