Supreme Court of India
Devendra Singh & Ors. v. State of U.P. & Ors.
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We hold that the State Government was not justified, in the facts of this case, to invoke the emergency provision of Section 17(4) of the Act.
Judgment, page 17
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Land Acquisition Act, 1894: c s. 4 rlw s.17(4), s.6 rlw s.17(1), and s.5- -Acquisition of land for constructing the District Jail - Invoking of urgency provisions u/s 17 and dispensing with the compliance of s. 5- - HELD: Acquisition of land for construction of District Jail, which is a public purpose, shall not, by itself justify the t exercise of power of eliminating enquiry uls 5- in terms of ... s. 17 (1) and s.17 (4) - The Court should take judicial notice .... of the fact that certain public purposes such as development of residential, commercial, industrial or institutional areas by
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