HC enhances compensation to A H Wadia Trust for land acquisition for airport
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HC enhances compensation to A H Wadia Trust for land acquisition for airport

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has enhanced the compensation granted to A H Wadia Trust for acquisition of 50,000 sq m of its land for expansion of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. HC enhances compensation to A H Wadia Trust for land acquisition for airport A single judge bench of justice Milind Jadhav on Wednesday held that the trust was entitled to enhanced rates, from ₹74 to ₹169 per square metre, as against ₹12 and ₹14 per square metre notified by the special land acquisition officer on September 23, 1986. The case involved two land acquisition references filed by the trust under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, seeking revision of the compensation. Justice Jadhav, relying on a Supreme Court ruling emphasising fair and just compensation based on true market value irrespective of prior claims, accepted the arguments advanced on behalf of the trust.

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Land Acquisition Compensation - In Exceptional Cases, Courts Can Direct Market Value Be Determined Based On A Date After Prelim Notification : Supreme Court
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Land Acquisition Compensation - In Exceptional Cases, Courts Can Direct Market Value Be Determined Based On A Date After Prelim Notification : Supreme Court

Live Law  

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4 weeks ago

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

The State cannot cite delay in approaching the court to absolve itself of its responsibility towards those whose private property has been “expropriated” or taken for public use without compensation, the Bombay High Court has held. A division bench comprising Justices BP Colabawalla and Somasekhar Sundaresan ordered the Collector of Thane to compute compensation payable to Damodarprasad Bhadani's family under …

Land acquisition for Coimbatore airport expansion in progress
1 year, 7 months ago

Land acquisition for Coimbatore airport expansion in progress

The Hindu  

A total of 62.8 acres of patta lands remain to be acquired for the expansion of the Coimbatore International Airport, according to officials involved in the process. They said the total area of 627.89 acres identified for acquisition comprises 461.90 acres of patta land, 137.62 acres of Defence land and 28.37 acres of poramboke land. Of the 461.90 acres of …

Gujarat High Court Directs NHAI To Re-Compute Compensation For Agricultural Land Acquired In 2014 For Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway
2 years, 8 months ago

Gujarat High Court Directs NHAI To Re-Compute Compensation For Agricultural Land Acquired In 2014 For Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court recently allowed the writ petition of a land-owner, seeking directions to re-compute the award passed by the competent authority in pursuance of land acquisition proceedings for the purpose of construction of Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway. The Petitioners sought that the compensation be revised by applying the market value of the land with Multiplier Factor-2 since the land was …

Farmers Association Takes Objection To Justice Arun Mishra Heading Constitution Bench For Land Acquisition Matters
5 years, 2 months ago

Farmers Association Takes Objection To Justice Arun Mishra Heading Constitution Bench For Land Acquisition Matters

Live Law  

The All India Farmer Association has written a letter, dated October 14, to the Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, requesting that the newly constituted Constitution Bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra, may not hear the matters regarding the interpretation of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,. The All …

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