DEVENDRA KUMAR TYAGI vs STATE OF U.P. .

The Supreme Court addressed the legality of Notifications issued under Section 4 and Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, concerning the acquisition of land for the Leather City Project. The Court held that the urgency provisions under Section 17(1) and 17(4) were invoked correctly, allowing the dispensation of the inquiry under Section 5-A of the Act. The Court emphasized the need for public interest in relocating polluting industries, thereby upholding the notifications and the acquisition process.