APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY vs R.C. CHAWLA — C.A. No. 6049/1998

Summary of C.A. No. 006049/1998 The Supreme Court dismissed the Appropriate Authority's appeal and upheld the High Court's quashing of a compulsory purchase order for a Defence Colony property. Although the Appropriate Authority assessed the fair market value at Rs.96,85,650 (20% higher than agreed consideration), the Court found the valuation order vitiated because the Authority ignored a critical relevant factor: pending litigation challenging the transferor's title with an existing injunction. The Court applied administrative law principles that orders become vitiated when relevant factors are ignored. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.