THE CENTRAL WAREHOUSING CORPORATION vs THAKUR DWARA KALAN UL-MARUF BARAGLAN WALA (DEAD)

The Supreme Court examined the validity of the compensation awarded for land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, where the High Court had partly allowed the respondent's appeal and increased the compensation based on a 15% annual increase over 11 years. The Court analyzed the basis of the compensation calculation, which was derived from a previous reference order and the period from 1989 to 2000. The judgment focused on the correctness of the method used for determining compensation and the applicable legal principles under the Land Acquisition Act.