KN ASWATHNARAYANA SETTY(D) TR.LR. vs STATE OF KARNATAKA .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to quash the order dated 27.2.2004 by the Revenue Minister, which de-notified land from acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Court emphasized that the earlier judgment dated 11.12.2000, which quashed the de-notification order from 5.8.1993, had attained finality, and thus the subsequent de-notification was invalid. The Court reaffirmed the binding nature of its previous ruling, establishing that once land is acquired, it cannot be de-notified without following due process as outlined in Sections 4, 6, and 48 of the Act 1894.