JEEWAN DHAR JAIN (D) TH. LRS. vs STATE OF HARYANA .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision regarding the appropriation of compensation amounts in land acquisition cases, affirming that claimants cannot appropriate amounts deposited by the Land Acquisition Collector at their discretion. The Court cited the precedent set in Prem Nath Kapoor v. National Fertilizers Corporation of India Ltd. [JT 1995 (9) SC 23], establishing that payments must follow statutory guidelines. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the High Court's ruling against the claimants' review applications.