Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 9, 11 -- Delay, inordinate after issuance of notice under Section 9 till rendering of Award by Collector - Relevant and fit consideration in determining basic issue of colourable exercise of power...........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 31, 18 -- Payment of compensation awarded by Collector - Imposing of condition requiring claimant to furnish security - Not permissible - No provision in the Act under which District Judge can withhold or impose any condition before payment made to claimant...........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 4(1) -- Delay in local publication of notification - Objections under Section 5-A filed within statutory period duly considered by Authority and disposed of - Notification cannot be assailed on ground of delay in publication in locality...........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 4(1) -- Non-publication of notification in locality - Notification legally bad irrespective of dispensing of provisions of Section 5-A under Section 17(4) - Object of publication of notification in locality - To enable employees of Government to enter upon land, make necessary survey and find out if land suitable for the purpose for..........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226 -- Challenge to acquisition in October 1978 when Notifications under Section 4 in May 1973 and under Section 6 in October 1973 and claim for compensation under Section 9 filed in May 1974 - Delay of 4/5 years - Expectations of petitioner that wheels of State would move cannot be equated or termed as laches or negligence on part of..........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 4, 6, 9, 23, 24 - - Notifications under Section 4 in May 1973 and under Section 6 in October 1973 while claim for compensation under Section 9 filed in May 1974 - Acquisition challenged in October 1978 on the ground that withholding of award for nearly 4-J years amounted to fraud on statute - To pay compensation in 1982 at rates of 1973..........
Punjab Town Improvement Trust Act, 1922, Section 36, 38, 42 -- Acquisition of land belonging to Central Government - Warranted by provisions of the Act - No provision in the Act which creates express bar nor any implied bat arising from, its provisions - No impediment against acquisition of land owned by Central Government - Rights of ownership of land to be acquired -..........
Punjab Town Improvement Trust Act, 1922, Section 36, 38, 42 -- Query - Acquisition by State Government vis-a-vis Central Government - Whether provisions of Land Acquisition Act can be invoked in view of observations in Hari Chand's case A. I. R. 1972 Pb. & H. 25 - Question left open...........
Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953, Section 18 -- Tenant can exercise right of purchase if: - (i) in continuous occupation of land under his tenancy, (ii) tenant under a big landowner on his surplus area, and (iii) all transfers and dispositions of land under his tenancy excepting acquisition of land by Government or by heir by inheritance after 1.2.1955 to be..........
Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Section 35, 36, 17 -- Invoking of emergency powers under Section 17 regarding temporary occupation of land in exercise of powers under Sections 35 and 36 - Illegal-Provisions of Section 17 in Part II not at all attracted to exercise of powers under Sections 35 and 36 in Part VI...........
