SC ruling on land and tree compensation to be based on valuation method

Bhupendra Ramdhan Pawar Vs Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (Supreme Court of India) 1. If the land value had been determined with reference to the sale statistics or compensation awarded for a nearby vacant land, then necessarily, the trees will have to be valued separately. 2. But if the value of the land has been determined on the basis of the sale statistics or compensation awarded for an orchard, that is land with fruit­ bearing trees, then there is no question of again adding the value of the trees. 3. Further, if the market value has been determined by capitalising the incom...