KAPURTHALA IMPROVEMENT TRUST, PUNJAB versus LAND ACQUISITION TRIBUNAL, KAPURTHALA AND ORS.
The Tribunal rightly awarded compensation at a uniform rate, as the lands were situated in a developed area bounded by roads on all sides; no error of law was committed.
- Parties
- Appellant: Kapurthala Improvement Trust, Punjab; Respondents: Land Acquisition Tribunal, Kapurthala and Ors.
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Judgment Date
- 31 October 1995
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Decision on Appeals by Special Leave
- Outcome
- Appeals dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Town Improvement Scheme, Determination of Compensation, Belting of Land, Uniform Market Rate
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Parties
Kapurthala Improvement Trust, Punjab
Appellant
Land Acquisition Tribunal, Kapurthala and Ors.
Respondents
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Decision on Appeals by Special Leave
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Tribunal erred in awarding compensation at a uniform rate rather than at different belting rates as determined by the Collector
Ratio Decidendi
The Tribunal rightly awarded compensation at a uniform rate, as the lands were situated in a developed area bounded by roads on all sides; no error of law was committed.
Court Disposition
Appeals dismissed
Orders
- Appeals of the Improvement Trust as well as of the claimants for further enhancement stand dismissed
- No costs
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