Questão jurídica principal
Whether the valuation commission may award compensation for material expropriation ex officio when only a formal expropriation claim was filed.
Decisão extraída
No. Formal and material expropriation are distinct causes of action; absent a clear request, the commission may not grant compensation on the material-expropriation basis on its own motion.
Fundamentação extraída
Section 7(2) of the expropriation procedure ordinance does not authorize awarding a different claim ground ex officio. Doing so would breach basic procedural principles and the respondent's right to be heard.