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DELHI HIGH COURT
MUKTA GUPTA, NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA
Mohinder Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of property acquisition and petitioner’s claim. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. petitioner's arguments regarding delay of filing. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court's observations on the delay in filing the reference. (Para 5 , 6 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. legal provisions concerning limitation for filing reference. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 5. conclusion: petition dismissed due to lack of merit. (Para 12) |
JUDGMENT
Neena Bansal Krishna, J. (Oral)--The petitioner has filed the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of an appropriate writ directing the respondents to refer the matter of inadequacy of compensation to the court of learned District Judge for adjudication of the correct market value and thereby payment of enhanced compensation with statutory solatium and interest in favour of the petitioner.
2. Facts in brief are that the petitioner had purchased the property bearing Khasra No. 33/18/2/1, totaling 200 square yards, situated in the revenue estate of Village Nangloi Jat, Delhi vide the registered sale deed dated 16th November, 1998. The respondent No. 1 vide Award No. I/DC(W)/2007-08 dated 06th August, 2007 acquired the land of Village Nangloi Jat, Delhi
Delay in filing reference petitions under the Land Acquisition Act may lead to dismissal if it exceeds statutory time limits, regardless of claims of ignorance about award announcements.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the finding on the point of limitation for filing a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act must be based on evidence and reaso....
The limitation period under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 commences from the date of service of the notice of the award upon the landowner.
The limitation period for filing a reference petition under the Land Acquisition Act begins when the landowner has actual knowledge of the award's contents, not merely from the award's passing date.
The limitation period for filing a reference petition under the Land Acquisition Act begins from the date of knowledge of the award's contents, and the burden of proving notice issuance lies with the....
Limitation under Section 18(b) of Land Acquisition Act runs from actual/constructive knowledge of award contents if no Section 12(2) notice; market value from pre-notification sales with escalation.
The court affirmed that knowledge of the award and failure to provide valid reasons for delay in filing a reference application under the Land Acquisition Act justified the dismissal of the appeal.
Timely communication of the award's contents is mandatory; failure results in the reinstatement of claims despite delays in processing.
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