STATE OF ORISSA versus BRIJ LAL MISRA ETC. ETC.

STATE OF ORISSA versus BRIJ LAL MISRA ETC. ETC.

It is illegal for courts to enhance compensation by 25% for future potentiality of land after having determined compensation based on existing potentialities as this violates Section 24, fifthly and sixthly, of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

Parties
Appellant: State of Orissa; Respondent: Brij Lal Misra
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
26 July 1995
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
appeals allowed in part
Legal Topics
Compensation Determination, Potentiality of Land, Future Potential Value

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Parties

State of Orissa

Appellant

Brij Lal Misra

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether compensation for acquired land can be enhanced by 25% on account of future potentialities after considering existing potentialities

Ratio Decidendi

It is illegal for courts to enhance compensation by 25% for future potentiality of land after having determined compensation based on existing potentialities as this violates Section 24, fifthly and sixthly, of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

Court Disposition

appeals allowed in part

Orders

  • Further increase of 25% compensation for future potentiality is set aside.
  • Market value determination at Rs. 200 per decimal is confirmed.