Supreme Court of India · 2009-05-12
Union Of India vs Harpat Singh & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SC (SUPP) 1422
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Union Of India
- Respondent
- Harpat Singh & Ors
- Author
- S.B. Sinha
- Bench
- S.B. Sinha, Cyriac Joseph
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the land acquisition proceedings for villages Chilla Saroda Bangar and Chilla Saroda Khader under the Land Acquisition Act, noting that notifications were issued from 1979 to 1987. The Court examined previous judgments, including Karan Singh & Ors. v. Union of India and Delhi Development Authority v. Bali Ram Sharma, regarding compensation amounts awarded for similar acquisitions. The Court upheld the compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Collector, emphasizing the need for fair compensation in accordance with the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act.