{"id":42724,"date":"2008-09-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/general-vs-sp-land-on-29-september-2008"},"modified":"2015-05-20T16:49:06","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T11:19:06","slug":"general-vs-sp-land-on-29-september-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/general-vs-sp-land-on-29-september-2008","title":{"rendered":"General vs Sp.Land on 29 September, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">General vs Sp.Land on 29 September, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Ks Jhaveri,&amp;Nbsp;<\/div>\n<pre>   Gujarat High Court Case Information System \n\n  \n  \n    \n\n \n \n    \t      \n         \n\t    \n\t\t   Print\n\t\t\t\t          \n\n  \n\n\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nFA\/801\/2003\t 4\/ 4\tJUDGMENT \n \n \n\n\t\n\n \n\nIN\nTHE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nFIRST\nAPPEAL No. 801 of 2003\n \n\nTo\n\n\n \n\nFIRST\nAPPEAL No. 805 of 2003\n \n\n \n \nFor\nApproval and Signature:  \n` \nHONOURABLE\nMR.JUSTICE KS JHAVERI\n \n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n1\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tReporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n2\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nTo be\n\t\t\treferred to the Reporter or not ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n3\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\ttheir Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n4\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tthis case involves a substantial question of law as to the\n\t\t\tinterpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order\n\t\t\tmade thereunder ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n5\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tit is to be circulated to the civil judge ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\nGENERAL\nMANAGER - Appellant(s)\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nSP.LAND\nACQUISITION OFFICER &amp; 1 - Defendant(s)\n \n\n=========================================================\n \nAppearance\n: \nMR\nAJAY R MEHTA for\nAppellant(s) : 1, \nMR SHIVANG SHUKLA, AGP for Defendant(s) :\n1, \nRULE SERVED BY DS for Defendant(s) :\n2, \n=========================================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nCORAM\n\t\t\t: \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE KS JHAVERI\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\nDate\n: 29\/09\/2008 \n\n \n\n \n \nORAL\nJUDGMENT<\/pre>\n<p>1.\tThese<br \/>\nappeals at the instance of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, the<br \/>\nAcquiring Body, under section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act read<br \/>\nwith section 96 of Civil Procedure Code are against the judgment and<br \/>\naward dated 13\/6\/2001 passed by learned Extra Assistant Judge,<br \/>\nMehsana in Land Acquisition Reference No.1595 to 1599 of 1997.\n<\/p>\n<p>2.\tThe<br \/>\nState had acquired certain land on temporary basis of  the original<br \/>\nclaimants under section 35 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. After<br \/>\nfollowing procedure the Land Acquisition Officer vide his order dated<br \/>\n30\/8\/1993 awarded crop compensation and also awarded rental<br \/>\ncompensation at the rate of Rs.110\/- per Are per year i.e. Rs.1.10<br \/>\nper sq. mtr. per year.  Feeling aggrieved by the said decision the<br \/>\nclaimants filed references before the learned Extra Assistant Judge,<br \/>\nMehsana claiming additional rental compensation at the rate of<br \/>\nRs.700\/- per Are and further crop compensation. After hearing the<br \/>\narguments, the learned Extra Assistant Judge, Mehsana has awarded<br \/>\nadditional compensation at the rate of Rs.190\/- per Are per year and<br \/>\nfurther awarded 20% additional crop compensation. It is against the<br \/>\nsaid awards the present appeals have been filed.\n<\/p>\n<p>3.\tLearned<br \/>\nAdvocate for the appellant submitted that the issue involved in these<br \/>\nappeals is squarely covered by the ratio laid down in the case of Oil<br \/>\n&amp; Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. Vs. Sankarji Hemaji &amp; Anr.<br \/>\nreported in [2008] 17 GHJ (523). The operative part of the said<br \/>\nJudgement reads as under:\n<\/p>\n<p>?S41.\tSimilarly,<br \/>\nevent he conduct and the action of the then Special Land Acquisition<br \/>\nOfficer, who has referred the references applications in more than<br \/>\n100 cases to the reference court, though the applications for<br \/>\nreference were filed after a period of more than 20 years, is also<br \/>\nrequired to be considered seriously at the hands of Government. Under<br \/>\nthe circumstances, Chief Secretary, Revenue Department is directed to<br \/>\nhold necessary inquiry against the concerned Special Land Acquisition<br \/>\nOfficer with regard to his conduct and actions. Registry is directed<br \/>\nto communicate this order to the Chief Secretary, Revenue Department,<br \/>\nState of Gujarat for compliance.\n<\/p>\n<p>42.\tFor<br \/>\nthe reasons stated hereinabove,all the appeals succeed and are<br \/>\nallowed with costs which is quantified at Rs.5000\/- (Rupees Five<br \/>\nThousand only) per each appeal. The impugned common judgment and<br \/>\naward dated 15.10.2005 passed by the learned Principal Senior Civil<br \/>\nJudge, Mehsana (Mr. J.R. Shah) inland Reference Case Nos.3780 to 3784<br \/>\nof 2003 is hereby quashed and set aside and it is held that:\n<\/p>\n<p>[i]\tThe<br \/>\nreference applications submitted by the original claimants were not<br \/>\nmaintainable.\n<\/p>\n<p>[ii]\tThe<br \/>\nreference applications were required to be dismissed on the ground of<br \/>\nlimitation considering Article 137 of the Limitation Act.  In the<br \/>\nalternate, the same were required to be dismissed on the ground of<br \/>\ndelay and laches.\n<\/p>\n<p>[iii]\tThe<br \/>\nreference court has no jurisdiction to decide any other question<br \/>\nexcept the difference as to sufficiency of compensation in a<br \/>\nreference under sec.35(3) of the Act.\n<\/p>\n<p>[iv]\tThe<br \/>\nreference court has no jurisdiction to decide any other question<br \/>\nexcept the difference as to sufficiency of compensation in a<br \/>\nreference under section 35(3) of the Act.\n<\/p>\n<p>[v]\tThe<br \/>\nreference court has no jurisdiction to declare acquisition<br \/>\nproceedings and the award declared by the Special Land Acquisition<br \/>\nOfficer under sec.35(3) of the Act as illegal and\/or non-est in a<br \/>\nreference under section 35(3) of the Act.\n<\/p>\n<p>[vi]\tThe<br \/>\nreference court has no jurisdiction to declare possession of the<br \/>\nacquiring body as illegal and\/or unauthorized and consequently the<br \/>\nreference court has no jurisdiction to declare the ONGC-acquiring<br \/>\nbody as trespasser that too without framing any issue.\n<\/p>\n<p>[vii]\tThe<br \/>\nreference court has no jurisdiction toward compensation by way of<br \/>\nmesne profit declaring compensation of the acquiring body as illegal<br \/>\nand unauthorized.\n<\/p>\n<p>[viii]\tThe<br \/>\nreference court has also no jurisdiction to award statutory benefits<br \/>\nand or interest, as awarded by the reference court, as if the<br \/>\nacquisition proceedings is a permanent acquisition.\n<\/p>\n<p>[ix]\tThe<br \/>\nreference court has no jurisdiction to determine the dispute with<br \/>\nregard to sufficiency of the compensation beyond the period of three<br \/>\nyears from the date of taking the possession.\n<\/p>\n<p>[x]\tThe<br \/>\nReference Court has no jurisdiction to restore the possession of the<br \/>\nland to the original owners while deciding the reference under<br \/>\nsec.35(3) of the Act.??\n<\/p>\n<p>4.\tThe<br \/>\nratio laid down in the aforesaid case is squarely applicable to the<br \/>\nfacts of the case.  Learned advocate for the respondents is not able<br \/>\nto point out anything to take a different view of the matter.\n<\/p>\n<p>5.\tIn<br \/>\nthe premises aforesaid, these appeals are allowed. The judgment and<br \/>\naward impugned in these appeals are quashed and set aside.  No order<br \/>\nas to costs.\n<\/p>\n<p>(K.S.JHAVERI,<br \/>\nJ.) <\/p>\n<p>(ila)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t   \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t   Top<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gujarat High Court General vs Sp.Land on 29 September, 2008 Author: Ks Jhaveri,&amp;Nbsp; Gujarat High Court Case Information System Print FA\/801\/2003 4\/ 4 JUDGMENT IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD FIRST APPEAL No. 801 of 2003 To FIRST APPEAL No. 805 of 2003 For Approval and Signature: ` HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE KS JHAVERI ========================================================= [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gujarat-high-court","category-high-court"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>General vs Sp.Land on 29 September, 2008 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; 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