https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313687 Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act permits re-determination of compensation where a court award grants higher compensation than the Collector's award. A Lok Adalat award is deemed to be a civil court decree under Section 21 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, and is final and binding; its status is reinforced by the Lok Adalat's civil court powers under Section 22. On that footing, a Lok Adalat award in a reference case can serve as the for a Section 28A claim, provided it is made within time. The claim for re-determination was therefore maintainable, and the rejection orders were unsustainable. en-us Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:06:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313687 Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act permits re-determination of compensation where a court award grants higher compensation than the Collector's award. A Lok Adalat award is deemed to be a civil court decree under Section 21 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, and is final and binding; its status is reinforced by the Lok Adalat's civil court powers under Section 22. On that footing, a Lok Adalat award in a reference case can serve as the for a Section 28A claim, provided it is made within time. The claim for re-determination was therefore maintainable, and the rejection orders were unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313687