In Brief
In this land acquisition compensation appeal, the District Judge had assessed the market value of acquired land at Rs.20,00,000/- per acre, upheld by the High Court without further enhancement. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and enhanced compensation by Rs.1,00,000/- per acre (inclusive of statutory benefits), following its earlier decision in a connected batch of appeals arising from the same acquisition notification. However, the Court denied statutory benefits for the period of delay attributable to litigation before the Court and High Court.
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