ASLEKAR NAGANATHA RAO vs SECY.,GOVT.OF INDIA, MIN.OF DEF.

The Supreme Court addressed the compensation for land requisitioned under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, specifically under Section 23(1-A). The Court upheld the High Court's decision to reject the hypothetical lay-out method for compensation, emphasizing that the lands could not have been sold for building purposes in 1942. The parties reached a settlement of Rs.45,000 per acre with a 30% solatium and an additional amount of 12% per annum from the date of possession, December 31, 1942, thus resolving the compensation issue.