Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Ors. v. Praveen Gupta and Ors.

Neutral citation
Reported as [1996] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 201
Bench K. Ramaswamy J.
Decided 4 October 1996

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We are of the view that mere mention in the notification D that the land is likely to be needed for the public purpose does not take away the power of the appropriate Government to exercise the power of urgency clause under Section 17(4).

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 : Ss. 4(1), SA, 6(1) and 17(4)-Acquisition of land for shifting timber market under Master Plan of Delhi- 2001-Dispensing with the inquiry u/s. 5- -Exercise of power of urgency u/s. 17(4)-Held, the acquisition is valid in law and dispensing with the inquiry u/s. 5- was justified-Mere mention in notification that land is likely to be needed for public purpose does not take away the power of the appropriate government to exercise the power of urgency under s. 17(4)-Declaration u/s. 6 stands restored. Limitation : c Land Acquisition proceedings-Notifications under ss.

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.