Supreme Court of India · 1962-04-27
THE REGIONAL SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER vs SUNDERDAS BHASIN
- Citation / case number
- SC 1960/112
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE REGIONAL SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER
- Respondent
- SUNDERDAS BHASIN
- Bench
- SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ),GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B.,WANCHOO, K.N.,AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA,AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that Rule 65(2) of the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Rules prohibits compensation for rural buildings valued at less than Rs. 10,000 individually, and the total value of multiple buildings cannot be aggregated to meet this threshold. The Court clarified that the rule applies to each building separately, and the respondent's claim for compensation was rejected as it did not meet the stipulated value. The judgment affirmed the interpretation of the rule and upheld the decision of the Rajasthan High Court.