Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 7 · Decided 8 January 2003
Sharda Devi v. State of Bihar and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 7 · [2003] 1 S.C.R. 73
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 14198/1996
- Decided
- 8 January 2003
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, BRIJESH KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 30, 3(b), 4(1)
Headnote
B Land Acquisition A•t. 1894-Sections 30, 3(2) and I I-Dispute as to pre-existing right or interest of State in the property sought to be acquired-­ Reference to Civil Court by State-Maintainability of -Held, since State is C not a 'person interested' under Section 3(b) and such dispute and proceedings 11nder Section 30 are a nullity-However, State is not debarred from pursuing such other legal remedy before such other forum as may be available. Words and Phrases: 'Person interested'-Meaning of in the context of Section 3(b) of the land Acquis#ion Act, I 894. ·
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