FA/4819/2023

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/4819/2023 JUDGMENT DATED: 19/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37343 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 4819 of 2023 With R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 4836 of 2023 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No No ========================================================== LH OF LATE KANABI TEJABHAI NAGAJIBHAI & ORS. Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR RAKESH R PATEL(3239) for the Appellant(s) No. 1,1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4 MS KINJAL VYAS, AGP for the Defendant(s) No. 1 NILAY H PATEL(7856) for the Defendant(s) No. 2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Date : 19/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. The core question arise for consideration in aforesaid appeals is whether claimant has received just and fair compensation and what could be just and fair compensation to be awarded to the claimant, so as to do complete justice to the landlords whose land are acquired in acquisition ?. While doing so, the Court has to keep in mind fine balance between State Exchequer and farmers who have lost their land. 2. Present appeals under section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”) at the behest of original claimants and farmers arise from common judgment passed in Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:34:07 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/4819/2023 JUDGMENT DATED: 19/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37343 LAR Case No.57 of 2017 to 59 of 2017, whereby, learned Principal Senior Civil at Deodar, Banaskantha keeping LAR No.57 of 2017 as main matter, awarded sum of Rs.81.05 ps. per sq.mtr. as additional compensation with statutory