In Brief
Landholders from three villages (Bas Khusla, Bas Haria, Dhana) sought clarification after the Supreme Court determined their land acquisition compensation at Rs. 29,77,333 per acre, but they had already received Rs. 37,40,000 per acre. The Court invoked Article 142 to relieve them from returning the excess, finding that recovery would create undue hardship given the long litigation period, the disbursement without security, and the fact that the acquiring authority had already recovered the excess from subsequent allottees. The compensation rates remained unchanged, but landholders were exempted from refunding the overpaid amounts.",
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