Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 1299 · Decided 1 December 2017
Mansukhbhai Dhamjibhai Patel & ANR. v. State of Gujarat & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 1299 · [2017] 12 S.C.R. 115
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 20919/2017
- Decided
- 1 December 2017
- Bench
- ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, UDAY UMESH LALIT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14
Headnote
Land Acquisition: B c Re-grant of acquired land - Acquisition of land owned by appellant - Resolution passed by the Government permitting re­ grant of land where land is considered to be of no use for public purpose - In view of the resolution, appellants approached the High Court for - High Court held that the land once D acquired for public purpose could not be re-granted to the original owner - On appeal, held: The policy is in violation of law - lf land acquired for public purpose is no longer needed for such purpose, the State can transfer such land but such disposal is
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