Non-Publication of Section 4(1) Notice in Gazette and Local Newspapers Vitiates Land Acquisition: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The matter before the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court arose from an intra-court appeal filed by the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir challenging the decision of the writ court, which had quashed land acquisition proceedings concerning land situated at village Batapora, Shopian belonging to the respondents. Facts of the Case The land in question was acquired for construction of an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Complex under the…