C. LAXMA REDDY . vs LAND ACQ.OFFICER(M.R.O.),FAROOQNAGAR,A.P — C.A. No. 22 - 23/2001

Summary: The Supreme Court allowed C. Laxma Reddy's appeals and restored the Reference Court's compensation award of ₹27 per square yard for acquired land in Lingareddiguda and Chatanpalli villages, Andhra Pradesh. The Court held that the High Court erred in modifying the award to ₹24,000 per acre based on unsubstantiated evidence of a 1989 land sale, as no documents were produced by the State to prove the claimed transaction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.