K. Devakimma & Ors. Vs. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams & Anr.
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Head Note
The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - Section 4 , Section 6 , Section 23
Land Acquisition - Market Value - Public purpose for all these lands were in the close proximity with each other - Though High Court having rightly held that the TTD has acquired immense potential due to its pilgrimage status in the country yet was not right in holding that its potentiality cannot be taken into consideration for holding that the prices of the land are also escalated due to such reason - Rate fixed by the Reference Court between Rs.80/- to Rs.100/- per square feet for the lands in question was just and proper and the High Court erred in reducing the same to Rs.30/- per square feet - Since the land of all the appellants was more or less similar in nature and no evidence was adduced by the appellants to prove any significant improvement/addition or/dissimilarity in the land or its quality, the Reference Court should have fixed one uniform rate - Appellants held entitled to get the compensation for their respective lands at the rate of "Rs.90 per square feet".
Topic(s)-Land Acquisition - Market Value - Compensation enhanced