Supreme Court of India

The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai v. R. Sivasankara Mehta and Another

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Reported as [2011] 5 S.C.R. 243
Bench Ashok Kumar Ganguly and Swatanter Kumar JJ.
Decided 13 April 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the said ground does not make out any case of malafide exercise of power by the Government.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

LAND ACQUISITION ACT, 1894: s.48, and s.48-8 (as inserted by Land Acquisition (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1996 - Release of acquired land - c Land acquired in 1949 and transferred to Municipal Corporation - Government, by order dated 19.3.1995, directing reconveyance of a portion of the land to land-owners 0 - However, subsequently, by order dated 25. 7. 1995, the order dated 10. 3. 1995 cancelled - Writ petition of land owners allowed by High Court - HELD: When the order of re­ conveyance was made on 10.3.1995, s.48 of the Act was holding the field - Under the provisions of s.48 the land­

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