DHARAM PAL SINGH . vs STATE OF U.P., . — SLP(C) No. 14211/2007

Summary of SLP(C) No. 14211/2007 - Dharam Pal Singh v. State of U.P. On 11 November 2013, the Supreme Court disposed of this petition along with 26 related SLPs challenging a land acquisition notification dated 29.8.2006. The State of U.P.'s senior counsel submitted that the notification should be treated as a simple Section 4(1) notification under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and clarified the State would not invoke urgent acquisition powers under Sections 17(1) and 17(4). The Court accepted this submission, allowing petitioners to file objections under Section 5A and directing the State to publish notice inviting objections in two local newspapers. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.