Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 781 · Decided 24 July 1996
Kashi Vidyapith v. Motilal and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 781 · [1996] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 5
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 929/1981
- Decided
- 24 July 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Registration Act; Land Acquisition Act Section 3(j), 4(1)
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Section 3(j) (As it stood prior to Amend­ ment Act 68 of 1984), 4(1), 5-A and 6 and Chapter VII. A B U.P. State Universities Act, 1973 : Sections 4(2)(3)(i), 8, 33, 55(3)(8) C and 55-A. General Clauses Act, 1897: Section 3(31). Kashi Vidyapith-Acquisition of lands rati01i-High Cowt setting aside the declarati01t-Appeal-Held object of establishment of University is for impa1ting higher educatio1r-Acquisition for construction of University building including staff quarters, hostels and play- ground was for a public purpose-Amount spent from the
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