SANTOSH KUMAR SAHU vs COLLECTOR-CUM-L.A. OFFICER . — C.A. No. 6531/2002

Summary of C.A. No. 006531/2002 (Santosh Kumar Sahu v. Collector-cum-L.A. Officer) The Supreme Court allowed the appellant's appeal and set aside the Orissa High Court's judgment, restoring the Reference Court's valuation. The Reference Court had determined the land's market value at Rs. 2,80,000, resulting in enhanced compensation of Rs. 2,75,663.76. The High Court had reduced this to Rs. 1,14,500, but the Supreme Court found the High Court erred by not addressing the Reference Court's reasoning based on witness testimony and an unregistered sale deed. The Court directed payment of the Reference Court's determined compensation to claimants within three months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.