Supreme Court of India · 2019-02-26
M/S MODEL ECONOMIC TEWNSHIP LTD. vs LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR
- Citation / case number
- SC 2018/686
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- M/S MODEL ECONOMIC TEWNSHIP LTD.
- Respondent
- LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDU MALHOTRA HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the issue of compensation under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, specifically citing Section 4, Section 6, and Section 28-A(1). The Court held that the finality of compensation determination is attained only with the decree of the appellate court, as established in Babua Ram v. State of U.P. (1995) 2 SCC 689. The Court ruled that the Collector must refrain from redetermining compensation while an appeal is pending, thereby affirming the High Court's enhanced compensation ruling.