https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183180 The enhanced solatium of 30% under the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984 was held to have only limited retrospectivity. Section 23(2), read with section 30(2), was construed as applying to awards made after 30 April 1982 and before 24 September 1984, and to appeals arising from those awards. It did not reopen earlier awards merely because an appeal was pending when the amendment commenced. The claimant therefore was not entitled to enhanced solatium on the old award, and the claim for increased compensation failed. en-us Thu, 14 Feb 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 01 Jun 2016 11:15:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183180 The enhanced solatium of 30% under the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984 was held to have only limited retrospectivity. Section 23(2), read with section 30(2), was construed as applying to awards made after 30 April 1982 and before 24 September 1984, and to appeals arising from those awards. It did not reopen earlier awards merely because an appeal was pending when the amendment commenced. The claimant therefore was not entitled to enhanced solatium on the old award, and the claim for increased compensation failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 14 Feb 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183180