Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 46 · Decided 24 January 2002
Khazan Singh (Dead) BY LRS. v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 46 · [2002] 1 S.C.R. 431
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 667/2002
- Decided
- 24 January 2002
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, S.N. PHUKAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 9, 151; Land Acquisition Act Section 18
Headnote
SINGH (DEAD) BY LRS. A v. UNION OF INDIA JANUARY, 2002 [K.T. THOMAS AND S.N. PHUKAN, JJ.) B Land Acquisition Act, !894-Sections 18, 20 and 26. Reference made by Collector to Civil Court-Dismissed for default­ Correctness of-Held, non-participation of any party would not confer C jurisdiction Act, 1894 and an award was passed by the Collector. Not D satisfied with the award, appellant filed an application under Section 18 of the Act for making a reference to Civil Court. Accordingly Collector made the reference. Civil Court dismissed the reference for default. In the meanwhile
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