In Brief
The appellants sought cancellation of site allotments and enhanced land compensation through a writ petition, claiming 8 guntas of their land was never acquired. However, they had previously filed an identical civil suit in 1999 that was dismissed, and that dismissal was upheld on appeal in 2003, but they did not disclose this in the writ petition. The Supreme Court held that parties invoking writ jurisdiction must disclose all prior legal proceedings concerning the subject-matter. The suppression of material facts rendered the appellants unworthy of equitable writ relief. On merits, the entire land including kharab-B (non-revenue) land was properly acquired, and no compensation was payable for such land. The appeals were dismissed.
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