TIKA RAM vs STATE OF U.P. — C.A. No. 2650 - 2652/1998

Summary of Tika Ram v. State of U.P. (C.A. No. 002650-002652/1998) The Supreme Court dismissed all appeals challenging land acquisitions by the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) for the Ujariyaon Housing Scheme. The Court upheld: (1) the constitutional validity of the Land Acquisition (U.P. Amendment and Validation) Act, 1991, which validated simultaneous publication of Section 4 notifications and Section 6 declarations; (2) the justification for invoking the urgency clause under Section 17(4) to dispense with Section 5-A inquiry; and (3) that non-payment of 80% compensation does not vitiate the acquisition itself. The Court rejected claims of arbitrary discrimination and affirmed the High Court's findings that possession was taken in 1985 and a substantial township had been developed with third-party interests created. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.