Supreme Court of India

Narayan Govind Gavate Etc. v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [1977] 1 S.C.R. 763
Decided 11 October 1976

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Land Acquisition· Act, 1894, ss. 5A, 6 and 17(4)-Burden of establishing urgency-On whom lies. Certain lands were sought to be acquired by the State Government under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the public purpose stated being the develbpment and utilisation oti the lands as a residenJial and industrial area. Identical notifications under s. 4 were issued in all the cases. In one group of lands, declarations that the provisions of s. 5A shall not apply in respect of the lands Vier~ issued under s. 17 ( 4). With respect to a second group, declara- tions under s. 17 ( 4)

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