TATA COMMUNICATION LTD. vs SANTOSH BABANRAO WALKE .

The Supreme Court set aside the Bombay High Court's order dated 20th January 2010, which restrained the State Government and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited from constructing on land acquired in 1925 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Court held that the delay of 85 years in filing the public interest litigation did not justify such a restraint, emphasizing that any compensation claims should be addressed according to law. The Court directed the High Court to expedite the disposal of the writ petition regarding compensation only.