Supreme Court of India

Union of India & Ors. v. Geeta Devi

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Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J. Chelameswar and M.Y. Eqbal JJ.

Decided 7 May 2014

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Land Acquisition Act, 1894: s.5-' ...:. Objections filed by original tenure holder - Not considered by the competent -e authority - Actual and physioal possession of land with the respondent who was the subsequent purchaser of the land - Award made in 1987-88 - Land acquisition proceedings quashed - Held: In view of . . No. 5478-8312014, State's appeal is dismissed. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION : Civil Appeal No. 4374 of 2009.…

Where later benches applied it

2015 Rattan Singh v. Union of India and Anr. relied on
2024 Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Anr. v. Bimal Kumar Shah & Ors referred to
2022 Delhi Development Authority v. Sunil Khatri & Ors. referred to
2019 Nareshbhai Bhagubhai & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2018 Indore Development Authority v. Shailendra (dead) through Lrs. & Ors. referred to
2020 Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal & Ors. Etc. distinguished

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 distinguished · 4 referred to

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