https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299697 A writ challenge to land acquisition was held not barred by delay and laches where the landowner had pursued the matter through representations and the authorities had kept it under consideration. Acquisition for a housing cooperative society could not be sustained as a public purpose under Section 3(f)(vi) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 because prior approval of a genuine housing scheme is a condition precedent, and no such approved scheme existed before the Section 4(1) notification. The proceedings were also vitiated by mala fides and extraneous considerations, as the estate-agent arrangement was viewed as an improper attempt to secure acquisition notifications and approvals for payment. The acquisition proceedings were unsustainable. en-us Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 25 Dec 2021 12:16:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299697 A writ challenge to land acquisition was held not barred by delay and laches where the landowner had pursued the matter through representations and the authorities had kept it under consideration. Acquisition for a housing cooperative society could not be sustained as a public purpose under Section 3(f)(vi) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 because prior approval of a genuine housing scheme is a condition precedent, and no such approved scheme existed before the Section 4(1) notification. The proceedings were also vitiated by mala fides and extraneous considerations, as the estate-agent arrangement was viewed as an improper attempt to secure acquisition notifications and approvals for payment. The acquisition proceedings were unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299697