STATE OF GUJARAT vs MUSAMIYAN IMAM HAIDER BUX RAZVI AND ANR. ETC. ETC.

The Supreme Court held that the acquisition of land for a Cooperative Housing Society constitutes a public purpose under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, as established in Ratilal Shankarbhai v. State of Gujarat (AIR 1970 SC 984). The Court ruled that the cancellation of a prior Section 6 notification does not equate to a withdrawal from acquisition, allowing for the issuance of a fresh Section 6 notification without a new Section 4 notification, referencing Girdhari Lal Amratlal Shodan v. State of Gujarat ([1966] 3 SCR 437). The appeal was allowed, overturning the High Court's decision that quashed the second Section 6 notification.