Supreme Court of India · 2006-11-13
Daulat Singh Surana & Others vs First Land Acquisition Collector & ...
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2007 SUPREME COURT 471
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Daulat Singh Surana & Others
- Respondent
- First Land Acquisition Collector & ...
- Author
- Dalveer Bhandari
- Bench
- Ashok Bhan, Dalveer Bhandari
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the notifications issued under Section 4 and Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, stating that the government had the authority to acquire land for public purposes. The Court emphasized that the notifications were issued in accordance with the statutory requirements and that the appellant's objections were not sufficient to quash the notifications. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision to uphold the land acquisition process.