GOVERNMENT OF A.P. vs KOLLUTLA OBI REDDY .

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of awards made under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, in light of the Nagarjuna Sagar Project (Acquisition of Lands) Act, 1956. The Court held that the Andhra Pradesh High Court erred in setting aside the awards without considering the delay in filing writ petitions and the pending references under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The Court emphasized that once possession is taken under Section 17, the provisions of Section 11-A do not apply, thus reinstating the validity of the awards made in 1992.