Less Valuation Made In The Claim Petition Would Not Be Impediment To Award Just Compensation Exceeding Claimed Amount: supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled that, less valuation made in the claim petition would not be impediment to award just compensation exceeding the claimed amount.The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and J.K. Maheshwari was dealing with the appeal challenging the judgement passed by the High Court contending that the High court erred in assessing the amount in the heads of “pecuniary” and “non-pecuniary” loss.

Judgment: Meena Devi v. Nunu Chand Mahto. 2022