Narmada Bachao Andolan vs State Of M.P

The Supreme Court upheld the Madhya Pradesh High Court's decision regarding the validity of the amendment to the Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy, 1991, stating that the challenge was belated and that the alternative remedy before the Grievance Redressal Authority (GRA) was adequate. The Court emphasized that landless labourers are not entitled to agricultural land allotment under the policy and that the oustees had been offered grants as per the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's directions for the completion of the dam construction.