STATE OF U.P. vs PISTA DEVI .

The Supreme Court held that the invocation of Section 17(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to dispense with the inquiry under Section 5A is justified in light of the urgent need for housing in urban areas, despite a one-year delay in publishing the declaration under Section 6. The Court ruled that the delay alone does not invalidate the notification under Section 4(1) or the subsequent declaration. The appeals were allowed, affirming the necessity of expediting land acquisition for urban housing development.