Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1107 · Decided 25 September 1996
M/S Star Wire (India) LTD. v. The State of Haryana and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1107 · [1996] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 6
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 20489/1996
- Decided
- 25 September 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, S.B. MAJMUDAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Land Acquisition Act Section 4(1), 16
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 : Ss.4(1) and 16--Purchaser's right to challenge acquisition proceed- C ings-Notijication uls 4(1) pubUshed on 1.6.1976-Land alienated there­ after-Award made on 3.7.1981-Purchaser challenged Notification and award by filing a writ petition ii; High Court on writ petition-Appeal-Held, any incumbrance created by the erstwhile owner of D the land after publication of Not(fication uls 4(1) does not bind the State if possession of land is already taken over, after the award came to be passed-Petitioner purchased the property covered by the
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