COLLECTOR OF LAND ACQUISITION vs M/S ANDAMAN TIMBER INDUSTRIES LTD. .

The Supreme Court reviewed its earlier judgment dated 28.11.2013 in Civil Appeal No. 1810 of 2009, which directed the appellants to publish an award for land acquisition and pay compensation. The Court considered the lease and license deeds under Sections 146(ii) and 164 of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Land Revenue and Land Reforms Regulation, 1966, asserting that the license granted to the respondent did not create an absolute interest in the land. The review petition was allowed, modifying the previous directions regarding the land acquisition process.