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Article 300A & Land Acquisition Act | Unlawful Possession Without Valid Acquisition or Compensation Triggers Land Restoration & Requisition Rent: Gauhati HC
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|Gauhati High Court

Article 300A & Land Acquisition Act | Unlawful Possession Without Valid Acquisition or Compensation Triggers Land Restoration & Requisition Rent: Gauhati HC

Gauhati High Court rules that landowners (pattadars) are entitled to restoration of land and accrued requisition rent where authorities occupy land without valid acquisition or compensation disbursement, even if compensation was deposited but not paid. The judgment reinforces Article 300A protections against unlawful state possession and mandates restitution for affected landowners.