SHARDA JAIN vs STATE OF UP — C.A. No. 1331/1997

Summary: C.A. No. 001331/1997 (Sharda Jain v. State of UP) The Supreme Court dismissed a batch of appeals challenging the High Court's compensation awards for approximately 900 acres of land acquired in villages Habibpur and Gulsitapur under the Land Acquisition Act. The Court upheld the High Court's determination of compensation at Rs.11/- per sq. yard for road-abutting lands and Rs.9/- per sq. yard for other lands, finding no illegality in the reasoning and evidence-based assessment. The Court also rejected claims that claimants were unauthorized government land occupants ineligible for compensation, holding no evidence supported this and affirming the original Notification under Section 4 (1981) remained valid despite the quashing of the Section 6 declaration, as the subsequent Section 5-A inquiry cured procedural defects. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.