Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 697 · Decided 8 November 1995
The GEN. Manager Tele-Communication and ANR. ETC. v. DR. Madan Mohan Pradhan and ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 697 · [1995] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8752/1995
- Decided
- 8 November 1995
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 4(1), 6
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Ss.4(1), SA, 6, 17(1), 17(4}-Acquisition of land-Govemment propos­ ing to const1uct offices and residential complex on the land-Exercise of power under s.17(4) read with s.17(1)-0ne of land owners challenging the acquisition in respect of a very small portion of under protest-High Court quashing the notification 14 years after the possession was taken by Govemment-Held, High Court not justified in inte1fe1ing with acquisition. A B c D A notification under s.4(1) of the Land Acquisitioo Act, 1894 was published acquiring 3.589 acres of land situated
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