Supreme Court of India
Pratibha Nema and Ors. v. State of M.P. and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that none of the factors pointed out by the learned counsel for the appellants make any dent on the orientation towards public C purpose nor do they establish that the acquisition was resorted to by the Government to achieve oblique ends.
Judgment, page 25
From the headnote
Land Laws: Land Acquisition Act; Part II and Part VII, Sections 3(j), 4(1), 5( ), 6, and 9(2)/lndustrial Policy and Action Plan 1994: Acquisition of land for setting up an industry in private sector-Validity of-Held, land was acquired for industrial growth in the public interest Active role/initiative shown by the private company and expeditious action in processing of the acquisition proceedings by the Government could not be given different colour as it promotes public purpose-When the Government satisfies about the existence of public purpose for acquisition of land, no fault could be
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Where later benches applied it
- 2016 Kedar Nath Yadav v. State of West Bengal & Ors.
- 2012 Bangalore City Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. v. State of Karnataka and Others
Of those, 2 distinguished
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