NAHAR SINGH versus STATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

NAHAR SINGH versus STATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

Since no award was made within two years from the coming into force of the Amendment Act, acquisition proceedings stood lapsed and the notifications under Sections 4(1) and 6 no longer subsist.

Parties
Appellant: Nahar Singh; Respondents: State of U.P. and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
28 November 1995
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / From the Judgment and Order Dated 28.9.84 of the Allahabad High Court in C. Misc. W. No. 13984 of 1984
Outcome
Appeal allowed.
Legal Topics
Lapse of Acquisition Proceedings, Award Under Section 11 a, Land Acquisition (amendment) Act 1984
Land Acquisition Lapse of Acquisition Proceedings Award Under Section 11 a Land Acquisition (amendment) Act 1984

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Parties

Nahar Singh

Appellant

State of U.P. and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / From the Judgment and Order Dated 28.9.84 of the Allahabad High Court in C. Misc. W. No. 13984 of 1984

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether acquisition proceedings lapse if award is not made within two years from the date of coming into force of the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984

Ratio Decidendi

Since no award was made within two years from the coming into force of the Amendment Act, acquisition proceedings stood lapsed and the notifications under Sections 4(1) and 6 no longer subsist.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed.

Orders

  • Delay condoned.
  • Substitution allowed.