The High Court declined to grant leave to appeal against the said order of acquittal.
Thus these appeals by special leave.
The High Court following its earlier Judgment in Special Land Acquisition officer, Hassan Mallesha M.S. applying a multiplier of 15 years for the average annual income for Rs 720 per acre upheld the fixation From the Judgment and Order dated August 10, 1981 of the Karnataka High Court in M.F.A. Nos.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by JAYACHANDRA REDDY, J. In almost all the above cases the State of Punjab is the petitioner.
1406 to 1428 of 1981 1 1975 2 Mys LJ 74 of the market value at Rs800 per acre.
In a few cases, the companyvicted accused also have questioned their companyvictions on the ground that arrest and trial were illegal.
Questioning the same the State of Punjab has filed these special leave petitions and appeals.
The companymon question that arises for companysideration is whether any arrest and search of a person or search of a place without companyforming to the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 NDPS Act for short , becomes illegal and companysequently vitiates the companyviction.
Notification under Section 4 1 , dated March 13, 1980 was published in the State Gazette on July 24, 1980 acquiring 100 acres of land for Upper Krishna Project.
