In Brief
The appellants' land was acquired by the State of Maharashtra for a dam project. The High Court had awarded compensation with a substantial deduction for development costs, calculated on the basis of housing colony development standards. The Supreme Court held that such extensive deductions were inappropriate for dam projects, which do not require civilian development infrastructure like housing layouts. The Court revised the compensation by applying more reasonable deductions proportionate to the actual acquisition purpose, and the appeals were partly allowed with the appellants entitled to the balance compensation.
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