Supreme Court of India
M/s Neyvely Lignite Corpn. Ltd. Etc. Etc. v. Special Tahsildar (land Acquisition) Neyvely and Ors. Etc. Etc.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the considered view that the appellant-company is an interested person within the meaning of s.3(b) H 580 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1994) SUPP. 4 S.C.R. A of the Act and is also a proper party, if not a necessary party under Order 1 Rule 10 of the CPC. The High Court had committed manifest error of law in holding that the appellant is not a person interested.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
LandAcquisitionAct, 1894: Sections 3(b), 4(1), 11, 18, 26, 50(2) and 'Person interested'-Scope of c Held authority for whose benefit land is acquired is person interested within the meaning of Section 3(b )--Beneficiary for whose benefit land is acquired is entitled to come on record to lead evidence for determination of proper compensation-Denial of right to a person interested is in negation of fair and just procedure offending Article 14.
Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Vishu Vardhan @ Vishnu Pradhan v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
- 2022 Gregory Patrao and Ors. v. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited & Ors.
- 2021 Shrachi Burdwan Developers Private Limited v. The State of West Bengal & Ors.
- 2017 Satish Kumar Gupta Etc. Etc. v. State of Haryana & Ors. Etc.
Of those, 4 referred to
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