(i) The impugned award dated 23 September 1986, read with the
corrigendum dated 5 April 2017, as also the impugned notice dated
27 April 2017 issued under Section 12(2) of the LA Act qua the
petitioner’s land are illegal, bad in law and void. Also, the
consequential order dated 3 July 2017 passed by the third respondent
is held to be illegal.
(ii) Respondents are directed to undertake a fresh exercise for
determination of the compensation as per the provisions of the Land
Acquisition Act, 1894 and to determine the current market value of
the land by publishing a fresh award, which be undertaken within a
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period of three months from today.
