Land Acquisition Act, 1898

The State of Maharashtra issued a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act to acquire agricultural land belonging to a Hindu joint family under the Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act, 1986. The appellants challenged the acquisition, contending that each coparcener's share should …

The respondent, T. Suryachandra Rao, submitted a declaration under the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973, surrendered land deemed excess, and the surrender was accepted by the authorities. It later emerged that the surrendered land had already been acquired by the State under the …

The appellant, a Muthavalli of a Wakf, challenged the compensation awarded for land acquired by the State under the Land Acquisition Act, 1898 and obtained a reference to a civil court under Section 18 of the Act. The respondent filed an application to be impleaded as a party in the reference proceedings, claiming an i…

The State of Andhra Pradesh alleged a large‑scale fraud in the award of compensation under the Land Acquisition Act and sought a criminal inquiry under Section 340 of the CrPC. A District Judge conducted the inquiry, but the High Court held that the Subordinate Judge appointed under the Act was not subordinate to the D…