Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 295 · Decided 13 July 2001
P. Janardhana Reddy v. State of A.P. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 295 · [2001] 3 S.C.R. 969
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4318/2001
- Decided
- 13 July 2001
- Bench
- D.P. MOHAPATRA, SHIVARAJ V. PATIL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act
Headnote
Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952-Section 3-Compensation scam­ Payment of exorbitant compensation to land holders on acquisition of land by State Government under decree of Civil Courts-High Court initiating A B suo motu action and stayed the payment of compensation-Appointment of C a Commission for appointing a Commission-Held, there is no prescribed form or manner to express the opinion-Held, on facts, it is a matter of public importance which requires detailed inquily-Notification of appointment of Commission of Inquiry is legal and valid-Land Acquisition D Act, 1894. Lands were
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