Manoj Kumar & Ors vs State Of Haryana & Ors on 23 February, 2023
In view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case
of Chamanlal Hargovind Das V. S.L.A.O.7, Manoj Kumar and others V.
State of Haryana and others8, Union of India V. Dyagala Devamma and
others9, and Bhupal Singh (supra), we have no difficulty to hold that the
market value of the acquired land is required to be determined on the basis of
the market rate of the adjacent land similarly situated to the acquired lands
prevailing on the date of acquisition or/and prior to the acquisition but not
subsequent to the date of acquisition.