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MARLI VANKUNG
C. Lalchhunga – Appellant
Versus
Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Heard Mr. L.H. Lianhrima, the learned senior counsel appearing for the appellant and Mrs. Linda Fambawl, the learned counsel appearing for the State respondents.
2. This is an appeal filed by the appellant/plaintiff against the dismissal of Money Suit No. 1/2015vide Judgment and Order dated 08.11.2019, passed by the Court of the Senior Civil Judge, Serchhip.
3. The case of the appellant/plaintiff’s is that he was allotted some portion of land within the area of N. Mualcheng Village Council in the year 2001 wherein, he planted as many as 380 orange trees and earned not less than Rs.1,60,000/-per annum since 2009 and enjoyed the products for the last four years. That on 28th March, 2014 (Friday) the electric conductor/wire which hung across the land of the plaintiff got damaged and broke in the land of the Appellant/plaintiff due to the negligence of the respondents/defendants. As a result of the broken live electric wire, 150 number of his orange trees were burnt to ashes. That the appellant/plaintiff had immediately reported the matter to the state respondents and praye
Compensation for land and trees affected by electric lines must reflect credible evidence of property value and loss of use, adhering to established legal guidelines.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the determination of just, fair, and reasonable compensation for acquired land and fruit-bearing trees under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
Point of Law : Section 14 of the Limitation Act is wide in its application, inasmuch as it is not confined in its applicability only to cases of defect of jurisdiction but it is applicable also to ca....
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