In Brief
In this land acquisition case involving Industrial Model Township in Rohtak, the Supreme Court reviewed compensation determinations for agricultural lands in three phases across two villages. For Village Kheri Sadh's First Phase, the Court restored the Reference Court's determination of Rs. 24,00,000 per acre for lands up to one acre from highway and Rs. 19,77,000 per acre for remaining lands, holding the High Court erred in reducing the valuation cut from 20% to 10%. For the Second Phase, the Court applied a 12% escalation to these amounts. For Village Baliyana, the Court upheld Rs. 17,00,000 per acre, rejecting parity claims with Village Kheri Sadh due to inferior location and rejecting reliance on a post-acquisition Maruti Suzuki allotment at Rs. 75,00,000 per acre.
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