https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185250 A belated writ challenge to land acquisition notifications and consequential proceedings is ordinarily unsustainable where the award has been passed and possession taken, because delay and laches defeat equitable relief. The petitioners' conduct also mattered: steps linked to execution of the award and compensation showed acquiescence, engaging the doctrines of acquiescence and approbation and reprobation. On that factual matrix, discretionary relief under Article 226 was held inappropriate, and the acquisition challenge failed. The High Court's interference was set aside and the acquisition proceedings were left undisturbed. en-us Wed, 08 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:03:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185250 A belated writ challenge to land acquisition notifications and consequential proceedings is ordinarily unsustainable where the award has been passed and possession taken, because delay and laches defeat equitable relief. The petitioners' conduct also mattered: steps linked to execution of the award and compensation showed acquiescence, engaging the doctrines of acquiescence and approbation and reprobation. On that factual matrix, discretionary relief under Article 226 was held inappropriate, and the acquisition challenge failed. The High Court's interference was set aside and the acquisition proceedings were left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 08 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185250