Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 389 · Decided 23 March 2009
Urmila Roy & ORS. v. M/S.BENGAL Peerless Housing Development Company LTD. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 389 · [2009] 4 S.C.R. 834
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1780/2009
- Decided
- 23 March 2009
- Bench
- TARUN CHATTERJEE, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Land Acquisition Act Section 4, 6, 3(cc)
Headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 - ss. 4 and 6 - West Bengal Housing Board Act, 1972- s. 27A- Notification for acquisition C of land for public purpose - Case of land owners that land acquired for Housing Scheme by private party - Challenge to - Held: Test of acquisition was satisfied - Government retained overall control over the housing scheme - Substantial part of compensation was paid by State D Government or Housing Board -Scheme was prepared in terms of 1972 Act and it provided for benefits of poor sections of society - Also, land owners waived their right
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