U.O.I. vs TARAN SINGH . — C.A. No. 5705 - 5707/2000

Summary: U.O.I. v. Taran Singh (C.A. No. 5705-5707/2000) The Supreme Court dismissed the Union of India's appeals challenging the High Court of Gauhati's judgment on land acquisition compensation. The Court upheld the Division Bench's decision to award Rs. 2,00,000 per bigha for land acquired in Pancharatna village, Assam by the Central Water Commission, finding the Division Bench's reasoning—accounting for price inflation over a five-year period—was not perverse. The Court directed the appellant to pay the balance compensation and statutory payments to respondents within 3 months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.