1935 (9) TMI 11

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....d acres in extent, form a block of territory between the South Indian Railway, and the river Cauvery near Trichinopoly, and have been acquired for the purpose of making a new bund in the place of the old flood bank which was washed away by the serious flood in 1924. The lands are of the same quality throughout, that is to say, single crop land. The notification under the Act was made on October 20....

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....s report made in 1925 with reference to the proposed acquisition of this land and of neighbouring land by the Municipal Council. The Tahsildar recommended a price of Rs. 17-8-0 per cent. But it appears that the Tahsildar regarded this as the extreme price, for, in para 6 of his report he suggests that the owners might be willing to accept something between Rs. 15 and Rs. 17-8-0. The Revenue Inspec....

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....1927. Urgent possession was required, and the consent of the owners obtained. The two sections of the Act which make provision for Government taking possession are Section 16, which says that the Collector may take possession of the land after the award is made, and Section 17, which says that in cases of urgency the Collector may take possession even before the award has been made. Sub-section 3 ....

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....urnishes a precedent for the award of interest by way of compensation in circumstances which are very similar to the present. It was there said Their Lordships agree, that the justice of the case was met by holding that the appellant was entitled to compensation for the occupation of the Tands by the officials before: the notification of November 4, 1920, which, as before stated, was awarded in th....