LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER-CUM-RDO vs N. VENKATARAMANA . — C.A. No. 2199/2001

Case Summary On February 18, 2009, the Supreme Court allowed the Land Acquisition Officer's appeal, holding that the High Court erred in using a 20 square yard land sale (at Rs.50/sqyd) as comparable for determining compensation on approximately 10 acres of acquired land. The Court ruled that smaller land parcels cannot serve as exemplars for larger acquisitions under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and that post-notification sale deeds are inappropriate comparables. The High Court's judgment dated March 7, 2000 was set aside and the Reference Court's judgment from December 21, 1995 was restored, with no order on costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.