Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 331 · Decided 26 April 2011
Banda Development Authority, Banda v. Moti Lal Agarwal and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 331 · [2011] 7 S.C.R. 435
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3604/2011
- Decided
- 26 April 2011
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226; Land Acquisition Act Section 4(1), 6(1), 11A, 17(1), 17(4)
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894- ss.4(1), 6(1), 11A, 17(1) and 17(4): Writ petition filed by respondent no.1 challenging acquisition of land by the State Government on the ground that the award was not passed within two years from the date A B c of last publication of the declaration issued by High Court - On appeal, held: In matters involving D challenge to the acquisition of land for public purpose, delay in filing the writ petition should be viewed seriously and relief denied to the petitioner if he fails to offer plausible explanation for the delay - Delay of even few years
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