Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 4 -- Acquisition of land - Unlawful dispossession of landowners - Appellants were illegally dispossessed without following due process of law - In absence of written consent to voluntarily give up their land, appellants were entitled to compensation in terms of law...........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 23 -- Acquisition of land - Compensation - Sale instances with respect to small plots/parcels of land are not comparable to a large extent of land for purpose of determining compensation...........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 23 -- Acquisition of land - Generally, compensation shall not be determined on square foot basis - However, Court may determine compensation on square foot basis after making a reasonable deduction towards development charges in case there are no other sale instances available...........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 23 -- Acquisition of land - Compensation - Land acquired in question is a large extent of agricultural land not fully developed - Sale instances relied upon by landowners pertain to very small plots/parcels of land and that too in respect of small plots which were developed and converted to non-agricultural use and distinguishing..........
Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973, Section 3(1), 2(h)(xi), Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, Section 5 -- Eviction decree - Validity - Orders evicting unauthorized occupants from public premises at mines area - Challenge as to - Acquisition and transfer of title and interest of owners of coal mines and vested in Central Government - Since..........
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, Section 24(2) -- Lapse of acquisition of land - Landowners contended that possession of land is with them and no compensation has been paid - High Court granted stay restraining authority from taking coercive action in respect of land in question - Period during..........
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, Section 101A -- Release of land - Utility of acquired land was there and in no circumstances it can be said that acquisition was not made for public purpose - Therefore, rejection of representation u/s 101-A of the Act does not require any interference...........
Acquisition of land -- Additional time - Court cannot grant additional period of time for acquisition of land once the Act does not contemplate any further period of time, more particularly when State was inactive for long number of years...........
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, Section 24(2) -- Acquisition of land - Lapse of proceedings - Land owners having the benefit of interim orders of stay of acquisition proceedings granted in their favour in proceedings initiated by them against acquisition, cannot take benefit u/s 24(2) of the Act...........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 23 -- Acquisition of land - Compensation - Consent award ought not to have been relied upon and/or considered for purpose of determining compensation in case of another acquisition, particularly when there are other evidences on record...........
