Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 712 · Decided 19 October 2006
Gurpreet Singh v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 712 · [2006] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 422
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4570/2006
- Decided
- 19 October 2006
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, S.H. KAPADIA, C.K. THAKKER, P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Reference answered
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Constitution Article 141, 142; Land Acquisition Act Section 23, 28
Headnote
.. · Land Acquisition Act, 1894-Sections 23(/), 23(/A), 28 and 34 (is · C amended byAct 68 of 198~): · . • ' · " . . Compensation-Rule of appropriation-Applicability of-To the cases of award under the Act-In Prem Nath Kapur's case held that liability to of appropriation under Order XX/ Rule I CPC stood excluded by Section 28 D and 34 of the Act-Validity of the judgment on the question of appropriation referred to Constitution Bench-Held: The ratio in Prem Nath Kapur on the aspect of appropriation is appraved-Decree holder not entitled to reopen
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