Chhattisgarh Court December 2010 Judgments

Manoj Rathi, and ors. Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh, and ors.

Court: Chhattisgarh

1. By this petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the notification issued under section 4(1), 6(1) and 17(1) and the award dated 08.12.1999 (Annexure P/10), of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act, 1894'). 2. The indisputable facts, in nutshell, as projected by the petitioners are that the petitioners are the owner of the disputed land situated at village Mandir Hasaud, Tahsil Arang, District Raipur. Admittedly, a notification under section 4(1) of the Act, 1894 was issued on 19.02.1999 in the official gazette. Thereafter, a notification under section 17(1) of the Act, 1894 was published in the local news papers namely Nav Bharat and Dainik Bhaskar on 7 and 8th May, 1999 respectively. The respondent No. 2, on 25.05.1999 submitted an application for invoking provisions of section 17(1) of the Act, 1894. The Commissioner, vide order dated 10.06.1997 granted approval for invoking the provisions of section 17(1) of the Act, 1894. The Sub Divisional Office...