Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Compensation Award in Land Acquisition Case and Remands for Fresh Determination. The Court held that reliance on a consent award for a subsequent acquisition and guesswork is erroneous under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, as compensation must be based on comparable evidence and proper market value assessment.
22 Mar 2022The dispute arose from land acquisition by the State for improving the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, with a Section 4 notification issued in 2008. The...




