https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128175 Validating legislation may retrospectively cure the defect underlying an earlier invalidation if it removes that defect rather than merely overriding a judicial decision. The Uttar Pradesh amendment to the Land Acquisition Act, including the Section 17(4) proviso, treats a Section 6 declaration as valid where it precedes or is simultaneous with publication of the Section 4 notification. Non-payment or short payment of estimated compensation before possession under Section 17(3A) does not undo an acquisition after possession and vesting; monetary remedies, including interest, remain available. Urgency acquisition for planned housing development may dispense with the Section 5A inquiry where statutory conditions are met and no mala fide action or arbitrary classification is established. en-us Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 11:35:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128175 Validating legislation may retrospectively cure the defect underlying an earlier invalidation if it removes that defect rather than merely overriding a judicial decision. The Uttar Pradesh amendment to the Land Acquisition Act, including the Section 17(4) proviso, treats a Section 6 declaration as valid where it precedes or is simultaneous with publication of the Section 4 notification. Non-payment or short payment of estimated compensation before possession under Section 17(3A) does not undo an acquisition after possession and vesting; monetary remedies, including interest, remain available. Urgency acquisition for planned housing development may dispense with the Section 5A inquiry where statutory conditions are met and no mala fide action or arbitrary classification is established. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128175