MEERUT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs VILAS BHUSAN . — C.A. No. 9071/2003

Case Summary: Meerut Development Authority v. Vilas Bhushan (C.A. No. 9071/2003) The Supreme Court granted leave and disposed of batch appeals challenging the High Court's enhancement of land acquisition compensation from Rs. 30 to Rs. 126 per square yard. The Court modified conflicting interim orders passed by different High Court benches and standardized the compensation deposit conditions uniformly across all cases. Key Order: Meerut Development Authority must deposit 50% of the enhanced compensation within four weeks; claimants may withdraw 25% without security, while remaining 25% be invested in interest-bearing deposits for two years pending High Court appeal disposal. The High Court was urged to expeditiously hear the appeals given the decade-old acquisition. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.