In Brief
The Supreme Court considered appeals by both a landowner and acquiring body (Ministry of Defence) concerning compensation for 45.89 hectares of barren agricultural land acquired in 1992 near Nagpur. The High Court had valued the land at Rs. 6 per square foot with a 33.33% deduction for development charges. The Court held that when large agricultural tracts are valued using small developed plot exemplars, at least 40% deduction towards development charges is appropriate, not 33.33%. The Court modified the judgment, directing compensation at Rs. 6 per square foot with a 40% development deduction, thus partly allowing the acquiring body's appeal and dismissing the landowner's appeal.", "disposition": "partly_allowed"
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