NOIDA, Dec. 11 -- As the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh Police's special investigation team (SIT) to complete within two months its probe into excess payouts by the Noida authority in land compensation cases, officials said the revelations that triggered the inquiry had already forced a policy overhaul in the Authority's compensation system.

The case that led to the wider investigation centres on wrongful claims amounting to Rs.91.81 crore from village Gejha Tilaptabad along the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. The irregularities exposed a procedural gap: additional compensation was being transferred directly to farmers' accounts, leaving room for manipulation when landowners and officials colluded.

Following the d...