Supreme Court of India

Shanti Sports Club & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 13 S.C.R. 710
Bench B.N. Agrawal and G.S. Singhvi JJ.
Decided 25 August 2009

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Land Acquisition Act, 1894: ,.+ ' c s. 48(1) - Withdrawal from acquisition of land - HELD: Can be done only by issuing a notification in the official Gazette - Note recorded by Minister in the file cannot be relied upon to plead before Court that the Government had taken decision to withdraw from acquisition - Even if the competent authority records its opinion in the file on merits of the matter under consideration, the same cannot be termed /T as a decision of the Government unless it is sanctified and acted upon by issuing an order under Articles 77(1) and (2) or Articles 166(1) and (2) of

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