Collector Of Land Acquisition & Ors vs M/S. Andaman Timber Industries

The Supreme Court addressed the application for modification of a prior order in Civil Appeal No. 1810 of 2009 concerning land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The Court held that the respondent, as a licensee under the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Land Revenue and Land Reforms Regulation, 1966, does not qualify as an interested person under Section 3(b) of the L.A. Act, as the land was granted for commercial purposes with specific conditions allowing for cancellation without compensation. The Court emphasized the government's absolute vesting of land rights under Section 38(1) of the Regulation, 1966, affirming the legality of the land acquisition process.