https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304798 Urgency power to dispense with the Section 5-A inquiry was upheld where land was acquired for urgent public housing for weaker sections, because the Government's subjective satisfaction as to immediate possession was entitled to weight unless tainted by mala fides or colourable exercise of power. Administrative delay before or after notification did not by itself negate urgency, and housing for the poor, including Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, was treated as a pressing public purpose linked to constitutional obligations of shelter and social justice. The Article 21 challenge failed because compulsory acquisition for a public purpose, with statutory compensation and solatium, was not unlawful deprivation of livelihood. en-us Fri, 15 Dec 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:23:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304798 Urgency power to dispense with the Section 5-A inquiry was upheld where land was acquired for urgent public housing for weaker sections, because the Government's subjective satisfaction as to immediate possession was entitled to weight unless tainted by mala fides or colourable exercise of power. Administrative delay before or after notification did not by itself negate urgency, and housing for the poor, including Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, was treated as a pressing public purpose linked to constitutional obligations of shelter and social justice. The Article 21 challenge failed because compulsory acquisition for a public purpose, with statutory compensation and solatium, was not unlawful deprivation of livelihood. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 Dec 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304798