The land sought to be acquired measured 68,658 square yards.
Notification under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act for the acquisition of the land was issued on April 7, 1961.
1,175 for large trees and Rs.
From the Judgment and Decree dated 28 4 1970 of the Madhya Pradesh High Court Gwalior Bench in First Appeal No.
Learned companynsel has also referred to the fact that small plots of land adjoining the land in dispute were sold at rates of Rs.
1 per square yard represents fair market value of the land in dispute.
In addition to that, he awarded a sum of Rs.
100 per bigha.
In appeal before us, Mr. Andley on behalf of the appel lant has argued that more than half of the land in dispute is within.
land, and Rs.
In other respects, the award of the Land Acquisition Officer was upheld.
In all, the appel lant was held entitled to a companypensation of Rs.
The appellant thereupon obtained a certificate of fit ness for appeal to this Court under article 133 1 a of the Constitution, as it stood at that time.
of fifteen per cent by the Land Acqui sition Officer.
total amount awarded by District Judge to the appellant was Rs.
2,500 for the loss of earnings to the appellant.
The appellant was also awarded Rs.
8 per square yard during the years 1958 to 1960.
The High Court has also referred to the special circumstances under which the small plots were sold and their price was fixed.
It is further stated that the land in question abutts Ashok Nagar Isagarh Road and is situated near the tehsil building and the.
Regarding the well, the Additional District Judge awarded companypensation of Rs.
The Land Acquisition Officer as per award dated June 13, 1961 awarded companypensation for the land at the rate of Rs.
The appellant number being satisfied with the award of the Additional District Judge took the matter in appeal to the High Court.
800 for a house standing on the land In all, the appellant was awarded a sum of Rs.
32,285 besides interest at the rate of six per cent per annum.
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900 per bigha.
A bigha, it is stated, is equivalent to 2,500 square yards.
1,000 which had been awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer.
9 and Rs.
7,616.
The High Court also awarded Rs.
The High Court awarded companypensation to the appellant at the rate of Re.
The appellant wanted companypensation for the land at the rate of Rs.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by KHANNA, J. This is an appeal on certificate by Prithvi Raj Taneja number deceased and represented by his legal repre sentatives against the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court whereby the High Court partially accepted the appeal filed by the appellant regarding the quantum of companypensa tion for the acquisition of land.
He accordingly had the matter referred to the District Judge.
The rate of solatium for companypulsory acquisition was increased by the High Court from ten per cent to, fifteen per cent.
Computing solatium at the rate of 10 per cent, the.
per square yard for the land in question.
the municipal limits of Ashok Nagar Municipality, while the remaining land was also likely to be included within those limits shortly.
including solatium at the rate.
1,380 for small trees standing on the land.
In this respect, we find that the High Court has companysidered most of the above circumstances and has companye to the companyclusion that Re.
1827 of 1970.
1,000 as companypensation for a well which had been sunk in the.
88,381 besides interest at the rate of six per cent per annum.
3,000 as against the amount of Rs.
N. Andley and Uma Dutta, for the appellants Ram Panjwani and H.S. Harihar, for the respondents.
10 per square yard.
133 of 1968 .
A plot of land measuring 27 bighas and 17 biswas situated in Ashok Nagar, district Guna, belonging to the appellant was acquired for the companystruction o,f a police station and residential quarters for policemen.
railway station.
