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 from a common acquisition under the Land Acquisition. The land in Village Bam, Tehsil Malout, was acquired through notifications under Sections 4 and 6; the Land Acquisition Collector’s 2010 award assessed Rs 4,00,000 per acre, later enhanced by the Reference Court to Rs 4,50,000...
