Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1337 · Decided 19 November 1996
Ramniklal N. Bhutta and ANR. v. State of Maharashtra and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1337 · [1996] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 787
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 14605/1996
- Decided
- 19 November 1996
- Bench
- B.P. JEEVAN REDDY, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226; Land Acquisition Act Section 4
Headnote
8 Land Acquisition Act. 1894-ss 4, 6, 48-Notification under section 4 for two plots of land--Award only in respect of one Plot-Held. Unless denotified under section 48-The Land Acquisition officer cannot decline to pass award for the land notified-Under the circumstances acquisition can not be stay the courts should keep larger public interest in mind­ Balance the public interest and individual interest-Lathces--Challenge of the acquisition after a gap of long period-Affects adversely the interest D of the contesting party-Proves lack of diligence. By a notification dated November
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