Padmasundara Rao And Ors. vs State Of Tamil Nadu And Ors.

The Supreme Court examined whether the State Government is entitled to a fresh one-year period to issue a notification under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, after a previous notification under the same section has been quashed. The case was referred to a Constitution Bench to resolve conflicting views expressed by earlier smaller benches. The central legal issue is whether the quashing of a Section 6 declaration resets the statutory clock for issuing a subsequent declaration.