https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185141 Pending land acquisition proceedings do not divest the owner of title; title vests in the Government only on possession under section 16. Until then, the owner remains responsible for the land, and the State has no duty to protect the owner's interests merely because notices under sections 4, 6 or 9 have issued. Section 48 permits the State to withdraw from acquisition at any stage before possession is taken, without a prior hearing or a duty to give cogent reasons, and delay alone does not invalidate withdrawal. Where large-scale unauthorised hutments made the public purpose unworkable, the withdrawal was neither mala fide nor arbitrary, and section 24 did not compel the State to complete the acquisition. en-us Tue, 27 Oct 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:11:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185141 Pending land acquisition proceedings do not divest the owner of title; title vests in the Government only on possession under section 16. Until then, the owner remains responsible for the land, and the State has no duty to protect the owner's interests merely because notices under sections 4, 6 or 9 have issued. Section 48 permits the State to withdraw from acquisition at any stage before possession is taken, without a prior hearing or a duty to give cogent reasons, and delay alone does not invalidate withdrawal. Where large-scale unauthorised hutments made the public purpose unworkable, the withdrawal was neither mala fide nor arbitrary, and section 24 did not compel the State to complete the acquisition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 27 Oct 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185141