KANAIYALAL MANEKLAL CHINAI & ANR. vs STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of notifications issued under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, by the Commissioners of Divisions Act, 1958. The Court ruled that the Commissioner of Baroda Division had the authority to issue the notification under Section 6, following the precedent set in Arnold Rodricks & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. The appellants' challenges regarding the ultra vires nature of the Act and procedural defects were rejected, affirming the notifications as enforceable.