COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUISITION vs JASWANT SINGH

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision affirming the Executing Court's order allowing interest on solatium under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, referencing Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The Court clarified that the Executing Court cannot go beyond the decree unless the issue of interest on solatium was not expressly addressed by the Reference Court. The judgment in Sunder Vs. Union of India (2001) established that interest on solatium is payable, and this principle was reiterated in Gurpreet Singh Vs. Union of India (2006).