Landmark case · Land Laws · Semester 4

Sooraram Pratap Reddy v. District Collector, Ranga Reddy Dist.

(2008) 9 SCC 552 · Supreme Court of India

Public purpose is primarily for the State to determine; courts interfere if the acquisition is a colourable or mala fide exercise.

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Related sections:

Constitution of India, 300A — Deprivation of property only by authority of law
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, 2 — Application of the Act
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, 3(za) — Public purpose