Topic
Land Acquisition
2 articles
Property Law
Supreme Court: A Section 28A Compensation Claim Runs From the Reference Court's Award, Not From an Appeal That Merely Repeats an Earlier One
In New Okhla Industrial Development Authority v. Rajveer Singh, the Supreme Court rejected a Section 28A claim filed after a second appellate order that simply followed an earlier appellate enhancement in the same village, holding that the three-month limitation had already run from the first enhancement and could not be revived by a later order adding nothing new.
13 min readCivil & Property Litigation
No Public Purpose Overrides an Elephant Corridor: Karnataka High Court Quashes the Suryanagar Land Acquisition Inside the Bannerghatta Eco-Sensitive Zone
A twelve-year-old land acquisition for a housing layout survived every procedural challenge landowners could throw at it — until the Karnataka High Court held that no public purpose can override the ecological integrity of an elephant corridor abutting a national park.
13 min read