In Brief
The Supreme Court dismissed appeals from both the Jalandhar Improvement Trust and land owners challenging the High Court's determination of compensation for land acquired under multiple development schemes. The Trust sought reduction of awarded compensation, while owners sought enhancement. The Court upheld the High Court's methodology of using comparable sale deeds (exemplars) as the basis for determining compensation, applying appropriate deductions for uninhabitable or low-lying areas, and granting cumulative annual increases. The Court found the High Court's differentiated rates—higher for land abutting highways, lower for remaining land—to be reasonable and well-founded. No case for interference was found; deposited amounts were to be transmitted to the reference court with interest, and outstanding amounts paid within two months with statutory benefits."
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