In Brief
The appellant challenged land acquisition proceedings, primarily on the ground that the Section 5-A inquiry was dispensed with unjustifiably. The High Court upheld the acquisition but directed that the appellant be allotted a plot under the Government's Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy. The Supreme Court declined to review the acquisition on merits due to the passage of time and intervening circumstances. Instead, it disposed of the appeal by directing the state authorities to allot and hand over the plot within twelve weeks, with daily compensation of Rs. 1,000 per day as penalty for non-compliance.
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