BAI SHAKRIBEN (D) BY LR. vs SPECIAL LAND ACQN. OFFICER — C.A. No. 8284 - 8315/1996

Case Summary: Bai Shakriben v. Special Land Acquisition Officer (1996) The Supreme Court dismissed the appellants' appeals, holding that once a land acquisition decree becomes final, courts cannot amend it under Order 47 Rule 1 and Section 151 CPC to award statutory benefits (enhanced solatium, interest, additional amounts) that were omitted in the original award. The Court ruled that such omissions constitute substantive non-awards rather than clerical errors, and the proper remedy was to appeal before the decree finalized—not to seek post-finality amendments through inherent judicial powers. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.