Supreme Court of India · 2019-09-04
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA vs M/S MOTI RATAN ESTATE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2018/8803
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Respondent
- M/S MOTI RATAN ESTATE
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MISHRA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to quash the land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, specifically citing Section 11, which mandates that the award must be declared within two years of the declaration under Section 6. The Court held that the failure to declare the award within the stipulated time frame resulted in the acquisition lapsing. Consequently, the appeals by the State of Maharashtra were dismissed, affirming the High Court's ruling.