Supreme Court of India

Savitri Devi v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.

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Reported as [2015] 7 S.C.R. 512

Bench H.L. Dattu, A.K. Sikri and Arun Mishra JJ.

Decided 14 May 2015

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid, the contempt petitions also stand disposed of.

Judgment, page 54

From the headnote

c Land Acquisition Act, 1894- s. 5A and 17(1) and (4) - Land acquisition by Notification dated 12.03.2008-lnvoking urgency provisions dispensing with the right of objection uls. 5A - Challenged by the /and-owners - Some Land-owners a/so challenged the Notifications of the years 1979or1980 - High Court dismissed the cases challenging the Notifications of 197911980 as barred by limitation- However other cases were not dismissed on the ground of delay and /aches- On merit High Court held that invocation of urgency clause was unwarranted-But in view of the fact that substantial development work

Authorities it was built on

1974 Aflatoon and Others v. Lt. Governor of Delhi & Others cited by 29
1993 S.P. Chengalvaraya Naidu (dead) by L.rs. v. Jagannath (dead) by L.rs. and Ors cited by 25
2010 Anand Singh & Anr. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. cited by 8
2010 Bondu Ramaswamy v. Bangalore Development Authority & Ors. cited by 8
2010 Nand Kishore Gupta & Ors. v. State of U.P. & Ors. cited by 7
2011 M/s. Royal Orchid Hotels Limited and Another v. G. Jayaram Reddy and Ors. cited by 5
1995 H.M.T. House Builidng Co-op. Society v. Syed Khader and Ors. cited by 4
2012 Bangalore City Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. v. State of Karnataka and Others cited by 3
2007 The Vyalikaval House Building Co-op. Society by its Secretary v. V.chandrappa and Ors. cited by 3
2007 Ravi Khullarand Anr v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 3
1996 Murari and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2016 Greater Nolda Ind. Dev. Authority v. Savjtri Mohan (dead) through Lrs. & Ors. relied on
2024 Kali Charan and Others v. State of U.P. and Others referred to
2024 New Okhla Industrial Development Authority v. Darshan Lal Bohra & Ors. referred to
2023 Ramesh Chandra Sharma & Ors. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2022 Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority Etc. v. Shakuntla Education and Welfare Society & Ors. Etc. referred to
2021 Ajay Pal Singh & Ors. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. referred to
2021 Jaypee Kensington Boulevard Apartments Welfare Association & Ors. v. Nbcc (india) Ltd. & Ors. referred to
2019 Nareshbhai Bhagubhai & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2018 Khatoon & Ors. v. The State of U.P. through Principal Secretary & Ors. referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 8 referred to

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