Krishan Kumar vs Union Of India - 2014 Supreme(SC) 977

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2014 Supreme(SC) 977

H. L. DATTU, MADAN B. LOKUR, A. K. SIKRI
Krishan Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent

Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant in C.A. Nos. 9910, 9912, 9913, 9914 and 11232 of 2011 :Pallav Shishodia, Senior Advocate, Mr. Wajeeh Shafiq, Mr. Adarsh Aggarwal and Mr. Parveen Bhati, Advocates.
For the Appellant in C.A. No. 15 of 2012 :Mr. Mahabir Singh, Senior Advocate, Dr. Vijendra Mahndiyan, Ms. Pallavi Awasthi, Mr. Nikhil Jain, Ms. Preeti Singh and Mr. Deepak Goel, Advocates.
For the Appellant in C.A. Nos. 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28 and 5831 of 2012 :Mr. Mahabir Singh, Senior Advocate, Dr. Vijendra Mahndiyan, Ms. Pallavi Awasthi, Mr. Deepak Goel, Ms. Preeti Singh and Mr. K.B. Rohtagi, Advocates.
For the Appellant in C.A. No. 11235, 11237, 11240, 11295 of 11 and 19, 27 of 2012 and 366 of 2013 :Mr. Mahabir Singh, Senior Advocate, Dr. Vijendra Mahndiyan, Ms. Pallavi Awasthi, Mr. K.B. Rohtagi, Mr. Deepak Goel, Mr. Mahesh Kasana and Mr. Aparna Rohatgi Jain, Advocates.
For the Appellant in C.A. No. 11239, 11240, 11295, 9915, 677, 2492, 2493, 2494, 2495, 5429, 4480, 10322, 10333 and 10334 of 2012 :Mr. Rajiv Shankar Dvivedi, Mr. J.N.S. Tyagi, Mr. S.K. Sarkar, Md. Ziauddin Ahmad and Mr. Balkrishan Sharma, Advocates.
For the Appellant in C.A. No. 678, 679, 680 and 4329 of 2012 :Mr. Naaren Nath Sarvaria for Mr. Vikash Singh, Advocates.
For the Appellant in C.A. Nos. 11233 and 11234 of 2011 :Mr. G.C. Tyagi, Mr. Kailash Pandey, Mr. Balendra Tiwari, Mr. I.K. Mishra, Mr. Mukesh Tyagi, Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma, Mr. Nikilesh Ramachandran, Mr. Sudhir Mendiratta, Advocates.
For the Respondent:Ms. Rachana Srivastava, Mr. Utkarsh Sharma, Mr. Vishnu B. Saharya, Mr. Viresh B. Saharya for M/s. Saharya and Co., Mr. Ashwani Kumar, Ms. Binu Tamta and Mr. Dhruv Tamta, Advocates.

ORDER :

A.K. Sikri, J.

In these appeals, which arise out of common judgment and order dated 7th June, 2011 passed by the High Court of Delhi, we are concerned with two Notifications that were issued for acquisition of lands in the revenue estate of Village Burari as well as Jharoda Mazra Burari. Vide Notification dated 24.07.1998, land ad-measuring 705-07 bigha situate in the revenue estate of Jharoda, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act') was acquired. The purpose of acquisition was to set up a 'Dairy Colony'. However, ultimately the land was utilised, after acquisition, for setting up of a 'Bio-Diversity Park'.

2. Second Notification is dated 18.07.2003 issued under Section 4 of the Act vide which 1448-01 bigha (301.66 acres) land situate in the revenue estate of Village Burari was acquired. Village Burari is adjoining village Jharoda Mazra Burari. This land was acquired for the development of a 'Bio-Diversity Park, Phase-II'.

3. There is no challenge to the aforesaid acquisition. The dispute pertains to the quantum of compensati

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2014 Supreme(SC) 977

H. L. DATTU, MADAN B. LOKUR, A. K. SIKRIKrishan Kumar – AppellantVersusUnion Of India – Respondent

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H. L. DATTU, MADAN B. LOKUR, A. K. SIKRI
Krishan Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent