MULCHAND KHANUMAL KHATRI vs STATE OF GUJARAT .

The Supreme Court upheld the Gujarat High Court's decision, affirming that the award under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was valid despite being passed more than two years after the declaration under Section 6. The Court clarified that the two-year period under Section 11A begins only after the competent authority receives notice of the court's judgment, which was received on September 5, 1997. Thus, the award dated August 31, 1998 was within the permissible time frame, and the appeal was dismissed.