#statutory finality

The Bombay High Court has ruled that once a statutory land acquisition award fixes compensation at zero for trees, no further relief can be granted on grounds of compassion or hardship, even for senior citizens or women. The only recourse lies in invoking Section 64 of the LARR Act 2013 to challenge the award’s quantum - not through writ petitions seeking equitable relief. This reinforces the finality of statutory compensation determinations and curbs judicial overreach into administrative valuation.

Once surplus land orders attain finality through statutory appeals, revisions, or writ proceedings, civil courts lose jurisdiction to entertain challenges. The Punjab & Haryana High Court reinforces that statutory finality under land ceiling laws overrides civil claims, even where limitation periods or administrative actions are invoked to reopen settled orders.

Bombay High Court quashes prosecution for corruption where sanction was re-issued on same material, affirming that review without new evidence violates statutory finality under Section 19 of PC Act.