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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
SUSHIL KUKREJA
BBMB through S.E. Pong Dam Circle Talwara Township – Appellant
Versus
Ashwani Kumar – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appeal against enhanced land acquisition compensation award (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. parties' contentions on impugned award validity (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. market value via willing buyer-seller, comparable sales (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. evidence of witnesses and sale documents examined (Para 12 , 13) |
| 5. average sale certificate proves market value unrebutted (Para 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 6. uniform valuation for entire land block irrespective classification (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 7. additional interest from dispossession till acquisition notification (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27) |
JUDGMENT :
Sushil Kukreja, Judge.
The instant appeal has been preferred by the appellants/Bhakra Beas Management Board (for short BBMB), who were respondents No. 3 and 4 before the Court below (hereinafter referred to as “the appellants”) under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”) against award dated 16.01.2010, passed by learned District Judge, Kangra at Dharamshala, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as “the learned Reference Court”), in Reference Case No. 3 of 2008/2001, whereby the learned Reference Court partly allowed the petition filed by the petitioner/claimants (r
Uniform market value irrespective of classification for single-unit acquisition; additional interest as damages from pre-notification dispossession till Section 4 date upheld based on unrebutted aver....
The court upheld the Reference Court's enhanced compensation for acquired land, emphasizing the need for evidence-based valuation while modifying the interest rate to 9% per annum from the date of aw....
The acquiring authority to award additional interest by way of damages @ 15% per annum from the date when respondents-claimants were dispossessed till the date of notification under Section 4 of Act.
The court established that compensation for land acquisition must be based on market value evidenced by comparable sales, and interest must be calculated per statutory provisions.
Absence of local sales permits reliance on nearby circle awards for market value, with 10% annual cumulative increase for time gap; uniform rate applies to single-unit public acquisitions irrespectiv....
Market value for acquired land must reflect the highest comparable sales, with deductions for development costs and interest calculated from possession date, not award date.
The court ruled that proper market value determination for acquired land must prioritize the highest bona fide transaction and that interest is owed from the date possession is taken, not from the da....
Market value in land acquisition fixed using highest bona fide comparable sale exemplar, with time escalation (10%) and size deductions (20%), considering land potentiality near development areas.
Compensation for acquired land must reflect its market value and potential use, not just current use, as established under the Land Acquisition Act.
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