Bombay High Court Allows Land Acquisition Challenge Due to Non-Compliance with Section 5A of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Failure to Provide Personal Hearing Renders Acquisition Proceedings Invalid. The court held that the mandatory requirement of a personal hearing under Section 5A(2) was not complied with, vitiating the entire acquisition.
1 Nov 2012The judgment pertains to two writ petitions filed by landowners challenging the acquisition of their land by the State of Goa for a public purpose. Th...




