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PETITIONER: THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, BANGALORE
Vs.
RESPONDENT: T. ADINARAYAN SETTY
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/11/1958
BENCH: DAS, S.K. BENCH: DAS, S.K. IMAM, SYED JAFFER KAPUR, J.L.
CITATION: 1959 AIR 429 1959 SCR Supl. (1) 404 CITATOR INFO : RF 1968 SC1425 (20) APL 1970 SC 850 (2) F 1972 SC1417 (4) RF 1975 SC1670 (7) R 1977 SC 580 (9) RF 1979 SC 472 (10) F 1984 SC 892 (13) RF 1992 SC 666 (3,4)
ACT: Land Acquisition-Principles of valuation-Exemplars, use of- Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 Of 1894), ss. 11 and 23.
HEADNOTE: Certain land belonging to the respondent was compulsorily acquired by the Government for a maternity hospital. Most of the land consisted of building sites but there was a building on a small portion of the land and a portion was low lying-land. The Special Land Acquisition Officer held on the basis of the value of sites previously sold by the respondent, that the market value of the land was Rs. 10/- per sq. yard and awarded a sum of Rs. 1,41,169/- to the respondent as compensation. He did not give any compensation for the low lying land or for the building. Against this award the respondent raised an objection and a reference was made to the District judge. The District judge accepted the rate of Rs. 10/- per sq. yard as fair, re...