M/S Jk Paper Ltd vs Bipinchandra Natwarlal Shah

M/S Jk Paper Ltd vs Bipinchandra Natwarlal Shah on 7 October, 2026 Author: Dipankar Datta Bench: Dipankar Datta 2026 INSC 1095 NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO._______OF 2026 [ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) NO. 21774 OF 2025] M/S JK PAPER LTD …PETITIONER vs. BIPINCHANDRA NATWARLAL SHAH & ORS. …RESPONDENTS WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS._______OF 2026 [ARISING OUT OF SLP (C) NOS. 23751-52 OF 2025] BIPINCHANDRA NATWARLAL SHAH & ORS. …PETITIONERS vs. M/S JK PAPER LTD & ANR. …RESPONDENTS ORDER DIPANKAR DATTA, J. 1. Leave granted. Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by JATINDER KAUR Date: 2026.10.07 17:53:25 IST Reason: 1 2. These appeals, one preferred by M/s JK Paper Ltd1 and the other by Bipinchandra Natwarlal Shah (along with two other landowners)2, challenge a common order dated 30th June, 20253 of the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad4 in Civil Application No.1 of 2023 (for stay) in First Appeal No. 2489 of 2023 with Civil Application No.1 of 2025 (for stay) in First Appeal No.2489 of 2023. 3. The brief facts, necessary for the purposes of this order, are these. Proceedings for the acquisition of land bearing Block No.207 of Village Gunsada ad-measuring 1,40,504 square meters5 (i.e. approx. 34.72 acres) were initiated under the erstwhile Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for the benefit of the company. While the Special Land Acquisition Officer6 assessed the value of the land at the rate of Rs. 124/- per …