NAND KISHORE GUPTA vs STATE OF U.P..

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 land acquisition for public development, stating that the rights of the majority benefiting from the project outweigh the claims of a minority of landowners who had not received compensation. The Court affirmed that the alignment of the road could not be altered, thereby rejecting the petitioners' pleas for exemption of their lands from acquisition.