Supreme Court of India
Union of India and Ors. v. Praveen Gupta and Ors.
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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.
Where later benches applied it
- 2012 Darshan Lal Nagpal (dead) by L.rs. v. Government of Nct of Delhi and Others
- 2011 The National Textile Corporation Ltd. v. Nareshkumar Badrikumar Jagad & Ors.
Of those, 2 referred to
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