GUJARAT POSITRA PORT COMPANY LTD. vs MANSUKH MEGHJI . — SLP(C) No. 13534/2013

SUMMARY The Supreme Court dismissed Gujarat Positra Port Company's special leave petitions challenging the Gujarat High Court's November 2012 order that quashed land acquisition proceedings for a port project in Village Positra. The High Court had annulled the acquisition because the acquiring authority delayed compensation payment by approximately eight years (notices issued in 1997, compensation provided only in 2007-2008), violating landowners' rights. The Supreme Court upheld this decision, holding that the High Court's reasoning was correct—an acquiring authority cannot indefinitely delay compensation after fixing the land's price as of the notification date under the Land Acquisition Act, thereby unlawfully depriving landowners of their property. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.