Supreme Court of India

National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. v. Mahesh Dutta and Others

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Bench S.B. Sinha and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 16 July 2009

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid ,. --1· NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD.1105 v.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

LAND ACQUISITION ACT, 1894: c ss. 17 and 48 - Acquisition of land - Power of State to withdraw from acquisition - Provisions of s. 17 invoked and complied with - Award made - During pendency of appeal before High Court against enhancement of compensation by reference court, State Government issuing notification uls 48 - Held: Provision of s. 17 having been taken recourse to, land under acquisition vested with immediate effect and absolutely in Government - After possession of land having been taken, State would be denuded of its power to withdraw from acquisitio, 1 u/s 48 - Appellant having…

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