Supreme Court of India

Sharda Devi v. State of Bihar and Anr.

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Reported as [2003] 1 S.C.R. 73
Decided 8 January 2003

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, the appeal is allowed, the judgment of the Division Bench is set aside and that of the learned Single Judge restored with costs throughout.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Land Acquisition •t. 1894-Sections 30, 3(2) and I I-Dispute as to pre-existing right or interest of State in the property sought to be acquired-­ Reference to Civil Court by State-Maintainability of -Held, since State is not a 'person interested' under Section 3(b) and such dispute cannot be adjudicated upon or referred to Civil Court, reference to the Court is wholly without jurisdiction and proceedings 11nder Section 30 are a nullity-However, State is not debarred from pursuing such other legal remedy before such other forum as may be available. Words and Phrases: 'Person

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to

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