Goa Housing Board vs Rameshchandra Govind Pawaskar & Anr

The Supreme Court addressed the appeals concerning land acquisition compensation under the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964 and the Goa Land Use (Regulation) Act, 1991. The Court held that the compensation for the acquired land should reflect its market value, which was determined to be Rs.100 per sq.m. despite the Board's argument that the land's use was restricted to agriculture. The Court did not overrule the previous decision in Janaki N. Morajkar but chose not to follow it, establishing that compensation must consider market conditions rather than solely agricultural use.