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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
SUNITA AGARWAL, C.J., D.N.RAY
Sureshbhai Ravajibhai Ahir – Appellant
Versus
Competent Authority, National Highway Authority Of India And Deputy Collector, Navsari (Expressway) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SUNITA AGARWAL, C.J.
1. The petitioners herein are aggrieved by non-award of benefit of Section 30 sub-section (3) of the the RIGHT TO FAIR COMPENSATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ACT , 2013 (for short, the Act’ 2013”), on the market value computed by application of the multiplication factor 2, which was granted vide award dated 19.03.2020 / 05.08.2020.
2. The contention is that the award dated 19.03.2020 / 05.08.2020 with respect to the lands in question though determined market value by application of multiplication market value under Section 26(2) of the Act’ 2013 and other statutory benefits, but while granting benefits of additional compensation @12% under Section 30(3) of the Act’ 2013, the market value computed under Section 26(1) has only been taken into consideration, terming the same as the base market value.
3. The issue pertaining to the grant of benefit of additional compensation @ 12% on multiplication factor 2, i.e. the market value computed under Section 26(2) of the Act’ 2013 has been set at rest with the decision of this Court in Special Civil Application No.7561 of 2023 and other cognate matters decided on 23.12.
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