In Brief
This case concerns land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, where the Delhi Administration sought to acquire agricultural land in Chhatarpur village. The respondent claimed the land should be exempted because a building plan had been sanctioned in 1974, falling within an exception in the Section 4 notification. The High Court allowed the respondent's petition, but the Supreme Court reversed, holding that exemptions carved out in the notification must be actively claimed via objections filed during the Section 5-A inquiry. The respondent's failure to file such objections constituted a waiver of exemption rights, making the Section 6 declaration legal and final. The Court emphasized that exemptions do not operate automatically.
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