https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193758 A writ challenge to land acquisition was held barred by delay and laches where it was filed more than 22 years after the Section 4 notification. The Court found that prior pursuit of a reference for enhanced compensation and an appeal in compensation proceedings did not explain the respondents' own prolonged inaction. Claimed reasons, including non-use of the acquired land, earlier litigation by another party, and allegations of fraud, were insufficient because they did not justify the long delay in seeking writ relief. Mere non-implementation of the stated public use did not excuse decades of silence. The petition was therefore not entertainable. en-us Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:43:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193758 A writ challenge to land acquisition was held barred by delay and laches where it was filed more than 22 years after the Section 4 notification. The Court found that prior pursuit of a reference for enhanced compensation and an appeal in compensation proceedings did not explain the respondents' own prolonged inaction. Claimed reasons, including non-use of the acquired land, earlier litigation by another party, and allegations of fraud, were insufficient because they did not justify the long delay in seeking writ relief. Mere non-implementation of the stated public use did not excuse decades of silence. The petition was therefore not entertainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193758