https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286493 Section 20D(2) of the Railways Act requires the competent authority to hear objections to land acquisition, conduct any necessary inquiry, and pass a communicated order allowing or disallowing those objections with due application of mind. A mere file noting or internal endorsement cannot replace that statutory decision, and the objections were therefore not validly disposed of. Although such non-compliance would normally vitiate later acquisition steps, the Court, the completed public infrastructure project and absence of mala fides, moulded relief and preserved the acquisition. The affected landowners were instead awarded compensation on the basis of current market value under the statutory compensation framework. en-us Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Aug 2022 11:15:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286493 Section 20D(2) of the Railways Act requires the competent authority to hear objections to land acquisition, conduct any necessary inquiry, and pass a communicated order allowing or disallowing those objections with due application of mind. A mere file noting or internal endorsement cannot replace that statutory decision, and the objections were therefore not validly disposed of. Although such non-compliance would normally vitiate later acquisition steps, the Court, the completed public infrastructure project and absence of mala fides, moulded relief and preserved the acquisition. The affected landowners were instead awarded compensation on the basis of current market value under the statutory compensation framework. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=286493