Settlement Invalid Without Consent of All Claimants, Lok Adalat Awards in Land Compensation Case Quashed: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside a Telangana High Court judgment that had upheld Lok Adalat awards concerning the distribution of compensation for acquired land. The Court held that where different persons have competing claims over title and entitlement to compensation, the dispute cannot be settled through a Lok Adalat proceeding unless all concerned claimants participate and consent to the settlement. Bench Delivers Important Ruling on Land Compensation A Bench…