KHANNA IMPROVEMENT TRUST vs LAND ACQUISITION TRIBUNAL & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in increasing the belting depth from 43 ft. to 50 ft. for compensation under the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922, as it exceeded its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that the High Court should not have acted as an appellate court and corrected the Tribunal's award without factual basis. Additionally, the Court set aside the High Court's award of additional interest at 12% per annum under Section 23(1-A) of the Land Acquisition Amendment Act, 1984, citing precedent from K.S. Paripoornan v. State of Kerala, 1994 (5) SCC 593.