Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 710 · Decided 9 November 1995
Jage Ram and ORS. ETC. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 710 · [1995] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 49
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1511/1987
- Decided
- 9 November 1995
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, S. SAGHIR AHMAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; Land Acquisition Act
Headnote
·B Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Land acquisition--Allotment of altemative sites-Depends upon pur­ pose of acquisition-Acquisition for defence purpose-Displaced persons held C not entitled to altemative sites. Petitioners' lands were acquired for ·defence purpose viz •. that since they have been displaced from their holdings, they need some site for construction of their houses.and that, .D , therefore, the Government of India may make an effort to provide them alternative sites. Dismissing the petitions, this Court HELD : Since the acquisition is only for
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