Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 516 · Decided 26 July 2011
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 516 · [2011] 12 S.C.R. 84
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3726/2011
- Decided
- 26 July 2011
- Bench
- J.M. PANCHAL, DEEPAK VERMA, B.S. CHAUHAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 7, 166
Headnote
Land Acquisition - Construction of dam in the State of C M.P. - Re-settlement and Rehabilitation policy for oustees - Entitlement of oustee to claim land or compensation in lieu of the land acquired - Order dated 7-6-1991 passed by Narmada Valley Development Department (NVDD) amending Clause 5. 1 and Rehabilitation D Policy, 1991 (R & R Policy) - Challenge to - Held: The chronological development of amendment of R & R Policy reveals that Clause 3 of the R & R Policy provided for entitlement of oustees to get land in lieu of the land acquired - Clause 5 prescribed only
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