KARNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST.KARNAL vs SURINDER KUMAR ORS — C.A. No. 13077/2017

Summary of C.A. No. 013077/2017 The Supreme Court disposed of appeals by Karnal Improvement Trust challenging land compensation awards for property acquired in 1973. The Court reduced compensation from Rs. 1,336/- per sq. yard (High Court) to Rs. 1,000/- per sq. yard, finding the High Court erred by relying on an earlier Supreme Court remand order that kept all questions open. The Court rejected the Trust's plea regarding amended Land Acquisition Act provisions (holding pre-1976 award provisions apply), upheld ownership findings on disputed "Phar land" as factual matters, and rejected claims for plot allotments as beyond the reference court's jurisdiction. Payment due within three months after adjusting prior payments. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.