NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY through Ghulam Mujtaba, G.M, Lahore vs MAZHAR SIDDIQUE S — 2023 SCMR 493 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 SCMR 493 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2023
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY through Ghulam Mujtaba, G.M, Lahore vs MAZHAR SIDDIQUE S
Subject matter: Civil
Provisions referred to: S. 34---L; Land Acquisition Act

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Judgment text as reported

NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY through Ghulam Mujtaba, G.M, Lahore VS MAZHAR SIDDIQUE S. 34---Land acquisition---Compound interest on compensation amount, payment of---Scope---Relevant starting date for the payment of compound interest on compensation amount, in terms of section 34 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is the date of taking possession of the acquired land till the date of payment by Collector where normal statutory procedure has been observed---Compound interest would continue to accrue till such time that the entire compensation is paid in its entirety---Once the original amount has been deposited, the matter goes out of the penal consequences of section 34 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Sheikh Muhammad Ilyas Ahmed and others v. Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Defence, Islamabad and others PLD 2016 SC 64 and Syeda Nasreen Zohra v. Government of the Punjab 2022 SCMR 890 rel.

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