https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182356 The Supreme Court upheld the validity of land acquisition proceedings by a Municipality under the Hyderabad Land Acquisition Act for establishing a country fair or market, rejecting challenges to the 'public purpose' and allegations of mala fide exercise of power. The Court found providing a village market to be a legitimate public purpose within municipal powers and dismissed claims of malus animus. It held that subsequent use of excess land for a housing colony did not invalidate the original acquisition, emphasizing that a valid compulsory acquisition remains unaffected by later diversion to a different public purpose. The appeal was ultimately dismissed for lack of merit. en-us Thu, 18 Sep 1975 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 11:30:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182356 The Supreme Court upheld the validity of land acquisition proceedings by a Municipality under the Hyderabad Land Acquisition Act for establishing a country fair or market, rejecting challenges to the 'public purpose' and allegations of mala fide exercise of power. The Court found providing a village market to be a legitimate public purpose within municipal powers and dismissed claims of malus animus. It held that subsequent use of excess land for a housing colony did not invalidate the original acquisition, emphasizing that a valid compulsory acquisition remains unaffected by later diversion to a different public purpose. The appeal was ultimately dismissed for lack of merit. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Sep 1975 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182356