#Property & Asset Disputes | Government & Public Body Interactions | Contracts & Business Disputes

Madhya Pradesh High Court reaffirms that res judicata bars public authorities from revisiting final judicial orders on land allotment, quashing a ₹49.27 crore demand as arbitrary. The ruling reinforces judicial finality in administrative disputes, protecting parties from repeated litigation on settled matters.

Madhya Pradesh High Court rules that compensation awards under Section 3-G of the National Highways Act, 1956, are statutory remedies-not contractual arbitrations-thus exempt from stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act. The decision clarifies that land acquisition disputes resolved through statutory arbitration do not attract stamp duty obligations, impacting execution proceedings for enhanced compensation claims.