THE DEFENCE ESTATE OFFICER vs FAIZUNNISA . — SLP(C) No. 24578 - 24579/2004

Case Summary: SLP(C) No. 024578-024579/2004 Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed the Defence Estate Officer's special leave petitions challenging the High Court of Madras' judgment dated 23/03/2001 in land acquisition cases against Faizunnisa. The Court condoned the delay in filing but held that the impugned judgments—passed on concession or by consent—would not serve as precedent for other pending acquisition cases. Key Clarification: The Court clarified that in other land acquisition matters still pending before the High Court, the Defence Estate Officer remains free to challenge Reference Court awards on any applicable grounds, as lands situated far away from the exemplar property cannot be valued identically under the Land Acquisition Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.