Supreme Court of India · 1964-02-03
SHYAM BEHARI AND OTHERS vs STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS
- Citation / case number
- SC 1962/119
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SHYAM BEHARI AND OTHERS
- Respondent
- STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS
- Bench
- GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. (CJ),WANCHOO, K.N.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS,SHAH, J.C.,AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that notifications under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, must explicitly declare that land is needed for a company when the entire compensation is to be paid by that company. The Court found that the notifications issued on December 3, 1960, and April 19, 1961, failed to meet this requirement, rendering them invalid. Consequently, all proceedings following these notifications were deemed ineffective under the Act, affirming the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition.