Supreme Court of India
Smt. Somavanti and Others v. The State of Punjab and Others
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the ·courts are not entitled to go behind the declaration of the Government to the effect that a particular purpose for which the land is being acquired is a public 'y' purpose we must empha.sise that the declaration of the Government must be relatable to a public pur· pose a.s distinct from a purely private pnrpoee.
Judgment, page 35
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Where later benches applied it
- 2020 The Project Director, Project Implementation Unit v. P.V. Krishnamoorthy and Ors.
- 2012 Darshan Lal Nagpal (dead) by L.rs. v. Government of Nct of Delhi and Others
- 2007 Devinder Singh and Ors v. State of Punjab and Ors
- 2003 Pratibha Nema and Ors. v. State of M.P. and Ors.
- 1997 Mahesh Kumar Saharia v. State of Nagaland and Ors.
- 1996 Ajay Krishan Shinghal Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors.
- 1994 Srinivasa Coop. House Building Society Ltd. v. Madam Gurumurthy Sastry and Ors.
- 1988 Union of India v. All India Services Pensioners Association & Anr.
- 1969 Narendrajit Singh and Anr. v. State of U.P. & Anr.
- 1968 Vijay Cotton & Oil Mills Ltd. v. The State of Gujarat
- 1966 Raja Anand Brahma Shah v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors
- 1966 Khub Chand and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
- 2016 Kedar Nath Yadav v. State of West Bengal & Ors.
- 2012 Bangalore City Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. v. State of Karnataka and Others
Of those, 1 followed · 2 distinguished · 11 mentioned
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