https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168227 Solatium under Section 23(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was treated as a statutory component of compensation, alongside market value and other elements under Section 23. Because Sections 28 and 34 require interest on delayed payment of compensation, and Section 31(1) obliges payment of the full awarded compensation, interest extends to the aggregate compensation including solatium unless the statute expressly excludes that component. Section 24 was read as excluding only the specified matters and not solatium, which is granted for the compulsory nature of acquisition. en-us Wed, 19 Sep 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168227 Solatium under Section 23(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was treated as a statutory component of compensation, alongside market value and other elements under Section 23. Because Sections 28 and 34 require interest on delayed payment of compensation, and Section 31(1) obliges payment of the full awarded compensation, interest extends to the aggregate compensation including solatium unless the statute expressly excludes that component. Section 24 was read as excluding only the specified matters and not solatium, which is granted for the compulsory nature of acquisition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Sep 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168227