Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 916 · Decided 16 July 2009
National Thermal Power Corporation LTD. v. Mahesh Dutta and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 916 · [2009] 10 S.C.R. 1084
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6228/2002
- Decided
- 16 July 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 114; Land Acquisition Act Section 17
Headnote
LAND ACQUISITION ACT, 1894: c ss. 17 and 48 - Acquisition of land - Power of State to withdraw from acquisition - Provisions of s. 17 invoked and complied with - Award made - During pendency of appeal before High Court against enhancement of compensation by reference court, State uls 48 D - Held: Provision of s. 17 having been taken recourse to, land under acquisition vested with immediate effect and absolutely in Government - After possession of land having been taken, State would be denuded of its power to withdraw from acquisitio, 1 u/s 48 - Appellant having
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