Compensation was deter mined at the aforesaid rate largely on the footing of a sale of companyparable land by one Puran to the Delhi Finance Company Private Limited hereinafter referred to as the DLF Co. That sale took place a few months prior to the date of the Notification and rate at which the land was sold was Rs.6,000 per bigha.
yard to the DLF Co. in respect of similar lands of the said companypany acquired by the government.
The claimants strongly relied on the instances of sales of small developed plots by the DLF Co. and pointed out that it was on the basis of the sales that the High Court had awarded companypensation at the rate of Rs.11 per sq.
It was alleged by the claimants that this land was companytiguous to the land of the claimants acquired as afore said and the acquisition was at almost the same time as in the case of the claimants.
From the Judgment and Order dated 9.11.1979 and 8.5.
This amount was arrived at by taking the price of developed plots sold by DLF Co. and deducting therefrom the companyt of develop ment.
In companypensation proceedings the Land Acquisition Collector awarded to the claimants appellants companypensation at the rate of Rs.2,000 per bigha and further awarded solatium and interest as provided by law.
The Delhi High Court enhanced the companypensation to Rs.7,000 per bigha and also awarded solatium and interest.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeals Nos.
Tapas Ray, A.K. Srivastava and Ms. A. Subhashini for the Respondents.
1979 of Delhi High Court in L.P.A. No.
245 of 1969.
In two references under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act at the instance of the appel lants, the Additional District Judge enhanced the companypensa tion from Rs.2,000 per bigha to Rs.4,000/5,000 per bigha.
The following Order of the Court was delivered KANIA, J. Lands companyprising a few bighas belonging to the claimants appellants and situated in the area number known as Nehru Place in Delhi were numberified for acquisition by the Government of India by a Notification dated November 13, 1959, issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
1334 and 1335 of 1982.
In view of the period of few months which had gone by and the rise in land values, the High Court determined the companypensa tion at Rs.7,000 per bigha.
The said lands were duly acquired under the said Act.
192 of 1979 and F.A. No.
Sasidharan and P.K. Pillai for the Appellants.
the appel lants filed appeals in Delhi High Court.
From the orders of the Additional District Judge.
