In Brief
Respondents were in possession of more land than granted by the Nagpur Housing and Area Development Board. The Supreme Court resolved the dispute by directing them to pay the excess land value at the 1998-1999 government-fixed rate, plus simple interest at 6% annually from the allotment date. The Court's pragmatic approach balanced competing interests and resolved the long-standing dispute over the appropriate consideration for the excess land holding.
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