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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH
PRAVIN S. PATIL
Deputy Director Town Planning, Amravati Municipal Corporation – Appellant
Versus
Mohan s/o Ramratan Jaiswal – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. details of land acquisition and initial compensation awarded. (Para 3 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. arguments regarding entitlement to increased compensation. (Para 8 , 10 , 12) |
| 3. the principles guiding compensation under land acquisition act. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 4. court's duty to ensure just compensation irrespective of claimed amounts. (Para 18 , 20 , 22) |
| 5. final judgment modifying compensation awarded to claimants. (Para 24 , 25) |
Pravin S. Patil, J.
1. Heard.
2. Present appeal is filed against the judgment and order passed by the Reference Court in L.A.C. No.215/2003 whereby the respondent no.1 and 2/Claimants have been awarded compensation of Rs.5 lakh for acquisition of their land along with the statutory benefits.
3. In the present appeal, it is undisputed fact that respondent nos.1 and 2 were the owners of the land bearing Survey NO.38/2003 ad- measuring 1 Hector situated at Mouja Gambhirpur, Tq. and Dist. Amravati. The said land is situated within the limits of Municipal Corporation, Amravati (‘the Corporation’) and same was acquired by the Corporation for Sewerage Treatment Plant. At the time of acquisition of this land, the compensation was awarded at the rate of Rs.7,04
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