Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition Challenge Based on Precedent: Union of India vs. Gopaldas Bhagwan Das (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a prior judgment of the Supreme Court striking down a land acquisition notification applies to similarly situated parties, despite a delay in filing a challenge. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Union of India & […]
Supreme Court Upholds Right to Property: Vidya Devi vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State can dispossess a citizen of their property without due process of law and payment of compensation. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition/Constitutional Law Case Name: Vidya Devi vs. The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date: January
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Supreme Court Enhances Land Compensation with 10% Annual Increase: Huchanagouda vs. The Assistant Commissioner (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair market value and compensation for land acquisition, including the appropriate escalation rate for the gap between notifications. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: Huchanagouda vs. The Assistant Commissioner and Land Acquisition Officer & Anr. Judgment
Supreme Court Enhances Land Compensation in Rupnagar Acquisition Case LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation for land acquired under the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Sardara Singh & Ors. vs. Land Acquisition Collector, Improvement Trust, Rupnagar & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 24 April 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 24
Supreme Court Directs Re-Verification of Land Oustees’ Claims for Railway Jobs (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Rehabilitation of land oustees affected by land acquisition for railway projects. CASE TYPE: Civil Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Shankar Prasad Deep Etc.Etc. Judgment Date: 14 March 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 14 March 2019 Citation: (2019)
Supreme Court modifies interim order on land compensation: GMDA vs. Arminderjit Kaur (2019) Date of the Judgment: February 26, 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: Abhay Manohar Sapre, J. and Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a High Court, in an interim order, direct the deposit of a specific amount of compensation in a land acquisition case? The
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Land Compensation Claim: M/S. Model Economic Township Ltd. vs. Land Acquisition Collector (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 February 2019 Citation: M/S. Model Economic Township Ltd. vs. Land Acquisition Collector, SLP(C)No.618 of 2018, 2019 INSC 155 Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a company that missed
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on land compensation: Er. K. Arumugam vs. V. Balakrishnan & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can, in contempt proceedings, go beyond the original order to determine compensation. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court/Land Acquisition. Case Name: Er. K. Arumugam vs. V. Balakrishnan & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 06
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Lemon and Pomegranate Trees in Land Acquisition Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation for trees on land acquired by the government. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Case Name: D. Eswara Naidu & Ors. vs. The Special Deputy Collector (L.A) & Other Connected Matters Judgment Date: 20 November 2018 Introduction Date
Supreme Court Orders Open Remand for Land Compensation: Ali Akbar vs. State of Kerala (2018) Date of the Judgment: 26 October 2018 Citation: Civil Appeal No(s). 10786-10787 of 2018, Civil Appeal No(s). 10788-10796 of 2018 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., A.M. Khanwilkar, J. Can a High Court remand a land acquisition compensation case back to the
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Pomegranate Trees in Land Acquisition Cases (2018) Date of the Judgment: 27 September 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 879 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J. and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can claimants receive enhanced compensation for acquired land even after a delay in approaching the court? The Supreme Court addressed this question while
Supreme Court Enhances Land Compensation for NOIDA Industrial Development LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of fair compensation for land acquisition. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition. Case Name: Nanak (Deceased) Through Lrs vs. New Okhla Industrial Development Authority & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 26 September 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 26 September 2018 Citation: Civil Appeal No(s). 10013 of
