C. PADMA vs DY. SECY. TO GOVT. .

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Madras High Court regarding the acquisition of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, specifically referencing Section 4(1) and Section 44-B. The Court established that once the land was acquired and compensation paid, the land vested in the State, and the appellants had no right to challenge the acquisition after such a long period. The Court held that the public purpose for which the land was acquired had been substituted, and thus the acquisition remained valid, dismissing the writ petition.