A two Judge Bench of this Court in the case of Girnar Traders v. State of Maharashtra [(2004) 8 SCC 505] had considered the question whether all the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, (for short, the ‘Land Acquisition Act’ or the ‘Central ..
An extent of 24 acres in Survey No.24 of Peeram Cheruvu Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District on the outskirts of Hyderabad was acquired for Andhra Pradesh Police Academy. For this purpose, a preliminary notification under section 4(1) ..
The appellants 1 to 6 were the owners of 38 bighas and 3 biswas of land in Hudbust No.1, Kasba Karnal. Their lands were acquired for development and utilization of land as residential and commercial area of Karnal under a preliminary notification iss..
Owner of Property - Determination thereof - Power of Appellate Court to interfere with the findings of Trial Court - Whether Plaintiff was the owner of the subject property and consequently his father was incompetent to enter into an agreement to sel..
Whether disheritance of one or more legal heirs cast doubt on the veracity of the execution of the Will ..
The appellant was the plaintiff in a suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction in regard to the suit property, that is, a plot measuring East to West : 49 feet and north south 81 feet, total extent of 3969 sq.ft (forming part of Natham S..
The case of the DDA is that its functionaries came to know about the impugned judgment only in June, 1999 when letter dated 3.6.1999 sent by the Land Acquisition Collector for release of Rs.14,15,82,253/- was received by the Member (Finance). Accordi..
As the facts and issues involved are similar and interconnected, we propose to dispose of all the appeals by this common judgment and order. However, we may record the facts of each of the cases separately and deal with the issues at one place as the..
Question of delay and laches in entertaining a writ petition having been filed after a lapse of 16 years of the date of Award without any explanation for the delay-Whether High Court was not justified in entertaining the writ petition? ..
An area of 4.89 acres of land (which includes 54 cents in Survey No. 186/1 and 1.09 acres of land in Survey No. 186/2, in all 1.63 acres, which is the subject matter of this appeal) in Koyambedu Village, Chennai District was notified for acquisition ..
This appeal is directed against judgment dated 18.5.2001 of the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court whereby the first appeal preferred by the appellants against the judgment of the learned Single Judge, who declined to nullify the acquisition of t..
Reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act and compensation of Rs.16,500/- for the trees against the reduced compensation of Rs.48/- per square meter-Whether the Reference Court was justified in fixing the market rate of the acquired land..
This appeal arises out of the judgment and order dated 18th April 2001, delivered by a Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Madras, affirming the judgment of a Single Judge of the High Court in W.P. No. 108 of 1998, setting aside Notific..
Whether the land owners were entitled to enhancement of compensation beyond Rs.200/- per marla determined by the learned Single Judge. The questions arise in the following backdrop. A large extent of land situate in the outskirts of Pathankot in the ..
The Government of Punjab acquired various parcels of land situated in villages Phulokhari, Kanakwal, Ramsra and Raman, Tehsil Talwandi Sabo, District Bhatinda for setting up Oil Refinery and Liquid Fuel based Power Plant. Notification under Section 4..
On 28.3.1974, three farmers, namely Ramesh Chander (hereinafter referred to as ‘the first respondent’), Mahavir Singh and Chunni Lal, entered into an oral agreement with the appellant to sell their respective land measuring 2.039 hectares bearing kha..
The only question which arises for consideration in this appeal filed against the judgment of the Division Bench of Andhra Pradesh High Court is whether the application filed by the appellant under Section 28A(3) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (fo..
These two appeals by special leave raise common questions of law and shall stand disposed of by this common judgment. The appeals arise out of two separate orders both dated 26.9.2006 passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana whereby C.W.Ps. Nos..
Land Acquisition - Enhancement of Compensation - Benefits under Section 23 (1A) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - Entitlement thereto ..
Amina Khatoon, the mother of respondent nos.1-4, (who were substituted in her place and brought on record after her death) instituted a suit for eviction (Title Suit No.36 of 1973) in the Court of Second Munsif, Arrah, against Md. Lukman, the father ..