LALLAN . vs U.P. AVAS EVAM VIKAS PARISHAD . — C.A. No. 1555/2007

Case Summary: Lallan v. U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside all prior orders (High Court Division Bench orders of 21.9.1999 and 18.1.2005, and the Reference Court order). The case involved land acquisition compensation for agricultural land in Shahabad, Hardoi, UP, where the Land Acquisition Officer awarded 55 paise per sq ft, the Reference Court raised it to Rs.50 per sq ft, but the High Court reversed this without proper reasoning. Directions: The Court remitted the matter back to the Reference Court to re-decide the compensation amount afresh after taking evidence from both parties and fixing the rate in accordance with law. The Reference Court was directed to hear and decide expeditiously, preferably within six months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.