J U D G M E N T

Dated this the 23^rd day of February, 2026 Petitioner claims title to 21.053 ares of land in re-survey no.90/2 of Perumanna Village. A certain extent of land has been acquired by the 5^th respondent/competent authority. An Award was passed on 04.08.2023 granting compensation to the petitioner without considering the true nature of the land and also the improvements with respect to 25 coconut trees and areca nut trees. The 3^rd respondent/Project Director, who approved the valuation and who deposited the amount of compensation in part, had later withdrawn from that stand and filed an application on 08.09.2023 before the 6^th respondent/Arbitrator challenging all Awards. Now, the value, which has been offered to the petitioner, has been reduced on the basis of a subsequent Basic Valuation Report (B.V.R) without notice to the affected parties. According to the petitioner, Exts.P6 and P7 Orders are illegal and contrary to the mandate of Section 26 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act , 2013, ('2013 Act', for short). Petitioner seeks the same to be quashed.

2. On behalf of respondents 1, 2 and 3, it was