Financial burden is no excuse for refusing to pay fair price for land purchase: SC

Financial burden is no excuse for refusing to pay fair price for land purchase: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the severity of financial burden cannot be used as a factor to deny just and equitable compensation for land acquisition, a decision that could significantly reduce the National Highways Authority of India’s Rs 29,000-crore liability for land acquisition since 1995, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday.NHAI had … Read more