N.T.P.C. LTD. vs STATE OF BIHAR — C.A. No. 2780/1998

Case under Section XVI. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010074061998

Filing Date

04-May-1998

Registration No

C.A. No. 2780/1998

Diary Number

7406/1998

Order Date

14-Jan-2004

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XVI

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.N.T.P.C. LTD.

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF BIHAR

    Adv. ANIL K. CHOPRA (Expired)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 14-Jan-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 09-Apr-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 04-May-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 2780/1998

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary of C.A. No. 002780/1998 (N.T.P.C. Ltd. v. State of Bihar) Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed NTPC's appeal, setting aside 492 enhanced compensation awards by the Reference Court and remitting cases back for retrial. NTPC must be impleaded as a necessary and proper party in all land acquisition reference proceedings for the Kahalgaon Thermal Power Station project. Key Direction: Already-disbursed enhanced compensation shall not be recalled but adjusted against final awards; NTPC gains cross-examination rights over previously-recorded claimant witnesses; pending 1,006 references must include NTPC as a party going forward. No costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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