Gujarat Court July 2006 Judgments

Vallabhbhai Lakhmanbhai Patel Decd. thro' heir Vs. State of Gujarat an ...

Court: Gujarat

Reported in: (2006)3GLR2516

Jayant Patel, J.1. The petitioner has approached this Court for challenging the order passed by the District Collector dated 7.5.2005, whereby the price fixed of the land in question as prevailing in the year 1996 is Rs. 80/- per sq. mtr., and the earlier valuation is confirmed.2. Heard Mr. Savjani, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Mengdey, learned AGP for the State Authorities.3. The short facts leading to this petition are as under:(a) Initially the District Collector granted permission for N. A., by fixing the price of the land at the rate of Rs. 7110/- per acre and as the land was admeasuring 13 acres 0.7 gunthas, the petitioner was called upon to pay the premium at the rate of 70% of the total valuation of the land which was made at Rs. 93,674/-. The petitioner has also paid the said total amount of Rs. 65,572/- being 70% of the valuation made. It appears that the District Collector subsequently vide order dated 20.6.1996 cancelled earlier order since prior approval of t...