SAMUEL BELLA . vs STATE OF U.P. . — C.A. No. 2627/2013

Summary of C.A. No. 002627/2013 (Bella v. State of U.P.) The Supreme Court allowed the appellants' appeals against High Court orders dismissing their challenge to land acquisition for a Sub Treasury building in Dehradun. The Court held the acquisition under Section 17(1)/(1-A) and (4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was illegal because construction of a treasury building was insufficiently urgent to justify bypassing mandatory Section 5-A inquiry procedures that guarantee property owners a hearing. The acquisition was quashed, though the State remains free to reacquire the land following proper legal procedures. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.