Constitutional Law with Article 300A

Supreme Court Upholds Right to Property: Vidya Devi vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2020)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Compensation, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 300A, Fundamental Rights, Indu Malhotra, Judges, Land Acquisition, Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Right to Property

Supreme Court Upholds Right to Property: Vidya Devi vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State can dispossess a citizen of their property without due process of law and payment of compensation. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition/Constitutional Law Case Name: Vidya Devi vs. The State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date: January […]

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Supreme Court clarifies the appointment of a Special Tahsildar as Collector under the Land Acquisition Act: E.A. Aboobacker vs State of Kerala (27 September 2018)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 300A, Deepak Gupta, Judges, Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Land Acquisition Act, 1894 with Section 3(c), Land Acquisition Act, 1894 with Section 4(1), Land Acquisition Officer, Madan B. Lokur

Supreme Court clarifies the appointment of a Special Tahsildar as Collector under the Land Acquisition Act: E.A. Aboobacker vs State of Kerala (2018) Date of the Judgment: 27 September 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 834 Judges: Madan B. Lokur, J., Deepak Gupta, J. The Supreme Court of India recently examined the extent of power granted to

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Compensation: Mohammad Yusuf vs. State of Haryana (2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds Land Compensation: Mohammad Yusuf vs. State of Haryana (2018) Date of the Judgment: April 16, 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 337 Judges: R.K. Agrawal, J and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can the government acquire land for public purposes without providing adequate compensation to the landowners? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this

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Supreme Court Upholds Kerala’s Takeover of Aided Schools: A.A. Padmanabhan vs. State of Kerala (2018)

/ A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 254, Constitutional Law with Article 300A, Judges, Kerala Education Act, 1958, Kerala Education Act, 1958 with Section 15, Kerala Education Act, 1958 with Section 7(6), Kerala Education Rules, 1959 with Rule 24

Supreme Court Upholds Kerala’s Takeover of Aided Schools: A.A. Padmanabhan vs. State of Kerala (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can take over a school under Section 15 of the Kerala Education Act, 1958, after the school has initiated closure procedures. CASE TYPE: Education Law Case Name: A.A. Padmanabhan vs. The State of Kerala

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Supreme Court settles the scope of ‘land’ under the Land Acquisition Act: State of Maharashtra vs. Reliance Industries Ltd. (2017) INSC 794 (15 September 2017)

/ Acquisition of Land, Arun Mishra, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 300A, Judges, Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Land Acquisition Act, 1894 with Section 3(a), Land Acquisition Act, 1894 with Section 49, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar

Date of the Judgment: 15 September 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 794 Judges: Arun Mishra, J., Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. Can the government acquire a building or part of a building without acquiring the underlying land? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this complex issue in a case involving the State of Maharashtra and Reliance

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Supreme Court clarifies compensation for forest land acquisition under KUZALR Act: Rajiv Sarin & Anr. vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. (09 August 2011)

/ Anil R. Dave, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 300A, Fundamental Rights, Indian Forest Act, 1927, Indian Forest Act, 1927 with Section 37, Indian Forest Act, 1927 with Section 84, Judges, K. S. Radhakrishnan, Kumaun and Uttarakhand Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1960, KUZALR Act with Section 18(1)(cc), KUZALR Act with Section 19(1)(b), KUZALR Act with Section 4-A, Mukundakam Sharma, S.H. Kapadia, Swatanter Kumar

Date of the Judgment: 09 August 2011 Citation: Rajiv Sarin & Anr. vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. (2011) INSC 477 Judges: S.H. Kapadia, CJI, Dr. Mukundakam Sharma, J, K. S. Radhakrishnan, J, Swatanter Kumar, J, Anil R. Dave, J. Can the government acquire private forest land without providing compensation simply because the owner did

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