SMT. RATNI DEVI & ANR. versus CHIEF COMMISSIONER, DELHI & ORS.

SMT. RATNI DEVI & ANR. versus CHIEF COMMISSIONER, DELHI & ORS.

Compensation under the Land Acquisition Act with reference to the date of section 4 notification is constitutionally valid, and the notification for the planned development of Delhi specifies a sufficient public purpose.

Parties
Petitioner: Smt. Ra'ini Devi; Respondent: Chief Commissioner, Delhi
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
30 April 1975
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition and Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Judgment on Appeal From High Court of Delhi Judgment Dated 13 8 1970
Outcome
Petitions and appeals dismissed
Legal Topics
Compensation Valuation Date, Vagueness of Public Purpose, Planned Development of Delhi, Challenge to Acquisition Under Articles 19 and 31
Land Acquisition Constitutional Law Compensation Valuation Date Vagueness of Public Purpose Planned Development of Delhi Challenge to Acquisition Under Articles 19 and 31

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Parties

Smt. Ra'ini Devi

Petitioner

Chief Commissioner, Delhi

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition and Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Judgment on Appeal From High Court of Delhi Judgment Dated 13 8 1970

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether compensation related to date of notification under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act is invalid
  2. 2 Whether the 'planned development of Delhi' is a vague public purpose rendering acquisition invalid

Ratio Decidendi

Compensation under the Land Acquisition Act with reference to the date of section 4 notification is constitutionally valid, and the notification for the planned development of Delhi specifies a sufficient public purpose.

Court Disposition

Petitions and appeals dismissed

Orders

  • Parties to pay and bear their own costs