LALA RAM . vs STATE OF HARYANA . — C.A. No. 1686 - 1695/2002

Case Summary: Lala Ram v. State of Haryana (C.A. 1686-1695/2002) Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed all appeals on August 9, 2011, with each party bearing their own costs. The Court upheld the High Court's compensation determination of Rs. 10,26,080/- per acre for land acquired under a 1990 notification, rejecting the appellants' challenge. Background: Land was notified for acquisition on April 20, 1990, with initial compensation fixed at Rs. 265 per square yard. The District Judge enhanced this to Rs. 12,82,600/- per acre, but the Punjab & Haryana High Court reduced it to Rs. 10,26,080/- per acre. The appellants challenged this reduction before the Supreme Court. Reasoning: The Court found no merit in the appeals, noting that similarly situated land acquired under the same notification had already been definitively valued at Rs. 10,26,080/- per acre in the precedent case *Bhim Singh v. State of Haryana* (2003 SCC 529), and consistency required the same compensation for uniformly situated properties. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.