Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 344 · Decided 29 April 2011

Prahlad Singh & ORS. v. Union of India & ORS.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
2011 INSC 344 · [2011] 5 S.C.R. 1002
Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 3779/2011
Decided
29 April 2011
Bench
G.S. SINGHVI, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Appeal(s) allowed
Case type
Civil
Acts & sections cited
Land Acquisition Act Section 16

Headnote

Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - s. 16 - Acquisition of appellants' land for the purpose of urbanization - Objections C filed. by the appellants - Award passed by the Land Acquisition Collector - Appellants filed writ petitions challenging the acquisition proceedings on various grounds including the wherein the acquired land is shown as part of the Green Belt/Green D Wedge; and that the appellants were in continuous possession of the acquired land and were cultivating the same - Dismissal of the writ petitions holding that once the land vested in the State Government, the appellants did

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