Supreme Court · 1969 INSC 218 · Decided 3 September 1969
MD. Hanif v. The State of Assam
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1969 INSC 218 · [1970] 2 S.C.R. 197
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1378/1966
- Decided
- 3 September 1969
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, V. RAMASWAMI, A.N. GROVER (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226; Land Acquisition Act
Headnote
F G H MD. HANIF v. THE STATE OF ASSAM September 3, 1969 [J. C. SHAH, V. RAMASWAM1 AND A. N. GROVER, JJ.) Constitution of India, Art. 226-lwisdiction of High Court. 197 The British Crown had leased a land for 99 years and the lease pro­ vided for resumption by the Government for public a petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution challenghg t)le validity of the order of resumption on the grounds that the land did not vest in the State, the Deputy Commissioner had no right to issue the notice under the lease, and that the public purpose had not been men­ tioned in the
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