https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200387 A reference under Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act was held to cover any dispute as to title, including a controversy arising from materials before the acquiring authority even where only one claimant appeared. In an apportionment reference, the Government was not treated as an interested or proper party because the proceeding is directed to identifying the person truly entitled to compensation. Although costs are discretionary, that discretion could not be used to saddle the acquiring officer with costs in such a reference; the parties contesting title were to bear their own costs. The award of costs against the Government was set aside. en-us Fri, 06 Oct 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:12:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200387 A reference under Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act was held to cover any dispute as to title, including a controversy arising from materials before the acquiring authority even where only one claimant appeared. In an apportionment reference, the Government was not treated as an interested or proper party because the proceeding is directed to identifying the person truly entitled to compensation. Although costs are discretionary, that discretion could not be used to saddle the acquiring officer with costs in such a reference; the parties contesting title were to bear their own costs. The award of costs against the Government was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 Oct 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200387