Supreme Court of India

Meerut Development Authority Etc. v. Satbir Singh and Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 529
Bench K. Ramaswamy, Faizan Uddin and G.B. Pattanaik JJ.
Decided 19 September 1996

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the exercise of the power under section 4(1) and declaration under C section 6 are not vitiated by any manifest error of law warranting to quash the declaration under section 6 as was done by the High Court.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Sections 4(1), 6, 17(4'r-Simultaneous publication of the declaration under S. 6 along with publication of notification under .s. 4(1'r-Validity of-Judicial decision holding it invalid-Amending Act-Cannot simply seek to take away the effect of the judgment-In that case it would amount to legislative repeal of the judicial decision-Held, S. 2 of the U.P. Amendment Act 5 of 1991 would operate prospectively and retrospectively from April 24, 1984 applying to the previous notifications and declarations but also to notifications and declarations to be published

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