In Brief
A real estate company holding 15 acres in a land acquisition project sought equal compensation under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act after the High Court awarded significantly higher compensation to other landholders. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition, holding that while Section 28-A aims to benefit landholders who missed the original reference application deadline, a large company with substantial resources cannot claim relief when it failed to monitor parallel cases and inexplicably delayed approaching the High Court by several months after becoming aware of higher awards. The inaction and delay disentitled the company from relief.
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