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Everyday Law · Supreme Court of India

Sep 29, 2026 · CIVIL APPEAL NOS.3800-3803 OF 2026

A farmer holds a surveyor's tripod in a field with a drainage canal, facing a state official gesturing towards the trench, illustrating a dispute over land compensation.AI illustration

Farmers fight land compensation cuts near Punjab border

Farmers argue over fair compensation for land taken for a drainage canal.

TL;DR

  1. 1Farmers' land was taken to build a drainage canal.
  2. 2They argue the compensation doesn't reflect the land's true value.
  3. 3The court must decide if compensation should be uniform across all affected villages.

Should land compensation be uniform across all villages near Fazilka?

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