Supreme Court of India
Pimpri Chinchwad New Township Development Authority v. Vishnudev Cooperative Housing Society & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the possession of the land in question was taken by the State in accordance with law on 30.05.2004 from the landowners, we have no hesitation in holding that the provisions of Section 48 of the Act were not applicable to the case at hand.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – s.48 – Release of acquired land – Land acquired by the State Government for public purpose – Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) initiated proceeding u/s.11 and passed an award – Writ petition and SLP filed by the original landowners against the award were dismissed – Original landowners filed application u/s.48(1) of the Act to Revenue Minister of the State to release the land from acquisition – Application was allowed and land was partly released from acquisition – Thereafter, original landowners transferred the land to respondent no.1 – Writ petition filed…
Authorities it was built on
- 1987 State of Bihar Etc. Etc. v. Kripalu Shanker Etc. Etc.
- 1975 Balwant Narayan Bhagde v. M. D. Bhagwat & Ors.
- 2008 M/s. Sethi Auto Service Station and Anr. v. Delhi Development Authority and Ors.
- 2009 Shanti Sports Club & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 1993 Rajasthan Housing Board and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Kishan and Ors. Etc. Etc.
- 1995 The State of Maharashtra and Anr. v. Umashankar Rajabhau and Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Harinagar Sugar Mills Ltd. (biscuit Division) & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
- 2025 M/s A.P. Electrical Equipment Corporation v. The Tahsildar & Ors. Etc.
- 2026 Divjot Sekhon v. State of Punjab
- 2024 Subodh Kumar Singh Rathour v. The Chief Executive Officer & Ors.
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