Supreme Court of India

Mohan Singh Gill & Ors. Etc. v. State of Punjab & Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [2015] 5 S.C.R. 542
Bench Anil R. Dave J.
Decided 25 March 2015

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that such a drawing by itself would not meet the mandatory requirement of the Act in the absence of specific stipulation in this behalf in the notification itself.

Judgment, page 30

From the headnote

c Lan.d Acquisition Act, 1894 - ss. 4, 5A, 6 and 17 - Realignment of road and planning of bypass by Government - Acquisition of large chunk of land vide two notifications - Vide first notification, land acquired for development of proposed road-Missing Link-II on the route - By the second notification, land acquired for the development of residential urban estate along with the proposed road, mainly to adjust oustees of the said road - Award passed - Writ petition challenging the Notifications - Plea that land not utilised entirely for construction of the said proposed road but large portion

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