IndiaThe Andhra Pradesh High Court ordered the state government to pay land compensation to a 72-year-old woman, Kunisetty Hymavathy, which was awarded in 1976 but never delivered. The court ruled that while the 2013 Land Acquisition Act does not allow reopening cases under the old 1894 Act, the state has a duty to ensure compensation is paid promptly. The petitioner discovered the land had been acquired decades earlier and compensation had been deposited with the state's revenue department. The court emphasized that fair compensation is a constitutional requirement and that failure to deliver it constitutes a breach of Article 300-A.
Bias read (Progressive): The article frames the issue as a failure of governmental accountability and highlights the constitutional obligation to provide timely compensation. While the legal framework is discussed objectively, the emphasis on the state's 'constitutional and statutory responsibility' and the critique of the
