Sh. Mahender Singh vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors. on 11 May, 2006
Firstly in view of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Om Prakash's case (supra) and secondly the fact that in the case of Amar Singh (supra) the land was acquired on 20.10.79 while the notification was issued by the DDA under Section 11A of the Act, as stated, on 8.12.82. It is clear from the various judgments which are judicial precedents in relation to the land situated in the revenue estate of Bhorgarh adjacent to the acquired land that the same had received compensation of Rs. 82,255/- per bigha for acquisition of the land in the year 1982, then by any standards, the present claimants are certainly entitled to enhancement at least of some compensation for compulsive acquisition of their lands which was also their livelihood. Learned Counsel appearing for the claimants also pointed out an apparent error in the award of the Collector as well as in the judgment of the reference which is apparent on the face of the record. It was argued that the Collector in his award had held as under: