Sunita Mehra vs Union of India - 2016 Supreme(SC) 1371

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2016 Supreme(SC) 1371

RANJAN GOGOI, PRAFULLA C.PANT
Sunita Mehra – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Solicitor General, Mr. Ravi Kini, Mr. T.S. Sidhu, Mr. Sumit Gupta, Ms. Gunjan S. Jain, Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Mr. Karan Grover, Advocates.
For the M/s. M. V. Kini & Associates :Mr. Firasat Ali, Mr. Abhishek Sharma, and Mr. Rajeev Gupta, Advocates.
For the M/s Firasat & Associates :Mr. Suman Jyoti Khaitan, Ms. Anne Mathew, and Ms. Anchal Dutta, Advocates.
For the Respondents:Mr. Parag P. Tripathi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sumit Gupta, Ms. Kanika Tandon, Ms. Mishika Bajpai, Ms. Momota Devi Oinam, Mr. K. C. Dua, Mr. Ashok Mathur, Mr. R.C. Kaushik, Mr. P.V. Dinesh, Mr. B. Subrahmanya Prasad, Ms. V.S. Lakshmi, Mr. A. Venayagam Balan, Mr. Anup Jain, Mr. Ravindra Bana, Mr. Nitinjya Chaudhary, Mr. Aatreya Singh and Mr. Kaushik Poddar, Advocates.

ORDER :

Civil Appeal No(S). 10553 of 2011

We have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the relevant material.

2. The challenge in this appeal is to the acquisition proceedings under the provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956 on twin grounds.

3. First of all, it was contended that the description of the land sought to be acquired was vague. The same contention on similar facts had been decided by the High Court in another proceeding referred to in the impugned order i.e. Writ Petition (C) No.8178 of 2009 titled Lal Mani Jain v. Union of India. The said petition has been dismissed by the High Court and the special leave petition against the order of the High Court has also been dismissed. Insofar as validity of the provisions of the Act is concerned, the High Court took note of the fact that as the issue is pending before this Court in Civil Appeal No.10695 of 2011 titled Golden Iron & Steel Forgins v. Union of India & Ors. whatever final order would be passed by this Court in the Golden Iron & Steel Forgins v. Union of India & Ors. would govern the appellants' case also. The aforesaid appeal i.e. Golden Iron & Steel Forgins v. Union of India & Ors. is awaiting de

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2016 Supreme(SC) 1371

RANJAN GOGOI, PRAFULLA C.PANTSunita Mehra – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

Cases Referred (2)

RANJAN GOGOI, PRAFULLA C.PANT
Sunita Mehra – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent