Union of India v. Deepak Kumar & Anr

Delhi High Court · 08 Dec 2014 · 2014:DHC:6804
Sunil Gaur
LA.APP. 62/2014
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the Union of India's appeal and upheld the compensation awarded for land acquired under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, relying on the precedent set in Jai Singh v. Union of India.

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LA.APP. 62/2014 Page 1
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: December 08, 2014
LA.APP. 62/2014 & C.M.APPL.3019/14
UNION OF INDIA ..... Appellant
Through: Mr. Yeeshu Jain and Mr. K.S.M.
Vimal Kanth, Advocates for appellant-UOI
VERSUS
DEEPAK KUMAR & ANR .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Kunal Sharma and Mr. Abhishek Singh, Advocates for respondent No.2-DDA
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL GAUR
JUDGMENT
(ORAL)
Impugned judgment of 20th April, 2013 grants compensation in respect of acquisition of land acquired in village Holambi Kalan, Delhi vide Notification of 22nd August, 2001 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act while relying upon a decision of a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in LA (APP) No.266/2008 titled Jai Singh v. Union of India decided on 24th August, 2011.
Upon hearing and on perusal of the impugned judgment, I find that the compensation in respect of acquired land in question has been rightly assessed by the learned Reference Court while relying upon decision of a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Jai Singh (supra). In the considered
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LA.APP. 62/2014 Page 2 opinion of this Court, there is no substance in this appeal.
In view of aforesaid, the appeal and the applications are dismissed while leaving the parties to bear their own costs.
(SUNIL GAUR)
JUDGE
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