BHAG SINGH AND ORS. versus UNION TERRITORY OF CHANDIGARH

BHAG SINGH AND ORS. versus UNION TERRITORY OF CHANDIGARH

Subsequent stray judgments awarding higher compensation for a comparable land do not justify revising uniform market values fixed in numerous prior cases, absent evidence of material change; such market value determination requires finality to avoid arbitrariness.

Parties
Petitioners: Bhag Singh and Others; Respondent: Union Territory of Chandigarh
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
08 September 1992
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Final Disposition
Outcome
Petitions dismissed
Legal Topics
Compensation, Market Value, Evidence, Finality of Judgments
Land Acquisition Compensation Market Value Evidence Finality of Judgments

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Parties

Bhag Singh and Others

Petitioners

Union Territory of Chandigarh

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Final Disposition

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a subsequent judgment fixing higher market value for lands in the vicinity can be acted upon to grant higher compensation to petitioners whose cases were previously decided on uniform rates.

Ratio Decidendi

Subsequent stray judgments awarding higher compensation for a comparable land do not justify revising uniform market values fixed in numerous prior cases, absent evidence of material change; such market value determination requires finality to avoid arbitrariness.

Court Disposition

Petitions dismissed

Orders

  • All Special Leave Petitions dismissed with no costs.
  • No interference with High Court judgments against which SLPs were filed.