Sunheri and Ors. v. State of Haryana and Anr

Supreme Court of India · 17 Oct 2016
Kurian Joseph; Rohinton Fali Nariman
Civil Appeal No. 10176 of 2016
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The Supreme Court enhanced the compensation for land acquisition from Rs. 7,50,000 to Rs. 7,75,000 per acre and granted statutory benefits excluding the period of delay.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 10176 OF 2016
[@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NO. 2906 OF 2016 ]
SUNHERI AND ORS. Appellant(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR Respondent(s)
JUDGMENT
KURIAN, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. In view of the order passed by this Court in SLP

(C) No. 13302-13316 of 2013 arising out of the common impugned Judgment dated 01.05.2012, we hold that the appellants shall be entitled to compensation at the rate of Rs.7,75,000/- (Rupees Seven Lakhs and Seventy Five Thousand) per acre in place of Rs. 7,50,000/- (Rupees Seven Lakhs and Fifty Thousand) per acre, as awarded by the High Court.

3. Needless to say, the appellants shall be entitled to the statutory benefits, except for the period covered by delay. Page 2

4. With the aforesaid directions, the appeal is disposed of. No costs ........................ J. [ KURIAN JOSEPH ] ....................... J. [ ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN ] New Delhi; October 17, 2016.