C.A. No. 015012 / 2017
In compulsory land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the belting system for determining compensation is impermissible where the potential of acquired land is uniform across categories, and a single exemplar sale deed must be preferred as the best comparable transaction with appropriate deductions for development and smallness of area. Annual appreciation in market value for computing compensation must be applied on a flat basis rather than cumulatively. As analysed on casestatus.in, Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 is inapplicable where a reference under Section 18 of the 1894 Act has already been made and compensation paid.