Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 808 · Decided 29 November 1995
Jai Narain and ORS. ETC. ETC. v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 808 · [1995] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 769
- Case number
- TRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) No. 73/1995
- Decided
- 29 November 1995
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, S. SAGHIR AHMAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Land Acquisition Act Section 4, 6, 17(4)
Headnote
AND ORS. ETC. ETC. v .. UNION OF INDIA NOVEMBER 29, 1995 [KULDIP SINGH AND S. SAGHIR AHMAD, JJ.) Land Acquisition Act, 1894-Sections 4, 6 and 17(4)-Notifications · unde~Validity of-Expressions 'is needed' and 'is likely to be needed'-Ac­ tion u/sl7(4)-Existence of urgency must be under Master Plan and Zonal Development Plan--State can always acquire the land for public purpose. A B c The Petitioners challenged the notifications dated 6.1.1995 and 9.3.1995 u/ss 4, 6 and 17 ( 4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The land in D dispute was being acquired for a public purpose
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