RATTI RAM vs UNION OF INDIA

The Supreme Court held that under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the appellants are entitled to interest on the enhanced compensation for the period during which the reference proceedings were stayed. The Court clarified that the denial of statutory benefits due to the stay was unjustified, as Section 28 does not exclude any period for interest calculation. Consequently, the appeals were allowed, and the appellants were granted interest on the compensation amount from the date of dispossession, including the period of stay.