https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465769 In land acquisition compensation proceedings, the SC held that "sufficient cause" for a 3671-day delay must be construed liberally to advance substantial justice where no negligence or lack of bona fides is attributable, and similarly situated agriculturists had received higher compensation; the appeal was entertained and delay condoned, but interest on enhanced compensation, solatium and statutory benefits was denied for the delay period. On valuation of fruit-bearing trees, applying the principle that compensation may be determined on yield/value basis depending on facts, the Court fixed compensation at Rs. 1,500 per pomegranate tree and enhanced lime tree compensation to Rs. 250 per tree, with statutory benefits, subject to the above interest restriction; the appeal was partly allowed. en-us Wed, 19 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:13:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465769 In land acquisition compensation proceedings, the SC held that "sufficient cause" for a 3671-day delay must be construed liberally to advance substantial justice where no negligence or lack of bona fides is attributable, and similarly situated agriculturists had received higher compensation; the appeal was entertained and delay condoned, but interest on enhanced compensation, solatium and statutory benefits was denied for the delay period. On valuation of fruit-bearing trees, applying the principle that compensation may be determined on yield/value basis depending on facts, the Court fixed compensation at Rs. 1,500 per pomegranate tree and enhanced lime tree compensation to Rs. 250 per tree, with statutory benefits, subject to the above interest restriction; the appeal was partly allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465769