https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156974 Urgency powers under Section 17(1) and Section 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 may dispense with the Section 5A(2) hearing only where there is demonstrable real and pressing urgency supported by relevant material and conscious application of mind. A project's public purpose, standing alone, does not justify excluding the landowner's right to object. On the facts described, the long delay in progressing the sub-station proposal and the absence of material showing immediate need indicated mechanical invocation of the urgency clause, so denial of the Section 5A inquiry was not justified. en-us Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156974 Urgency powers under Section 17(1) and Section 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 may dispense with the Section 5A(2) hearing only where there is demonstrable real and pressing urgency supported by relevant material and conscious application of mind. A project's public purpose, standing alone, does not justify excluding the landowner's right to object. On the facts described, the long delay in progressing the sub-station proposal and the absence of material showing immediate need indicated mechanical invocation of the urgency clause, so denial of the Section 5A inquiry was not justified. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156974