State Of Haryana & Anr vs Devander Sagar & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the urgency provisions under Sections 17(1) and 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1984 were improperly invoked by the State of Haryana, denying landowners the opportunity to file objections under Section 5A. The Court emphasized that the statutory timeline for land acquisition must be adhered to, and failure to do so results in the lapse of acquisition proceedings. The appeal was allowed, setting aside the High Court's judgment and declaring the acquisition proceedings invalid due to non-compliance with statutory requirements.