LILA RAM ETC. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ETC.

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the notification issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act for land acquisition for the execution of the Interim General Plan for Greater Delhi. The Court found that the public purpose was specific and did not suffer from vagueness, as it involved a large area of land requiring planned development. The appellant's challenge regarding the lack of specificity in the public purpose was dismissed, affirming that the planned development of Delhi constituted a valid public purpose under Section 4 of the Act.