Topic
Land Acquisition Act 1894
2 articles
Property Law
Supreme Court Fixes the Cut-Off Date for Solatium in National Highway Land Acquisitions
Deciding a long-running dispute over which compensation regime governs highway land acquisitions, the Supreme Court has held that the reference date is the Competent Authority's own determination of compensation under the National Highways Act, 1956 — not the date the acquisition proceedings began, and not a later arbitral award on a disputed quantum.
13 min readCivil & Property Litigation
A Bankrupt Developer's Lease Penalty Is Not the Homebuyers' Debt, Supreme Court Holds
When a NOIDA-leased housing project collapsed into insolvency, the development authority sought years of penalty charges for the developer's own delay from the very homebuyers who had pooled their savings to finish construction. The Supreme Court says the penalty stays with the developer.
13 min read