Supreme Court of India · 2022-02-04
WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES LTD. vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/5268
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES LTD.
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the Bombay High Court's modification of the award under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The court examined the validity of the compensation awarded to the appellant, a company that had established a township and infrastructure for transportation. The judgment emphasized the need for fair compensation in land acquisition cases and upheld the principles of just compensation as mandated by law.