Ram Chander (Deceased) Through His Lrs. vs. Union Of India Through Land Acquisition Collector

"1 ITEM NO.33 COURT NO.2 SECTION XIV S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 22274/2015 (Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 05/02/2015 in LAA No. 186/2012 passed by the High Court Of Delhi At New Delhi) RAM CHANDER (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS. & ORS. Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. Respondent(s) Date : 14/08/2015 This petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S. THAKUR HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI For Petitioner(s) Mr. B.S. Mor,Adv. Mr. R. C. Kaushik,Adv. For Respondent(s) UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Heard. The High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the petitioners on the ground of inordinate delay of 6593 days in the filing of the appeal for which no explanation appears to have been offered by the petitioners to the satisfaction of the High Court. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that while the delay is inordinate, interests of justice would be sufficiently served if the enhanced amount of compensation, awarded to similar other land-owners, is awarded to the petitioners also without interest for the intervening period 2 of delay. He submits on instructions that the petitioners would not claim any interest on the enhanced compensation, if this Court were to issue notice to the respondents and consider enhancing the principal amount of compensation. That submission is recorded. Notice shall issue to the respondents on the limited question whether the amount of compensation awarded to other farmers who were situate similarly, can be granted to the petitioners also without interest for the intervening period of delay. (MAHABIR SINGH) (VEENA KHERA) COURT MASTER COURT MASTER