GUJARAT STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION, ETC. vs VALJI MULJI SONEJI AND ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the notification under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, issued on 10-10-1967, was valid as it complied with the amendments introduced by the Land Acquisition (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1967. The Court clarified that the exercise of statutory power must be reasonable, but the delay in issuing the notification did not render it invalid since it was within the prescribed period. The appeals by the State of Gujarat and the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation were allowed, overturning the High Court's decision that had struck down the notification due to alleged unreasonable delay.