Badru (Since Deceased) Through Lrs. ... vs Ntpc Limited (Formerly National ...

The Supreme Court held that the High Court's dismissal of the appellants' cross objection regarding compensation under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was not justified. The Court emphasized that the respondents (NTPC and State) did not appeal against the dismissal of their own appeal, thus the matter regarding the enhancement of compensation awarded by the Reference Court was final. The Court remanded the case back to the High Court for a decision on the merits of the cross objection, thereby upholding the Reference Court's award of Rs.5,00,000 per bigha as compensation under Section 18 of the Act.