STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. vs GUJARAT REVENUE TRIBUNAL & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of compensation under the Bombay Merged Territories and Areas (Jagirs Abolition) Act, 1954, specifically Sections 8, 11, and 23 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Court held that jagirdars are entitled to compensation for unbuilt village site lands but clarified that no solatium is payable on the compensation awarded. The Court partly allowed the State's appeal regarding the solatium and interest on delayed compensation, while dismissing the jagirdars' appeal regarding the interpretation of 'three multiples' in Section 11(2).