Mohan Lal Sukhadia University vs Ashok Kumar Mehta And Ors

Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 4862 Raj
Judgement Date : 30 May, 2024

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Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur

Mohan Lal Sukhadia University vs Ashok Kumar Mehta And Ors on 30 May, 2024

Bench: Pushpendra Singh Bhati, Yogendra Kumar Purohit

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      HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                       JODHPUR


                   D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 296/2009

1. Gattani Resorts (P) Ltd. A company registered under Indian
Companies Act, 1956 having its Head Office at Main Road,
Subhash Nagar, Udaipur.

2. Shri Krishna Gopal Gattani s/o Late Sh. G.D. Gattani, R/o 380,
Ashok Nagar, Udaipur, Director of Gattani Resorts (P) Ltd.
Udaipur.
                                                    ----Appellant
                             Versus

1. State of Rajasthan through the Secretary to the Government
Department of Revenue, Secretariat, Jaipur.

2. Land Acquisition Officer, Udaipur.

3. Shri Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur.
                                                                    ----Respondent
                            Connected With
                   D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 697/2007

Kalyan Singh Chordia And Ors.
                                                                      ----Appellant
                                       Versus
State And Ors
                                                                    ----Respondent

                  D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 1038/2007

Mohan Lal Sukhadia University
                                                                      ----Appellant
                                       Versus
Smt. Neena Saboo And Ors.
                                                                    ----Respondent

                   D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 176/2008

Mohan Lal Sukhadia University
                                                                      ----Appellant
                          Versus
Ashok Kumar Mehta And Ors.
                                                                    ----Respondent
                   D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 747/2008

Mohan Lal Sukhadia University
                                                                      ----Appellant
                                       Versus


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Bhanwar Lal And Ors.
                                                                    ----Respondent

             D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 901/2008
Smt.neena Saboo
                                                                      ----Appellant
                                       Versus
State And Ors
                                                                    ----Respondent
              D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 51/2009
Mohan Lal Sukhadia University,
                                                                      ----Appellant
                                       Versus
Arvind Singh Mewar And Ors.
                                                                    ----Respondent
              D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 170/2009
Bhanwarlal And Ors
                                                                      ----Appellant
                                       Versus
State And Ors
                                                    ----Respondent
                  D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 1995/2011

Mohan Lal Sukhadia University
                                                                      ----Appellant
                                       Versus

Gattani Resorts Pvt.ltd. And Ors.
                                                                    ----Respondent



For Appellant(s)             :     Mr. R.N. Mathur Sr. Advocate assisted
                                   by Mr. Hemant Ballani
                                   Mr. Vikas Balia Sr. Advocate assisted
                                   by Mr. Sachin Saraswat
                                   Mr. Deelip Kawadia a/w Ms. Aditi
                                   Moad
                                   Ms. Renuka Bohra
For Respondent(s)            :     Mr. Rajesh Panwar Sr. Advocate &
                                   AAG assisted by Mr. Vinay Soni
                                   Mr. Manish Patel, AAG
                                   Mr. Manish Shishodia Sr. Advocate
                                   assisted by Mr. Harshvardhan Singh
                                   Mr. Ankur Mathur




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     HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT Judgment Reserved on 07/05/2024 Pronounced on 30/05/2024 Per Dr. Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J:

1. All the instant special appeals arise out of a common order dated 10.04.2007 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Hon'ble Court in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4929/1994 & other connected petitions, and therefore, the present appeals have been heard together and are being decided by this common judgment. 1.1. For the sake of brevity and convenience, the facts, as pleaded in one of the Special Appeals being D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 296/2009, are being taken for the present analogous adjudication.
1.2. Since in the above-numbered DBSAW No.296/2009, which has been preferred against the common impugned judgment, so far it operates, in the aforementioned S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4929/1994, the Mohan Lal Sukhadia University has been arrayed as a party respondent, therefore, though the University also has preferred some of the above-numbered special appeals, the 'Mohan Lal Sukhadia University' shall henceforth be referred to as 'respondent-University', in the present judgment. 1.3. These appeals have been preferred claiming, in sum and substance, the following reliefs:
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[2024:RJ-JD:20834-DB] (4 of 17) [SAW-296/2009] SAW No. 296/2009 (preferred by the Gattani Resorts (P) Ltd.):
"It is, therefore, prayed that,
(i) this appeal may kindly be allowed. The judgment passed by the learned Single Judge dated 10.4.2007 may kindly be set aside and the writ petition filed by the petitioner may kindly be allowed with cost throughout.
(ii) Any other relief in the facts and circumstances of the case which this Hon'ble Court deems fit may kindly be granted to the appellant.
(iii) Cost be awarded in favour of the appellants."

SAW No. 1995/2011 (preferred by the University):

"It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that the
a) This Special Appeal may kindly be allowed with cost throughout and
b) Impugned order/judgement dated 10/04/2007 may kindly be quashed and set aside; and writ petition filed by the petitioner may kindly be dismissed; and
c) Any other relief, direction that Hon'ble Court may feel just and proper in facts and circumstances of the case in favor of appellants, may kindly be passed."

2. Brief facts as placed before this Court by Mr. R.N. Mathur, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Mr. Hemant Ballani; Mr.Vikas Balia, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Sachin Saraswat; Mr.Deelip Kawadia with Ms. Aditi Moad; and Ms. Renuka Bohra, appearing on behalf of the appellants, are that a notification under Section 4 (1) of the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, 1953 (hereinafter referred to as 'Act of 1953') was issued on 03.10.1981, in order to acquire land for expansion of the respondent-University, whereafter objections were filed by the land-holders covered under the said notification, in terms of Section 5A of the Act of 1953 in the year of 1982, and report dated 28.05.1982 was thereafter forwarded to the State Government and subsequently, a notification under Section 6 read (Downloaded on 30/05/2024 at 09:08:38 PM) [2024:RJ-JD:20834-DB] (5 of 17) [SAW-296/2009] with Section 17 (4) of the Act of 1953 was issued on 19/24.02.1982 by the State Government, while considering the report of the Land Acquisition Officer which was not published in the official gazette.

2.1. However, before publication of the above-said notification, a writ petition being SBCWP No. 255/1982 came to be filed against the aforesaid notification issued under Section 4 (1) of the Act of 1953, and the same was dismissed vide order dated 03.11.1993, being premature, since the declaration under Section 6 had yet to be made. During pendency of the said writ petition, stay order was passed on 02.03.1982, resultantly, the acquisition proceedings remained pending.

2.2. During pendency of the aforementioned writ petition, vide Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, 1984, an amendment has been incorporated in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as 'Act of 1894') was brought into force, and the Act of 1953 came to be repealed thereby; thereafter, the Land Acquisition (Rajasthan Amendment) Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as 'Act of 1987') came into force wherein a new Section 56 was added.

2.3. The acquisition proceedings again came to be initiated a fresh notification under Sections 6 & 17(4) of the Act of 1894 was issued on 16.09.1994 and published in official gazette on 17.09.1994; however, a new notification came to be issued on 29.09.1994 as the Act of 1953 had come to be repealed, and such notification was published under the Act of 1894 in the Rajasthan Gazette Extraordinary dated 30.09.1994. As per the contentions of (Downloaded on 30/05/2024 at 09:08:38 PM) [2024:RJ-JD:20834-DB] (6 of 17) [SAW-296/2009] the writ petitioners, the State Government failed to issue the required notification within a period of one year and a writ petition bearing SBCWP No. 4929 of 1994 (Gattani Resorts (P) Ltd. & Anr. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.) and other connected matters, came to be preferred before this Hon'ble Court.

2.4. Subsequently, vide the impugned order dated 10.04.2007, the writ bearing SBCWP No. 4929 of 1994 and other connected matters, came to be partly allowed.

2.5. Aggrieved of the order dated 10.04.2007 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Hon'ble Court, the writ petitioners and respondent-University preferred the above said appeals.

3. Learned Senior Counsel for the appellants raised the following contentions with regard to the present controversy:

i) It was submitted that the notification under Section 6 read with Section 17(4) of the Act of 1894 had lapsed after the coming into force of the Land Acquisition (Rajasthan Amendment) Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred as 'Act of 1987')- an Act further to amend the Act of 1894 in its application to the State of Rajasthan, wherein a new Section 56 was added, which lays down provisions consequential to the extension of this Act to the State of Rajasthan and the said Section 56 (4) clearly provided that the declaration had to be made within a period of one year;

furthermore the said Section 56 (4) nowhere provided for exclusion of stay period; however even after removing the time where the writ proceedings were pending and the interim order was operating, the above said notification in question had been (Downloaded on 30/05/2024 at 09:08:38 PM) [2024:RJ-JD:20834-DB] (7 of 17) [SAW-296/2009] issued after a lapse of the period of one year, thus the same was in absolute contravention of the relevant provisions of law.

ii) It was also submitted that Section 17 (4) of the Act of 1894 which provides for Special powers in cases of urgency, had already been dealt with by the learned Single Bench of this Hon'ble Court in the impugned order and it was found that the respondents had not clarified with regard to urgency required for acquisition of land in question.

iii) It was further submitted that the notification issued under Section 4 of the Act of 1953 dated 30.10.1981 clearly stated that there were mere chances of requirement of land for the respondent-University, thus the requirement for land is vague in nature.

iv) Through the application for taking subsequent developments on record, it was further submitted that for the land acquired for the respondent-University, compensation will have to be paid to the writ petitioners, however currently the respondent-University did not even have funds to pay salary/pension/PF of its employees and to discharge this liability, the respondent-University was selling land(s) available for commercial and residential purposes.

v) It was further submitted that the entire purpose for acquiring the land had been frustrated, given the fact that a new Agriculture University had been set up in Bikaner in 1987, and thus, bifurcation of the respondent-University in question had taken place, resultantly, the acquisition/requirement of the land in question no more survives.

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vi) Learned Senior Counsel had placed reliance on the judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Union of India & Ors. Vs. Krishan Lal Arneja & Ors. (2004) 8 SCC 453 particularly para 35 of the said judgment, which reads as under:

"35. The alternative argument urged on behalf of the appellants that if the impugned notification suffers from infirmity in relation to invoking urgency clause, it can be quashed only to the extent of invoking the aid of Section 17 and the said notification can be sustained confining it to Section 4 of the Act, cannot be accepted. Otherwise, the same common notification stands quashed in respect of the few parties as in the cases of Banwari Lal and Shakuntala Gupta and it stands sustained in respect of others i.e. respondents in these appeals leading to anomalous situation. Added to this, if the argument, as advanced on behalf of the Union, is accepted, the notification under Section 17 of the Act invoking urgency clause would stand quashed but the landowner, would nonetheless be deprived of the possession of the property as also payment of 80% of compensation under Section 17(3A) of the Act. Such an unjust result cannot be allowed to happen by quashing the notification in part only to the extent of Section 17 of the Act and maintaining it for the purpose of Section 4 of the Act. Thus, having regard to the facts and circumstances brought on record in these appeals, it is not possible to accept this argument particularly when the very foundation of invoking Section 17 was invalid and unjustified as upheld by this Court in Banwari Lal and Shakuntala Gupta."

vii) It was also submitted that once the urgency as proposed under Section 17 of the Act of 1894 goes away then a fresh acquisition has to take place.

viii) It was further submitted that no award had been passed as per the provisions of the Act of 1894.

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4. On the other hand, learned Senior Counsel and Additional Advocate General appearing on behalf of the respondents No.1 & 2, while opposing the aforesaid submissions made on behalf of the appellants, submitted that the learned Single Judge of this Hon'ble Court had not quashed the notification issued under Section 4 of the Act of 1953, instead partly allowed the writ petition vide the impugned order, whereby the matter was remanded back to the Land Acquisition Officer to decide the same afresh qua the objections.

5. It was further submitted that as per the additional affidavit of Tehsildar, Girwa, District Udaipur, after the order dated 10.04.2007, the acquisition proceedings were again initiated and the Sub Divisional Officer, Girwa considered the objections and filed a report vide letter dated 01.08.2007 before the District Collector, Udaipur, whereafter the District Collector vide its letter dated 02.08.2007 recommended for issuance of notice for acquiring the land ad-measuring 14.5900 hectare of four rakba of Tehsil Girwa of Champa Bagh and Niranjani Akhada for the development of Mohan Lal Sukhadiya University, Udaipur. 5.1. It was also submitted that the land ad-measuring 0.5400 hectare of Niranjani Akhada was without dispute, and thus, acquisition of the said land had already been completed, however due to litigation for land ad-measuring 14.0500 hectare of Champa Bagh, the acquisition proceedings in regard to the said piece of land could not be completed and no notification under Sections 6 & 17 of the Act of 1894 was issued and no award was passed.

(Downloaded on 30/05/2024 at 09:08:38 PM) [2024:RJ-JD:20834-DB] (10 of 17) [SAW-296/2009] 5.2. It was further submitted that Araji no.559 & 560 had been entered in the name of Palace House Hold, and buildings have been constructed on the same, whereas Araji No. 555 & 556 had been entered in the name of individual khatedars and people are residing on the same.

6. Learned counsel for the respondent-University submitted that the land in question was sought to be acquired for further development of the respondent-University, as such the University is an institution for imparting higher education and for furthering pursuing of research in all branches of learning, thus the development of the University is for development of higher studies and for the benefit of public at large. It was further submitted that in the given circumstances, the purpose of the acquisition in question is still in existence.

6.1. It was also submitted that in pursuance of the impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge, the objections were not received within the stipulated time, and only the submissions of the land having sold/transferred were brought on record. 6.2. It was further submitted that the land acquisition proceedings have already delayed, as the same has been pending since 1982, resulting into escalation in the cost of the project of development and expansion of the respondent-University. In furtherance, the respondent-University has already deposited the requisite amount with the land acquisition officer, against the acquisition of the land in question. Thus, in such circumstances, the learned Single Judge was not justified in quashing the notification issued under Section 17(4) of the Act of 1894. (Downloaded on 30/05/2024 at 09:08:38 PM) [2024:RJ-JD:20834-DB] (11 of 17) [SAW-296/2009] 6.3. It was also submitted that the there was no delay in issuance of the declaration under Section 6 of the Act of 1894, as the stay order was operating on any further proceedings in SBCWP No. 255/1982, and the said writ petition was decided in the year 1993, thus such declaration could not have been been issued, and hence, in accordance with Section 56 (4) of the Act of 1987, the period for issuing the declaration was to be computed from the date on which the writ bearing SBCWP No. 255/1982 was decided.

7. Heard learned counsel for the parties as well as perused the record of the case alongwith the judgments cited at the Bar.

8. This Court observes that a notification was issued on 03.10.1981 under Section 4 of the Act of 1953 for acquisition of land with the purpose of expanding the respondent-University, in pursuance of the same, objections Section 5A were submitted in the year 1982 and report dated 28.05.1982 was accordingly forwarded to the State Government recommending acquisition of the land in question and the notification under Section 6 read with Section 17 (4) came to be issued on 19/24.02.1982; however, the same was never put in the Official Gazette, whereafter a writ petition bearing SBCWP No. 255/1982 came to be preferred against the notification under Section 4 of the Act of 1953 and the said writ petition was dismissed on 03.11.1993, as being premature.

8.1. The period, during which the proceedings remained pending, an amendment was incorporated in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 by amendment of 1984 repealing the Act of 1953, whereafter the (Downloaded on 30/05/2024 at 09:08:38 PM) [2024:RJ-JD:20834-DB] (12 of 17) [SAW-296/2009] Land Acquisition (Rajasthan Amendment) Act, 1987 came into force wherein a new Section 56 was added.

8.2. Thereafter, the notification under Section 6 read with Section 17 (4) of the Act of 1894 was issued on 29.09.1994 and the same was published in the Official Gazette on 30.09.1994; the said notification came to be challenged by preferring writ petitions. While partly allowing the said writ petition(s) vide the impugned order dated 10.04.2007, the learned Single Judge observed thus:

"The net result of the aforesaid discussion is, that the writ petition is partly allowed, and the notification dated 29.9.94, or for that matter dated 16.9.94, so far as they relate to the lands, belonging to or claimed by the petitioners, in this bunch of writ petitions are concerned, cannot be sustained, and is quashed, only to that limited extent.
At the same time, since even this part of the notification has been quashed, only on account of invoking powers under Section 17 having not been sustained, I think it appropriate, that the petitioners only should be given an opportunity to raise objections, and hearing thereon. Accordingly, while quashing the above part of the declarations, the matter is sent back to the S.D.O., Girwa, District Udaipur, with a direction to hear the petitioners only (obviously or their counsel) and receive the objections, if they so like to make, and after considering those objections, and hearing the petitioners on them, submit a fresh report under Section 5A, by considering the matter objectively and dispassionately. For the purpose of submitting objections and hearing, the petitioners are directed to appear before the learned S.D.O., Girwa, District Udaipur on 7 th of May 2007. It is made clear that no further notice would be required to be given to any of the petitioners. Obviously, the State Government would thereafter take appropriate decision on the report so submitted, dispassionately and objectively. It is also clarified, that if any of the (Downloaded on 30/05/2024 at 09:08:38 PM) [2024:RJ-JD:20834-DB] (13 of 17) [SAW-296/2009] petitioner/petitioners fail to appear on the aforesaid date, before the aforesaid officer, in that event, the writ petition with respect to the land of that particular petitioner will be deemed to have been dismissed. The parties are left to bear their own costs."

9. This Court further observes that SBCWP no. 255/1982 came to be decided on 03.11.1993; during pending of the said writ petition, an interim order was in currency till 03.11.1993, whereafter the notification under Section 6 read with Section 17 came to be issued on 29.09.1994, thus after excluding the period during which stay order was operating, no delay can be attributed to the respondent-State in issuance of the notification dated 29.09.1994 on the basis of the newly added Section 56 (4) of the Act of 1987. Relevant portion of the said Section 56 (4) is reproduced as hereunder:

      ".   .   .   .   .In   a    proceeding       pending       on      the   date   of
      commencement               of   the     Land       Acquisition       (Rajasthan

Amendment) Act, 1987, such period or periods shall be deemed to have been extended upto, and the declaration or the award, as the case may be shall be made within, one year and two year respectively after such commencement. "

10. This Court also observes that the notification under Section of 4 of the Act of 1953 was issued in the year 1981, without stating any urgency as per Section 17(4) of the said Act; whereafter, the objections were raised by the concerned parties under Section 5A of the Act of 1953 in the year 1982. However, after completion of the proceedings under writ petition bearing SBCWP no. 255/1982, in the year 1994, the respondent-State invoked the power under Section 17 (4) of the Act of 1894 stating (Downloaded on 30/05/2024 at 09:08:38 PM) [2024:RJ-JD:20834-DB] (14 of 17) [SAW-296/2009] urgency to acquire the land in question, which, in the given circumstances, was not justified, more particularly, in light of the fact that the invocation/applicability of both the said provisions of law, that too, simultaneously, is not legally permissible. 10.1. That being so, the learned Single Judge vide the impugned order dated 10.04.2007, had rightly quashed the notification under Section 17 (4) of the Act of 1894, in the manner so indicated in the said order.
11. This Court further observes that the judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Union of India and Ors. Vs. Krishan Lal Arneia and Ors. (supra) deals with the invocation of the urgency clause as provided under Section 17 of the Act of 1894 wherein the notification under Section 4 along with Section 17 of the Act of 1894 was issued on 06.03.1987, whereas in the present case, the notification under Section 4 of the Act of 1953 was issued on 03.10.1981, objections under Section 5A were submitted and report was made on the same in the year 1982 and notification under Section 17 of the Act of 1894 was issued in the year 1994, whereafter vide the impugned order, the learned Single Judge quashed the urgency clause under Section 17 (4) only to the extent of the petitioners therein and permitted them to raise objections before the concerned authority, as has already been discussed in the above paragraph, thus the case cited on behalf of the appellants does not render assistance to them in the present matters.
12. This Court also observes that as per the report of the Land Acquisition Officer brought on record by the learned Additional (Downloaded on 30/05/2024 at 09:08:38 PM) [2024:RJ-JD:20834-DB] (15 of 17) [SAW-296/2009] Advocate General on 04.11.2019 in pursuance of order of the learned Single Judge dated 10.04.2007, the acquisition proceedings were again initiated and the Sub-Divisional Officer, Girwa while considering the objections filed, forwarded its report to the District Collector, Udaipur, who in turn, recommended for issuance of acquiring the total land ad-measuring 14.5900 hectare of four rakba of Tehsil Girwa of Champa Bagh and Niranjani Akhada for the development of the respondent-University.
13. This Court has been apprised by the learned counsel for the respondent-University as to the requirement for the development of the respondent-University and that the said need for acquiring the land is still in existence.
14. This Court is also conscious that interim orders are operating in some of the present appeals, including the interim order dated 05.03.2008 passed in D.B. Spl. Appl. Writ No.697/2007, which is reproduced as hereunder:
"Heard learned counsel for the appellant as nobody appeared on behalf of the respondents today and nobody appeared on behalf of the respondents on28.02.2008.
In view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court delivered in the case of Union of India & Ors. Vs. Krishan Lal Arneja & Ors. reported in 2004 (8) SCC 453, further proceedings in pursuance of the impugned order dated 10.4.2007 passed by the learned Single Judge and further proceedings for land acquisition shall remained stayed.
The stay application is allowed accordingly."

14.1. This Court is further conscious that in the present matter, the acquisition proceedings with respect to the land in question as (Downloaded on 30/05/2024 at 09:08:38 PM) [2024:RJ-JD:20834-DB] (16 of 17) [SAW-296/2009] on date are still pending and no award/compensation has been passed/granted.

15. This Court thus observes that the acquisition proceedings in question had commenced way back in the year 1981 and after issuance of the notification under Section 6 read with Section 17(4) of the Act of 1894 in the year 1994, the said proceedings were challenged by preferring the writ petitions wherein the impugned order has been passed by the learned Single Judge; in pursuance of which, objections under Section 5A of the Act of 1894 were submitted. Since passing of the impugned order, about 16 years have lapsed by now, and at the relevant time, the interim order dated 05.03.2008 passed by this Hon'ble Court was in currency; thus, this Court deems it appropriate to grant opportunity to the parties concerned to submit the objections under Section 5A afresh regarding the acquisition proceedings in question, which in turn, shall be considered and decided by the concerned authority, strictly in accordance with law.

16. Thus, in light of the above observations and looking into the factual matrix of the present case, this Court disposes of the present appeals, while upholding the impugned order dated 10.04.2007 passed by the learned Single Judge, in principle; however, the directions contained in the impugned order are modified to the extent that the appellants are at liberty to submit fresh objections, which in turn, shall be considered in accordance with Section 5A of the Act of 1894.

16.1. It is needless to say that any proceeding, if already undertaken in the intervening period, in pursuance of the (Downloaded on 30/05/2024 at 09:08:38 PM) [2024:RJ-JD:20834-DB] (17 of 17) [SAW-296/2009] impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge, will have no consequence, as the proceedings under Section 5A of the Act of 1894 are to be initiated afresh to meet out the situation arising out of the interim order. The process of land acquisition shall be undertaken and completed, strictly in accordance with the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. However, it is further made clear that such action shall not preclude the respondents from abandoning the land acquisition process at any stage, if they take a considered decision in this regard. All pending applications also stand disposed of.

(YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT),J (DR.PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI),J SKant/-

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