In Brief
The Haryana Urban Development Authority demanded additional payment from a plot allottee citing a cost increase in the underlying land. The allotment letter allowed additional price only if a competent authority awarded enhanced compensation under the Land Acquisition Act. Since the land was transferred (not acquired) by the State, and no statutory award was made, the courts below rightly rejected the demand. The Supreme Court upheld this reasoning, finding no merit in the appeal. The Court dismissed the appeal as frivolous, noting the Authority persisted after a prior Supreme Court decision on identical facts. Exemplary costs of ₹1,00,000 were imposed on the Authority, with ₹50,000 compensation to the respondent, to be recovered from responsible officers.
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