Supreme Court of India
Madhya Pradesh Housing Board Etc. v. Mohd. Shafi and Ors. Etc.
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In view of the above discussion, not been persuaded to take C a view different than the one taken by the High Court and we agree with the High Court that the impugned notification is vitiated on account of being vague and for non-compliance· with the mandatory requirements o[ the Act.
Judgment, page 11
From the headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Sections 4(1), 6( 1) and 17(1)-Acquisition of Land-Notification not ' disclosing with sufficient clarity details of land and public purpose for which land was sought to be acquired-Validity of On a request from the Executive Engineer of the petitioner Housing Board, the State Government issued a notification under Sections ~(I) and 17(1) of the Land Acqui-sition Act and a declaration under Section 6 of the Act for the acquisition of 2.298 hectares of land in the village men- tioned in the Schedule to the Notification under Section 4(1), for the purpose of
Where later benches applied it
- 2024 Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Anr. v. Bimal Kumar Shah & Ors
- 2015 Mohan Singh Gill & Ors. Etc. v. State of Punjab & Ors. Etc.
- 2011 P. Parthasarathy v. State of Karnataka & Ors.
Of those, 1 distinguished · 2 referred to
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