Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 280 · Decided 31 October 1991
Nuttaki Sesharatnam v. Sub-Collector, Land Acquistion Vijayawada and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 280 · [1991] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 115
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1720/1986
- Decided
- 31 October 1991
- Bench
- M.H. KANIA, R.M. SAHAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act; Land Acquisition Act Section 4(1)
Headnote
COURT REPORTS (1991) SUPP. 2 S.C.R. in law to no more than an offer in terms of the Contract Act. The said offer was never accepted by the Land Acquisition Officer to whom it was made. Leave alone, making the award of lump-sum compensation, no award at all was made by the said officer the parties and the appellant was entitled to withdraw bis offer. There was nothing inequitable or improper in withdrawing the offer, as the appellant was in no way bound to keep the offer open indefinitely. [117 G-H, 118-A) C 2. The acquisition of the appellant's land is bad in law be- cause the
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