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Om Prakash (D) By Lrs. & Ors vs Union Of India & Anr on 5 August, 2004
In Om Prakash case referred to supra, the Hon'ble
Supreme Court was dealing with an appeal filed against the order of the
High Court of Delhi. While working out fair market value of the subject
matter lands in question on the basis of Rs.16,750/- per bigha as on
30.10.1963, the High Court keeping in view that in several judgments of
the Apex Court escalation at different and varying rates i.e., 6% p.a from
1959 to 1965, 10% p.a from 1996 to 1993 and @ 12% p.a. from 1975
onwards had been considered to be reasonable, adopted escalation of
market value @ 12% p.a and the same was upheld. In the present case,
undisputedly there is increased potentiality of the land by virtue of Telugu
Ganga Project. This Court see no illegality in the order of the Reference
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Court in following the said decision, in respect of the lands acquired in the
year 2003. At any rate, the contention of the learned Government Pleader
that the escalation at 12% by the Reference Court in respect of the
subject matter lands amounts to "enhancement on enhancement" cannot
be appreciated in the light of the fact that there is always trend of
increase in the land prices more particularly in respect of the lands of this
nature.
Charan Dass (Dead) By Lrs vs H.P. Housing Urban Dev. Authority & Ors on 7 September, 2009
10. The learned Reference Court by taking into consideration the
evidence on record more particularly Ex.B.1 i.e., the order of the High
Court fixing the compensation at Rs.65,000/- per acre, in respect of the
lands acquired earlier, which were situate in the neighboring
Thimmapuram Village, felt it appropriate to fix the compensation at
Rs.65,000/- per acre in respect of the subject matter lands. In fact, it had
also relied on Ex.B.2, which supports contention of the
respondents/claimants that the lands in question and the lands which
were acquired in the year 1985 are situate in the adjoining Villages. The
learned Reference Court by relying on the decision in Charan Dass
(supra) had opined that the Awards passed in respect of the lands in the
same Village or neighbouring Villages can be accepted as valid, more
particularly as there are no comparable sales in respect of the subject
matter Village, even as per the observation of the LAO. Such an
approach of the learned Reference Court is based on well settled legal
position.
G.M., O.N.G.C. Ltd vs Sendhabhai Vastram Patel & Ors on 8 August, 2005
In G.M., O.N.G.C. Ltd., v. Sendhabhai Vastram Patel3, inter
alia, held that instances of sale of similar lands situated in the same
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village or neighbouring villages can be taken for determination of the
market value. Be that as it may.
Som Prakash Rekhi vs Union Of India & Anr on 13 November, 1980
11. The learned counsel for the appellant also argued that the learned
Reference Court went wrong in taking the escalation of market value at
12% per annum in terms of the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in
Om Prakash v. Union of India4, in the facts of the present case. We are
not inclined to accept the same. While the acquisition of lands in
Thimmapuram Village was in the year 1985, Section 4(1) Notification in
respect of the land under acquisition was issued in the year 2003. Thus,
there is time gap of more than 18 years as observed by the learned
Reference Court.
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