DEDICATE FREIGHT CORRIDOR CORPN. OF INDI vs SUBODH SINGH .

The Supreme Court examined the validity of an award made under the Railways Act, 1989, specifically sections 20A(1), 20E(1), and 20F(2). The Court held that the one-year period for making the award must be reckoned from the date of publication of the declaration in the official gazette, not from subsequent newspaper publications. Consequently, the Court found that the award made beyond this period was invalid, affirming the High Court's decision to quash the award and declare the acquisition proceedings lapsed.