SENJEEVANAGAR MEDICAL & HEALTHEMPLOYEES CO-OPERATIVE HOUSIN vs MOHD. ABDUL WAHAB & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the notifications under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, do not become invalid due to delayed publication of the substance, as clarified in Deepak Pahwa v. Lt. Governor [(1985) 1 SCR 588]. The Court emphasized that the retrospective effect of the Land Acquisition (Andhra Pradesh Amendment and Validation) Act, 1983, validates such notifications even if published after 40 days. The Court reversed the High Court's decision to quash the notifications, affirming that possession taken by the State vested the land free from encumbrances.