Supreme Court of India

Tej Kaur and Ors. Etc. v. State of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] 2 S.C.R. 707
Decided 7 March 2003

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we see no merit in these appeals which are dismissed accordingly.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act 1894: Section 5A-lnquiry under-Land acquisition-Challenged on the ground of failure of hold inquiry-Delay in challenging the proceeding-Held: Facts of the case showing holding of the inquiry-Land owners allowed the proceedings to go on till passing of award-It indicates there was no genuine grievance against the inquiry-Hence acquisition upheld. Land acquisition-For the purposes of industrial set up-Challenged on the ground that land liable to be exempted as it was agricultural land-Delay in raising the objection-Surrounding lands acquired and sought to be used for

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