Supreme Court of India

Anand Singh & Anr. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

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Reported as [2010] 9 S.C.R. 133

Bench R.V. Raveendran J.

Decided 28 July 2010

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What the Court ordered

In the result, these appeals fail and are dismissed, E subject to the liberty reserved to the appellants for making representations under Section 48 (1) of the Act.

Judgment, page 43

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: ss. 17, 5A and 48(1) - Invocation of urgency clause and c dispensation of enquiry u/s. 5A - Notification for land acquisition for public purpose-development of residential colony - Invocation of urgency clause and dispensation of enquiry uls. 5A - Legality of- Challenge to, by appellant-land owners - Held: Dispensation of enquiry u/s. 5A by invoking s. 17(4) not justified - No material placed by State Government either before High Court or Supreme Court warranting elimination of enquiry uls. 5A - There was pre notification and post-notification delay - Majority of

Authorities it was built on

2005 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. v. Darius Shapur Chenai and Ors. cited by 46
1974 Aflatoon and Others v. Lt. Governor of Delhi & Others cited by 29
1963 Nandeshwar Prasad and Another v. The State of U. P. and Others cited by 11
1966 Raja Anand Brahma Shah v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2024 New Okhla Industrial Development Authority v. Darshan Lal Bohra & Ors. relied on
2015 Savitri Devi v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. relied on
2013 Laxman Lal (dead) through Lrs. and Anr. v. State of Rajasthan and Ors. relied on
2012 Ram Dhari Jindal Memorial Trust v. Union of India and Others relied on
2024 Kali Charan and Others v. State of U.P. and Others referred to
2021 Hamid Ali Khan (d) through Lrs. & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Ors. referred to
2012 Darshan Lal Nagpal (dead) by L.rs. v. Government of Nct of Delhi and Others referred to
2011 Sri Radhy Shyam (d) through Lrs. & Ors. v. State of U.P. & Ors. referred to

Of those, 4 relied on · 4 referred to

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