https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198625 Urgency acquisition under Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act is upheld where the Government's subjective satisfaction is supported by relevant material and there is no non-application of mind or mala fides. The Supreme Court noted repeated prior attempts to acquire the land and the continuing public purpose of a medical college, and held that absence of emergency was not established. Mere failure to hand over possession under earlier directions, or the fact that the premises remained occupied, did not invalidate a bona fide acquisition for a continuing public purpose. The High Court's order quashing the proceedings was therefore set aside. en-us Thu, 07 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Feb 2018 11:01:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198625 Urgency acquisition under Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act is upheld where the Government's subjective satisfaction is supported by relevant material and there is no non-application of mind or mala fides. The Supreme Court noted repeated prior attempts to acquire the land and the continuing public purpose of a medical college, and held that absence of emergency was not established. Mere failure to hand over possession under earlier directions, or the fact that the premises remained occupied, did not invalidate a bona fide acquisition for a continuing public purpose. The High Court's order quashing the proceedings was therefore set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 07 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198625