Supreme Court of India · 2019-08-19
UNION OF INDIA vs MOHIUDDIN MASOOD
- Citation / case number
- SC 2018/7581
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- UNION OF INDIA
- Respondent
- MOHIUDDIN MASOOD
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MISHRA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the acquisition of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, specifically referring to Sections 4 and 6. The Court established that the procedural requirements for land acquisition were duly followed, and the urgency clause was appropriately invoked. The judgment confirmed the legality of the acquisition process and dismissed the petitions challenging it.