Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Section 23 Land Acquisition Act | Commercial Potential of Agricultural Land Within Municipal Limits Justifies Higher Compensation : Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court rules that agricultural land within municipal limits must be compensated at higher rates if it holds commercial potential, regardless of its unconverted status. The judgment underscores that Section 23 of the Land Acquisition Act mandates valuation based on land's potential use, not just current classification, impacting landowners and acquisition authorities alike.