DAMAYANTHI, HYDERABAD AND 12 OTHERS V. THE UNION OF INDIA, NEW DELHI AND 3 OTHERS

CMA/737/2014

AI Insights

The case involves three appeals under Section 11 of the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952, challenging the award passed by the Sole Arbitrator, Hon'ble Justice Vaman Rao (Retd.), regarding compensation for land acquired for the establishment of the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) in Hyderabad. The appellants, comprising landowners and government entities, contested the compensation amount and the deductions made for development and public amenities. The High Court of Telangana examined the validity of the arbitrator's decisions on compensation rates, deductions for development, and the applicability of interest and solatium on the awarded compensation.

• Counselvise Citation: [2021] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 721658 (HC-TELANGANA)
• Appeal Type: Others
• Pronouncement Date: 02-06-2021
• Assessment Year: misc
• Other Referred Cases: Union of India v. Kamlabhai Harjiwandas Parekh, Union of India v. Hari Krishan Khosla, Prabhu Dayal v. Union of India, Kalimpong Land & Building Ltd. v. State of W.B., Defence Estate Officer v. Syed Abdul Saleem, Charan Dass v. H.P. Housing & Urban Development Authority, Indraj Singh v. State of Haryana, Administrator General of U.P. v. Collector, Varanasi
• Laws Referred To: Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952
• Result in Favour of: Partly Allowed
• Court: HIGH COURT
• Department Lawyers: ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA; THE GP FOR ARBITRATION
• Assessee Lawyers: D REDDY; DAVINASH REDDY
• Keywords: Acquisition; Arbitration; Compensation; Immovable Property; Requisitioning
• Section: 11; 2(A); 8; 3; 7(1); 2(b)

Judgement Text

"IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE M.S.RAMACHANDRA RAO AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T,VINOD KUMAR c.M.A. NOS: 737, 761 AND 1oss oF 20'14 Appeals under section 11 of the requisitioning and Acquisition of lmmovable Property Act, 1952 against the Judgmenv decree dated o2lo7t2o14 on the file of the Sole Arbitrator Hon'ble Justice Vaman Rao (Retd.)at Hyderabad. BETWEEN: I Smr,,Darnaytnrhi Bai Wio La[e Shiva prasad, Aged about j4 years Rakesh_ Prasacl l-iwari S)o, Late Shiva prasad, Aged abour 46 vears ; ;j;'H'. 5j;,:l'ij' Lare S h jva Prasacl tat. -a' / Srrt. Surnan Latha D/o I_aie Ageil abo r-rt 50 years Shiva Pr.asacl, 8 ' : ' . ')-r r .,r .. ... .. ... ]...... ... .1La.l e l_..rin 4.;, ,Ji -i Sri liegi:uitandan Sio Lare iiant i)rasad, i.ge d I irou t 59 r er r. l:\"ro:1.^:l riwari Sro Lare Devakjnanctan, r geo about 40 years ld Raiesh Ti-wa1i 576 Late Devakinandan ./ r8so aooltt Jg years Srnr.,swaclesh Rani W/o Late l-lar.i prasad, Aged abor:t 56 vears Smr. Vijaya Rani V//o Late Lal. I{aghurrandha.rr, S/o.l({rn [)rasad, I{/o,l l,No.23-l-e97, S$ltan Shahi and Ilydclabad. 7. I)incsh'liwari, S/o.l.,atc [)cvaltin arrcia rr, li/o.l I.No.23-3-497, SJiltan Shahi and I Iyclorabacl' 3. 1l.z1csh 'l iwari, S/o.l.atb [)cvaliinandan, i{/o.l LNo.2.l-3-497, Sultzur Shahi ancl I lyclcralracl' 9. SurL. Swaclcsh Ilani, W/o,l.ate I Iali l)rasad, It/o.l LNo.2i-3-497, Sultan Shahi anci I lydcrabad 10, Smt. Vijaya Itari, W/rl.l\",atc Lal.2i-l-497, Srjltan Shairi and I Iyclcrabad' I l. Mahavccl I'rasacl, S/o.llatr I)rasacl, Ii/o.l l.No,2l.l-4!)7, Sultan Shahi and I lydorabacl 12. I(alavaLhi ilai. W/o.l.atc Kisharr I)r'asad, I{/o. ll.No. 23-3 -:197, S Lrltan S hahi and I'lyclcrabacl I3. (ianga Ilai, W/o.ltaghuvcot l)t'asttcl, It/o.l i,No.2l-i-497, SLrltan Shahi ancl Ilyclclabacl lrl. l'hc (iovot nnrcnl ol lnclia loptcl, Ily its Scclotary, Mrrtistry o['I)el::ncc, South l]locl<, Ncw I)clhi' ' I 5. l ho I)itooLor (lcncrallol-l)cl'cncr: l:istatc (Acci), i i I I 1 I I t I t 'ii 'i i ,/ '1 inisLr-y' o1 l )c i'enoc.'l{ai