https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295579 Section 48 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 could be invoked only before possession of the acquired land was taken; once actual possession was established, the land vested absolutely in the Government under Section 16 and the power to withdraw from acquisition ceased. On the facts, possession had been taken through official record, witnesses, revenue entries and handing over to the development authority, so the Minister had no authority to direct release of the land. An uncommunicated file noting by the Revenue Minister was only an internal expression of opinion and did not create any enforceable right, as it was neither a communicated nor a legally sanctioned order. The writ petition was therefore liable to be dismissed. en-us Fri, 03 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:41:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295579 Section 48 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 could be invoked only before possession of the acquired land was taken; once actual possession was established, the land vested absolutely in the Government under Section 16 and the power to withdraw from acquisition ceased. On the facts, possession had been taken through official record, witnesses, revenue entries and handing over to the development authority, so the Minister had no authority to direct release of the land. An uncommunicated file noting by the Revenue Minister was only an internal expression of opinion and did not create any enforceable right, as it was neither a communicated nor a legally sanctioned order. The writ petition was therefore liable to be dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 03 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295579