In Brief
The Supreme Court disposed of multiple civil appeals concerning compensation for land acquired by the Jalandhar Improvement Trust under various development schemes. Both the Trust and affected land owners challenged the High Court's compensation determinations. The Court upheld the High Court's awards after independently reviewing the exemplars (comparable sales) on record and applying cumulative annual price increases with appropriate deductions for land characteristics. The Court found the High Court's differentiated rates for land abutting highways versus remaining land to be reasonable and based on sound evidence. No interference was warranted in either direction.
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