https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182356 Acquisition of land for a municipal market or country fair was upheld as serving a public purpose, because a village market is a recognised municipal function and falls within the statutory concept of public purpose. The challenge based on mala fides and colourable exercise of power also failed, as such allegations against a public authority require clear material and were not established by the extent of the acquisition, the claim that less land was needed, or the later use of excess land. Once title vested under a valid acquisition, subsequent use for another public purpose did not invalidate the original acquisition. 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 Acquisition of land for a municipal market or country fair was upheld as serving a public purpose, because a village market is a recognised municipal function and falls within the statutory concept of public purpose. The challenge based on mala fides and colourable exercise of power also failed, as such allegations against a public authority require clear material and were not established by the extent of the acquisition, the claim that less land was needed, or the later use of excess land. Once title vested under a valid acquisition, subsequent use for another public purpose did not invalidate the original acquisition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Sep 1975 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=182356