New Delhi: In a decisive judgment that reinforces the supremacy of statutory law over policy decisions, the Supreme Court has ruled that individuals whose family land was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, are not automatically entitled to a job as compensation. The ruling makes it clear that monetary compensation remains the sole statutory...

In a significant ruling clarifying the scope of relief in land acquisition disputes, the Supreme Court of India  ruled that commercial entities cannot challenge an acquisition after having accepted the awarded compensation without protest. The apex court, while hearing an appeal filed by the State of West Bengal, set aside a Calcutta High Court order...