Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Landowners' Appeal Seeking Enhanced Compensation Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Due to Failure to Establish Comparable Sale Instances. Onus of proving inadequacy of compensation rests on claimant; sale deeds for large hotel construction sites held not comparable to the acquired 200 sq m strip used as a road.
9 Dec 2010The case involved a land acquisition dispute in Varca, Salcete, Goa, where the government acquired 200 square meters from survey No.165/1 under a noti...




