Supreme Court of India

Laxmi Devi v. State of Bihar & Ors.

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Reported as [2015] 11 S.C.R. 179
Bench Vikramajit Sen and Abhay Manohar Sapre JJ.
Decided 3 July 2015

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that this does not necessarily imply that the former is also not an option.

Judgment, page 38

From the headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894: s. 17 - Land expropriated by the State pursuant to the exercise of special powers in cases of urgency contained in s. 17 thereof for construction of residential quarters for State officials - Award not passed within stipulated time making the proceedings lapse - Subsequent notifications also lapsed - Writ petition on the ground that resort to s. 17 was malafide - Writ petition disposed of with direction to pass award within 4 months - Award not passed till date - On appeal, Held: Appellants land owners were being denied just and fair compensation for their land in

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