SOMAN vs INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA — C.A. No. 2825/2011

On December 10, 2021, the Supreme Court pronounced judgment in Soman v. Inland Waterways Authority of India (C.A. No. 2825/2011). The Court partly allowed the appeal, restoring the Reference Court's market valuation of dry land at Rs. 40,000/- per Are (setting aside the High Court's reduction to Rs. 34,158/-), while confirming wetland valuation at Rs. 1,500/- per Are. The appellants were entitled to statutory benefits under the Land Acquisition Act. Civil Appeals Nos. 2826-2827/2011 were fully allowed, restoring dry land value at Rs. 60,000/- per Are, while the SLP(C) No. 387/2013 was dismissed with no costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.