In Brief
The Supreme Court addressed whether a post-acquisition allottee—a purchaser of land after the State has acquired it—can participate in proceedings to determine compensation paid to original landowners. The Court held that once land vests in the State following a Collector's award, the acquisition is complete. Subsequent allottees have no legal right to contest compensation claims, even if their allotment deed references the compensation amount. The Court distinguished between beneficiaries for whom land is originally acquired (who may have locus) and later purchasers (who do not). The High Court's order allowing the allottee to participate and remand for fresh hearing was set aside as legally unsustainable.
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