Supreme Court of India

Prahlad Singh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 5 S.C.R. 1002
Bench G. S. Singhvi and Asok Kumar Ganguly JJ.
Decided 29 April 2011

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Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - s. 16 - Acquisition of appellants' land for the purpose of urbanization - Objections filed. by the appellants - Award passed by the Land Acquisition Collector - Appellants filed writ petitions challenging the acquisition proceedings on various grounds including the violation of Regional Plan 2001 wherein the acquired land is shown as part of the Green Belt/Green Wedge; and that the appellants were in continuous possession of the acquired land and were cultivating the same - Dismissal of the writ petitions holding that once the land vested in the State Government,

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