# The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Highways Act, 1974, Section 28: Determination of amount of compensation in default of agreement

- Act: The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Highways Act, 1974 (Act 10 of 1974)
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/dadra-nagar-haveli-daman-diu-highways-act-1974/section/28/

## Text

(1) In default of any agreement under section 27, the Highway Authority or the officer authorised by the Government shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, after holding an enquiry make an award determining - (a) the true area of the land, if any, acquired; (b) the amount of compensation to be paid under section 26; (c) the apportionment, if any, of such compensation among all persons known or believed to be entitled thereto. (2) In determining the amount of compensation, the Highway Authority or the officer so authorised shall be guided by the provisions contained in section 9[28] and other relevant provisions of 10[the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013] subject to the modification that references in section 11[28] of that Act to the date of publication of the notification under sub-section (1) of section 4 thereof, were references to the date on which the declaration under section 15 of this Act is published; and the references to the time or date of publication of the declaration under section 12[19] of that Act were references to the date of publication of the declaration under section 15 of this Act.

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