Nand Kishore Gupta & Ors vs State Of U.P.& Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of Writ Petitions challenging notifications under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, related to the Yamuna Expressway Project. The Court emphasized the necessity of the project for public development, stating that the rights of the majority benefiting from the project outweighed the claims of a minority of landowners who had not been heard prior to the acquisition. The Court affirmed that the alignment of the road could not be altered, as it was essential for the project's execution, thus rejecting the landowners' pleas for exemption.