P&H: Enhances Land Acquisition Compensation by 20% in Jind Bypass Case, Says Collector Rate Cannot Be Applied Mechanically
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has enhanced compensation in a batch of land acquisition appeals arising from the construction of a bypass in Village Ahirka, Jind. Justice Jagmohan Bansal held that while Collector rate cannot be mechanically used to fix market value, the Reference Court’s assessment required only a limited upward revision in the facts of the case.
The dispute concerned land acquired under notifications issued in 2003 for the bypass from Jind-Assandh Road to Jind-Narwana Road. The Land Acquisition Collector had fixed compensation at ₹1.50 lakh per acre for some categories of land and ₹2 lakh per acre...
