Supreme Court of India

Mansukhbhai Dhamjibhai Patel & Anr. v. State of Gujarat & Ors.

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Reported as [2017] 12 S.C.R. 115
Bench Adarsh Kumar Goel and Uday Umesh Lalit JJ.
Decided 1 December 2017

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Land Acquisition: c Re-grant of acquired land - Acquisition of land owned by appellant - Resolution passed by the Government permitting re­ grant of land where land is considered to be of no use for public purpose - In view of the resolution, appellants approached the High Court for release of the land - High Court held that the land once acquired for public purpose could not be re-granted to the original owner - On appeal, held: The policy is in violation of law - lf land acquired for public purpose is no longer needed for such purpose, the State can transfer such land but such disposal is

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