https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313686 Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 applies to acquisitions under the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 because the MID Act incorporates the Land Acquisition Act for compensation and remedial purposes. The Court held that beneficial amendments ensuring parity in compensation, including the enhanced-compensation reference mechanism in Section 28-A, extend to MID Act acquisitions unless expressly excluded. It reasoned that excluding Section 28-A would create unequal compensation treatment for similarly situated landowners and would be arbitrary under Article 14 of the Constitution. en-us Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:06:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313686 Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 applies to acquisitions under the Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 because the MID Act incorporates the Land Acquisition Act for compensation and remedial purposes. The Court held that beneficial amendments ensuring parity in compensation, including the enhanced-compensation reference mechanism in Section 28-A, extend to MID Act acquisitions unless expressly excluded. It reasoned that excluding Section 28-A would create unequal compensation treatment for similarly situated landowners and would be arbitrary under Article 14 of the Constitution. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313686