NARENDRA BAHADUR SINGH AND ANR. vs STATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the notification issued under Section 7(1) of the U.P. Land Acquisition (Rehabilitation of Refugees) Act, 1948, for acquiring land for a cooperative housing society for refugees. The Court found that the notification substantially complied with the statutory requirements and that the challenge regarding the status of society members as refugees was not properly raised in the writ petition. The Court emphasized that factual issues not averred in the petition cannot be considered, thus dismissing the appeal against the Division Bench's ruling.