Om Parkash And Anr. vs Union Of India
2001 Latest Caselaw 477 Del

ORDER

1. This is an application seeking amendment to the memorandum of appeal to claim higher amount of compensation on the ground that while filing appeal, due to paucity of funds, the appellants could not claim proper amount of compensation had been claimed.

2. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the principle that a claimant must be paid fair amount of compensation in case his property is acquired for public purposed by the State and relying upon the ratio of the decisions of the Supreme Court in Harcharan v. State of Haryana, ; Bhag Singh and Others v. Union Territory of Chandigarh, ; Scheduled Caste Co-operative Land Owning Society Ltd., Bhatinda v. Union of India and Others, ; Chand Kaur and Others v. Union of India, ; Gokal v. State of Haryana, ; and Buta Singh (Dead) by LRs. v. Union of India, , the prayer made in the application is allowed subject to the condition of the appellant making good the deficiency in amount of Court-fee within a period of four weeks. Application stands disposed of.

3. Application allowed.