https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=221544 Completed land acquisition proceedings could not be unsettled by a belated challenge after possession had vested in the State, because title had already passed free from encumbrances and the award had attained finality. The Court also held that non-service of notice under Section 9(3) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 did not, by itself, invalidate the award or subsequent proceedings, since the notice is intended to enable a compensation claim and its omission does not defeat vesting or the availability of compensation remedies. Applying legislative intent, purpose, and consequence, the Court treated the omission as at most an irregularity without fatal prejudice. en-us Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=221544 Completed land acquisition proceedings could not be unsettled by a belated challenge after possession had vested in the State, because title had already passed free from encumbrances and the award had attained finality. The Court also held that non-service of notice under Section 9(3) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 did not, by itself, invalidate the award or subsequent proceedings, since the notice is intended to enable a compensation claim and its omission does not defeat vesting or the availability of compensation remedies. Applying legislative intent, purpose, and consequence, the Court treated the omission as at most an irregularity without fatal prejudice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=221544