Supreme Court of India

Saraswati Devi (d) by Lr. v. Delhi Devt. Authority & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 4 S.C.R. 922
Bench R.M. Lodha and Anil R. Dave JJ.
Decided 29 January 2013

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Land Acquisition - Acquisition of land owned by Government - Whether pennissible - Held: If the Government has complete ownership, such land cannot be acquired, but if some private rights have been created in such land or the land has some encumbrances, such land can be acquired - In the instant case, the subject land though owned by Government, encumbrance was created by giving possessory rights to the private party, hence could have been acquired under Land Acquisition Act - Land Acquisition Act, 1947 - s.4 rlw. s, 17(1)(iv). Words and Phrases - 'Encumbrance' - Meaning of. The land in

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