IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
SANJAY K.AGRAWAL
Panchanand Gupta, S/o Late Laikhan Gupta – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. challenge to land acquisition validity. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. state's justification for land acquisition. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. petitioner's objections related to acquisition. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. question of procedural compliance under section 5a. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 5. importance of section 5a in acquisition. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 6. right to a fair hearing under section 5a. (Para 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 7. judicial precedent supporting objection rights. (Para 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 8. non-compliance with statutory requirements invalidates acquisition. (Para 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 9. court quashes acquisition due to procedural faults. (Para 25 , 26) |
| 10. writ petition partly allowed. (Para 27) |
Order :
SANJAY K.AGRAWAL, J.
1. Two petitioners herein (petitioner No.2 died and her name has been deleted) have filed the instant writ petition calling in question legality, validity and correctness of notification dated 3-7-2010 (Annexure P-1) issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, ‘the Act of 1894’) and also notification dated 6-9-2010 issued under Section 6 of the Act of 1894 and eventually seeks to quash the order dated 26-8-2010 (Annexure P-6) passed by the Sub Divisional Officer-


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