Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Award of compensation – Big chunk of land acquired for different projects at different points in time – Enhancement in compensation granted by the High Court varied from project to project – Supreme Court found that the High Court did not analyze each case independently, matters remanded to High Court – High Court while passing the impugned orders enhancing the compensation for the acquired land, relied upon said decisions which were set aside and were remanded to High Court for reconsideration – Plea of the appellant-Corporation that after the remand, the matter was heard in part by the High Court – Respondentsland owners contended that there were numerous cases in which similarly placed land owners have already been paid compensation at enhanced rate granted by the High Court and those judgments of the High Court attained finality and are not subject matter of these appeals:
Held: It is not in dispute that a batch of cases was remanded by this Court for reconsideration by the High Court – It is also an admitted fact that those matters pertained to the same broader acquisition, though they possibly pertain to different projects – In a peculiar situation where some of the judgments of the High Court attained finality as the compensation amount, as enhanced, stands paid whereas the others are still subject matter of adjudication, these cases also remanded to the High Court so that a holistic view pertaining to the subject acquisition, at least project wise, can be taken by the High Court – High Court to make an endeavour to infuse uniformity in the matter of award of compensation, to the extent possible, in accordance with law. [Para 14]
As published in the Supreme Court Reports, Supreme Court of India. Text from the Indian Supreme Court Judgments open data set (Dattam Labs), CC BY 4.0.
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