Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 3 · Decided 15 January 1970
National Coal Development Corporation v. Manmohan Mathur
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 3 · [1970] 3 S.C.R. 409
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1639/1966
- Decided
- 15 January 1970
- Bench
- M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.M. SHELAT, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM, A.N. GROVER, A.N. RAY (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226; Land Acquisition Act Section 4(1), 5A, 4
Headnote
c D E F G Retrospective Legislation-Acquisition held invalid by High Court as notificution required under s. 7 Coal IJearing Areas (Acquisition and De"·e­ Jopment) Act (20 of 1957) not issued-No_tificaAfon deetn!!d to hare been issued by provisions of Amending Act, 23 that ·1he respondent's lands \Vere needed for pros­ pecting caal, was issued under s. 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act. 1894. No objection under s. 5A of the Act was made by the respondent. There­ after the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act. 1957. came into
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