Lok Adalat orders more compensation for land acquired by NHAI

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Aug 21 2013 | 8:02 PM IST
A Lok Adalat today ordered compensation to the tune of Rs 35 crore to owners whose land had been acquired by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir.
"Disputes with regard to acquisition of land measuring 20.5 hectares in several villages of Anantnag district were settled amicably in the mega Lok Adalat. The awards passed were for an amount of Rs 35 crore by enhancing the compensation in favour of land owners," an official spokesman said.
The Lok Adalat was held at Dak Bungalow in Anantnag under the chairmanship of principal District and Sessions Judge Abdul Rashid Malik.
Anantnag District Development Commissioner Farooq Ahmed Lone and other officials including Additional Deputy Commissioner, Collector of Land Acquisition and Project Director of the NHAI participated in the Lok Adalat, the spokesman said.
The settlement of references under the Land Acquisition Act has paved way for compensation to land owners for the project taken up by NHAI, he added.
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First Published: Aug 21 2013 | 8:02 PM IST

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