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Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. v. Darius Shapur Chenai and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 388
Bench S.B. Sinha and C.K. Thakker JJ.
Decided 20 September 2005

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the impugned E judgment suffers from no legal infirmity.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

land Acquisition Act, 1894, Sections 4, 5- and 6 Nature and Interpretation-Act is an expropriatory legislation and should be strictly construed as it deprives a person of his land without consent. Section 5- -Right to make objections-ls a valuable right in favour of a person whose land is acquired-Having regard to Article 300- , it is akin to a fundamental right-Hearing of objection must be effective and not mere formality-Judicial review would lie for non compliance. Sections 4 and 6-Acquisitionfor Public Purpose-Formation of opinion as to public purpose must be made on proper application of

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