Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 589 · Decided 8 December 1994
Bajirao T. Kote (Dead) BY LRS. and ANR. v. State of Maharashtra and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 589 · [1994] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 413
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 383/1980
- Decided
- 8 December 1994
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 4(1)
Headnote
B . Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Section 4(1) Notification published in Gazette for acquiring certain lands and house for public trust Saibaba Sansthan Shirdi-Public purpose-Whether vague Held: No. Failure to purchase the land by negotiation and subsequent exercise of power under S.4(1) Held: No in the notification published 'Public purpose '-Existence of­ Primiarily Government has to decide-Courts not to evaluate evidence and come to conclusion unless there is mala fide or colourable exercise of power. The Respondent Government published a Gazette notification D under S.4 (1)
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