Spl. Land Acquisition Officer vs Dharmaraddi Venkatearaddi ...

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision affirming the reference Court's allowance of applications under Section 151 of the CPC for amending awards to include additional market value and interest as per the Amendment Act 68 of 1984. The Court clarified that the applications were not barred by time as they were not for correcting clerical errors but for amending awards in light of a subsequent legal change. The Court dismissed the appeals by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, finding no merit in the arguments presented.