Collector Of Land Acquisition & Ors vs M/S Andaman Timber Industries Ltd. & Ors

The Supreme Court reviewed its earlier judgment in Civil Appeal No. 1810 of 2009, which directed the Review Petitioners-Appellants to publish an award for land acquisition and pay compensation. The Court examined the lease and license deeds under Sections 146(ii) and 164 of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Land Revenue and Land Reforms Regulation, 1966, and the notifications under Sections 4(1) and 17(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Court held that the Review Petitioners-Appellants were correct in asserting that the license granted to Respondent No.1 did not confer absolute ownership, impacting the compensation determination.