P&H: Land Acquisition upholds Rs 4.5 Lakh/Acre Market Value, Grants 30% Severance Damages For Land Split By Drain Project The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the Reference Court’s determination of market value at Rs 4,50,000 per acre for land acquired to construct the Sherewala Link Drain in District Sri Muktsar Sahib, while granting 30% severance damages to landowners whose holdings were bifurcated by the project. While deciding batch of Regular First Appeals arising
P&H: Land acquisition upholds Rs 4.5 Lakh/Acre Market Value, Grants 30% Severance Damages For Land Split By Drain Project
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01 May 2026
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Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Ss.4, 6, 11, 18 — Determination of market value — Enhancement — Determination of market value in land acquisition matters must be based on tangible evidence such as comparable sale instances or other credible material and cannot rest on speculation - In absence of any evidence on record with regard to potentiality or locational advantages, no interference is warranted with Reference Court's. (Paras 9, 10) Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Ss.4, 6,
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