https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172335 Compulsory acquisition powers are to be strictly construed, and the requirement to publish the substance of the preliminary notification at convenient places in the locality operates as a mandatory condition precedent to lawful entry and survey. The notice under the preliminary stage serves to inform the owner before entry, while the later notice under the separate provision serves a different purpose by disclosing particulars of the land proposed for acquisition. Because the statutory language and consequences of non-compliance showed the notice requirement was not merely directory, failure to comply invalidated the acquisition proceedings and the awards founded on them. en-us Mon, 22 Aug 1966 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:12:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172335 Compulsory acquisition powers are to be strictly construed, and the requirement to publish the substance of the preliminary notification at convenient places in the locality operates as a mandatory condition precedent to lawful entry and survey. The notice under the preliminary stage serves to inform the owner before entry, while the later notice under the separate provision serves a different purpose by disclosing particulars of the land proposed for acquisition. Because the statutory language and consequences of non-compliance showed the notice requirement was not merely directory, failure to comply invalidated the acquisition proceedings and the awards founded on them. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 22 Aug 1966 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172335