Land Acquisition Act

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Section 11, Section 18, Section 4, Section 6

Land Acquisition Act of 1894 – Claimant is entitled to payment of interest on solatium from the date of entitlement as provided under the provisions of the Act and payment of interest cannot be restricted from the date of Sunder case decided. Obiter in Gurpreet Singh’s case, which incidentally made some observation with regard to the payment of interest on solatium, is not the binding precedent. [2015 PLRonline 0205 (SC)]

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 – S.24(2) – Possession of the land in question could not be taken by the authority due to pending litigation/stay – Affect of. [2023 PLRonline 9002 SC]

Land Acquisition Act S. 12(2)- Once the notice under Section 12(2) of the LA Act was issued and served upon the original writ petitioner and he was called upon to collect the compensation and thereafter, when he did not come to collect the compensation and then the compensation was sent to the revenue deposit, thereafter it would not be open for the original writ petitioner to contend that acquisition proceedings have lapsed.[ PLRonline 413600]

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[SC] Land Acquisition Act S. 11A, 17(3A) – Section 11A though applicable to the cases of acquisition initiated under Section 17(1) of Act, 1894 the consequence of it will not affect the case where the land has absolutely vested on compliance of subsection (3A) to Section 17 of Act, 1894 and 80% of estimated compensation is tendered and paid.

. Hence, when there is a challenge by the land loser, each case will have to be considered on its...

Land Acquisition Act S. 11A, 17(3A) – Applicability

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – S. 11A, 17(3A) - The provision contained in Section 11A of Act, 1894 shall be...

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – Solatium and Deduction – Deduction of 50% as development charges – Set aside

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - Solatium and Deduction - Deduction of 50% as development charges – Set aside - Possession...

Land Acquisition Act S. 4(1) , 17(1) – Market value – Is the price that a willing purchaser would pay to a willing seller for it.

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 , S. 4(1) read with S. 17(1) - Market value - Bare perusal of the aforesaid...

Land Acquisition – Stay orders – Effect of – After announcing the award, possession of the land has been taken and handed over to the beneficiary Department i.e. HUDA on the day of the award except the land for which the orders of stay, status quo and stay of dispossession have been passed by the competent Court

Mr. S.S. Dinarpur, for petitioner(s) Mr. Ankur Mittal, Addl. A.G., HY. assisted by Ms. Kushaldeep Kaur. Right to Fair...

Land Acquisition Act, S. 6, 11-A and 4 – Stay – Lapse of proceedings – Effect of

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 , Sections 6, 11-A and 4 - Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency In Land Acquisition,...

Courts – Power of the courts/judicial authorities to mould relief

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Land Acquisition – Compensation – Distribution to LRs – Will

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Land Acquisition - Compensation – Distribution to LRs. - Compensation assessed by the Collector – Order by a Tribunal apportioning...

[SC] Land Acquisition Act 1894 S. 4, S.18 – Deductions required to be made when considering transactions pertaining to small developed plots, for determining compensation of large areas – Deduction of 40% instead of 33% allowed. 2022 SCeJ 0392

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[SC] Land Acquisition – Deductions required to be made when considering transactions pertaining to small developed plots, for determining compensation of large areas

by Punjab Law Reporter

Generally the sale instances with respect to small plots/parcels of land are not comparable to a large extent of land...

Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 28-A –Executing court allowed compensation as payable to other land holders

Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 28-A –Execution – Executing Court had noticed that compensation was awarded by alongwith all statutory...

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Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 28-A – Fair Compensation – Even in the absence of exemplars and other evidence, higher compensation can be allowed for others whose land was acquired under the same notification