GANGA CHARAN vs U.O.I. — C.A. No. 3198/1999

The Supreme Court heard Ganga Charan's appeal against the Union of India regarding land acquisition compensation on October 1, 2002. The Court condoned the delay in filing the special leave petition and, relying on the Constitution Bench judgment in *Sunder v. Union of India* (2001 (7) SCC 211), modified the lower court's judgment to hold that the appellant was entitled to interest on compensation sums under Section 23(1-A) and (2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The appeal was disposed of with no order as to costs, with a clarification that any subsequent reduction in compensation by the Union of India would proportionately reduce the interest payable. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.