Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 661 · Decided 19 November 2004
Government of A.P. and ANR. v. Syed Akbar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 661 · [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 208
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6546/1999
- Decided
- 19 November 2004
- Bench
- SHIVARAJ V. PATIL, B.N. SRIKRISHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 16
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 : S.16-Acquisition of land for a specific public purpose-Land remaining unutilized-Reassignment of to original owner-Held, land acquired vests in Government-Land acquired for a public purpose can be utilized for any other public purpose and cannot be re-assigned or 90(32) of A.P. Board of Revenue. Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Land Revenue Act : S. 54-A-Agricultural land acquired under Land Acquisition Act­ Remaining unutilized-Reassignment of to original owner-Held, the section can be attracted only if land acquired for public benefit is no longer
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