In Brief
In a land acquisition dispute, the Supreme Court set aside the High Court's dismissal of landowners' cross objection seeking enhanced compensation, as the dismissal lacked any reasoned order. The Court clarified that since NTPC and the State did not challenge the High Court's refusal of their appeal, that part had become final. The case was remanded to the High Court to decide the cross objection on merits, first verifying whether the landowners properly valued their claim and paid requisite court fees, and then adjudicating without prejudging the enhancement issue.
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