Compulsory acquisition vs. voluntary transfer of agricultural land- SC explains

Balakrishnan Vs Union of India & Ors (Supreme Court of India) As far as the acquisition of the land was concerned, assessee had succumbed to the action taken by the Government in this behalf. He was put in such a condition that he knew that his land would be acquired and he could not reiterate the same. Therefore, he only wanted to salvage the situation by receiving as much compensation as possible commensurate with the market value thereof and in the process avoid the litigation so that compensation could be received well in time. Thus, if for this purpose assessee had entered into the ne...