The Land Acquisition ... vs Swaminatha Mudaliar And Ors. on 24 October, 1997
Section 23(2) provides that "in additiori'"to the market value of the land as above provided, the court shall in every case award a sum at 15% preceding the Amendment Act and after the Amendment Act, 30% p. a. on such market value in consideration of the compulsory nature of the acquisition. The legislature, therefore, made a distinction between compensation under Section 23(1) and the additional amount on such market value as solatium in consideration of compulsory nature of acquisition, tn other words, Section 28 does not comprehend payment of interest on solatium when it expressly mentions payment of interest on compensation under Section 28 referable to Section 23(1) of the Act., Thus the High Court was right in not awarding interest on solatium. Similar view was taken by this Court after Periyar and Pareekenni Rubbers Ltd. v State of Kerala by three Judge Bench in Prem Nath Kapur v. National Fertilizers Corporation of India .