https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300401 The urgency power under Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is exceptional and cannot be used routinely to dispense with the Section 5A objection inquiry. The Government must apply its mind to whether real urgency exists, and that urgency must have a reasonable nexus with the acquisition purpose; a bare recital in the notification is not conclusive. Where surrounding circumstances, including unexplained delay and the absence of justification for bypassing the statutory hearing, show that urgency was not genuine, invocation of Section 17(4) is invalid and the acquisition notifications under Sections 4(1), 17 and 6 are liable to be quashed. en-us Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:14:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300401 The urgency power under Section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is exceptional and cannot be used routinely to dispense with the Section 5A objection inquiry. The Government must apply its mind to whether real urgency exists, and that urgency must have a reasonable nexus with the acquisition purpose; a bare recital in the notification is not conclusive. Where surrounding circumstances, including unexplained delay and the absence of justification for bypassing the statutory hearing, show that urgency was not genuine, invocation of Section 17(4) is invalid and the acquisition notifications under Sections 4(1), 17 and 6 are liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300401