Mangoo Ram vs State Of J & K & Anr

The Supreme Court held that the acquisition of land under the State Land Acquisition Act, 1990 was illegal due to the Collector's failure to provide the appellant an opportunity of hearing as mandated by Section 5-A(2). The Court emphasized that the objections raised by the appellant were not addressed, leading to a violation of procedural requirements. Consequently, the Court quashed the declaration made under Section 6 of the Act regarding the appellant's land and set aside the lower court's orders.