Supreme Court of India

G. Mohan Rao & Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors.

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Reported as [2021] 6 S.C.R. 281
Bench A.M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari JJ.
Decided 29 June 2021

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Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operat ion, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2019: Constitutional validity of – Held: 2019 Act is a le gitimate legislative exercise and is consistent with and within the f our corners of Art.254 – Constitution of India. Enactment of the 2019 Act by the State legislature – Legislative competence of – State legislature enacted three State land acquisition statutes-the 1978 Act, the 1997 Act and the 2001 Ac t – Union legislature thereafter enacted the 2013 Act for lan d acquisition across the country – Repugnancy between the Union a nd State enactments

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