D. KRISHNAVENI vs STATE OF ORISSA

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, holding that the appellants were not entitled to redetermination of compensation under Section 28-A after having availed the remedy of reference under Section 18. The Court clarified that Section 28-A applies only to claimants who received compensation without protest and that the principle of res judicata barred the appellants from seeking enhanced compensation based on a subsequent High Court judgment. The decision aligns with precedents set in Scheduled Castes Co-operative Land Owning Society Ltd. v. Union of India and Babua Ram v. State of U.P.