U.P. AVAS EVAM VIKAS PARISHAD, LUCKNOW vs SHEO NARAIN KUSHWAHA .

The Supreme Court addressed an appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, challenging the Allahabad High Court's non-speaking order that upheld the Reference Court's compensation award of Rs.1,10,250/- per bigha for acquired land. The Court emphasized that an appeal under this section allows for a reconsideration of both law and fact, as established in Hari Shanker vs. Rao Girdhari Lal Chowdhury (AIR 1963 SC 698). The Court held that the High Court's dismissal without a reasoned judgment was improper, thereby reinforcing the necessity for appellate courts to provide grounds for their decisions.