In Brief
The State of Punjab challenged High Court judgments setting land values in acquisition proceedings affecting the respondents. The Supreme Court found that a prior order had already remanded the related judgment. Without issuing formal notice to respondents, the Court set aside the impugned judgments and remitted the matters to the High Court to be consolidated with all connected cases. The Court noted that safeguarding respondents' interests justified dispensing with notice and instead remitting the cases for fresh determination.
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