KANDANKUTTY vs STATE OF KERALA

The Supreme Court dismissed the special leave petition challenging the Kerala High Court's judgment regarding land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, specifically Section 4(1). The Court held that the withdrawal of some lands under Section 48 did not invalidate the entire acquisition notification, as established in prior cases such as Chandra Bansi Singh v. State of Bihar and The Spl. Land Acquisition Officer, Bombay v. M/s. Godrej & Boyce. Furthermore, the Court found no merit in the claim that delays in proceedings invalidated the acquisition, attributing the delays to the petitioner's own actions.