Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 549 · Decided 8 December 1999
The Municipal Council, Ahmednagar and ANR. v. Shah Hyder Beig and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 549 · [1999] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 197
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7088/1999
- Decided
- 8 December 1999
- Bench
- S.B. MAJMUDAR, U.C. BANERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226; Land Acquisition Act Section 6
Headnote
B- Practice & Procedure-Delay & Laches-Land Acquisition-Writ petition challenging acquisition 21 years after notification and 16 years after passing of award and handing over of possession-Whether C maintainable-held, after award is passed no writ petition can be filed challenging favours vigilant rather than an indolent litigant-Constitution of India-Article 226. Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966-Section 126(4)-;- D Land Acquisition-Writ Petition challenging notification and award after considerable delay-Claim made before relevant
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