Bare ActsThe Land Acquisition Act 1894

Section 28

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CollectOl; may be directed to pay interest on excess compensation If the sum which, in the opinion of the court, the Collector ought to have awarded as copensation is in excess of the sum which the Collector did award as compensation, the award of the court may direct that the Collector shall pay interest on such excess at the ratc oP[ nine per centumJ per annum from the date on which he look possession ofthe land to the date ofpayment of such excess into court; I[ Provided that the award ofthe court may also direct that where such excess or any part thereof is paid into court aOer the date of expiry of a period of one year fTom the date on which possession is taken, interest at the rate of fiOeen per centum per annum shall be payable from the date ofexpiry ofthe said period ofone year on the amount ofsuch excess or part thereof which has not been paid into court before the date ofsuch expiry.] '128A. Re-determination of the amount of compensation on the basis of the award of the court " p) Where in an award under this Part, the court allows to the applicant any amount of compensation in excess ofthe amount awarded by the Collector under section II, the persons interested in all the other land.covered by the same notification under section 4, sub-section (I) and who arc also aggrieved by the award of the Collector may, notwithstanding that they had not made an application to the Collector under section 18, by written application to the Collector within Ihree months from the date ofthe award ofthe court require that the amount of compensation payable to them may be re-determined on the basis of the amount of compensation awarded by the court; I. hiS. by Act 68 of 1984. w.e.f. 24.9-19S<\. -.J . _ 1 20 The Land Acquisition Act. 1894 Provided thai in computing the pcriop of three months within which an application to the Collector shall be made under Ihis sub-seclion, the day on which the award was pronounced and the time requisite for obtaining a copy of the award shall be ex.cluded. (2) The Collector shall, on receipt of an application under sub-section (I), conduct an inquiry after giving notice to all the persons interested and giving them a reasonbble opportunity of being heard and make an award determining the amount of compensation payable to the applicants. (3) Any person who has not accepted the award under sub-section (2) may, by written application to the Collector, require that the matter be referred by the Collector for the determination of the court and the provisions of sections 18 to 28 shall, so far as may be, apply to such reference as they apply to a reference under section 18.] PART IV APPORTIONMENT OF COMPENSATION • 29. P,rtka'", of appo,tioameat 10 be ,pedfied Where there arc &cveral persons interested; if such persons agree in the apportionment of the compensatio'l> the particulars of such apportionment shall be specified in thc award. and as between such persons the award shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of. the apportionmenl.

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