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1988 DIGILAW 549 (SC)

Sohan Lal v. Government of Andhra Pradesh

1988-08-11

A.P.SEN, S.NATARAJAN

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JUDGMENT : 1.Special Leave granted. Arguments heard. 2. We are satisfied upon hearing learned counsel for the parties that although the award of compensation by the High Court Rs. 10,000 per acre was not inordinately low, but having regard to the spiral rise in land values at or about the date of the notification issued under section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and in view of the admitted position that the land acquired has immense potential value for being developed into Industrial Estate, it would, in our opinion, meet with the ends of justice if the rate of compensation awarded be enhanced to Rs. 11,000 per acre looking to the actual location of the plot and its close proximity to other industrial units. We order accordingly. This decision of ours shall however not be treated as a precedent. 3. Accordingly, the appeal succeeds and is partly allowed. In modification of the judgment of the High Court upholding the award of the learned Additional District Judge, Medak at Sangareddy we direct that the appellant shall be entitled to payment of compensation for the land acquired from him bearing surveys Nos. 34, 36/A, 36/B and 36/C admeasuring 7 acres 10 guntas situate in village Bangladuda of taluk Sangareddy in the District of Medak. With the increase in the rates of compensation, there shall be corresponding increase in the amount of solatium and interest payable if the ultimate decision of the constitution Bench as to the applicability of the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984 was in favour of the land holders. 4. The appeal is disposed of accordingly. No costs.