Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1137 · Decided 15 September 2009
Sita Ram Bhandar Society, New Delhi v. LT. Governor, GOVT. of N.C.T. Delhi & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1137 · [2009] 14 S.C.R. 507
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4849/2000
- Decided
- 15 September 2009
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 4
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - ss. 4, SA, 6, 18 and· 48 - Land acquisition - Revenue official taking possession of 1933 bighas 2 biswas of land and handing over to beneficiary c department- Case of land owner that land was extensive and surrounded symbolic possession was ~ meaningless and as such Government to withdraw from • acquisition u/s. 48 - On appeal, held: While taking r ,. -"" possession of a large area of land with a large number of D owners, it is not possible for Collector or Revenue Official. to enter each
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