ISHWARLAL GIRDHARLAL JOSHI ETC. vs STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of notifications issued under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, specifically under Sections 4 and 6, stating that an Under Secretary is competent to sign such notifications as per Rule 13 of the Rules of Business framed under Article 166 of the Constitution. The Court found that the delegation of authority from the Minister to the Secretary and subsequently to the Under Secretary was valid, and that the petitioners failed to prove that the lands were not arable or that the urgency was not established. The petitions challenging the notifications were dismissed.