MERELY BECAUSE LAND ACQUISITION IS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE, DUTY OF AUTHORITY DOES NOT END: SUPREME COURT While putting an end to a 12-year-old dispute, the Supreme Court held that the invaluable right of a person to ventilate his grievances against land acquisition should not be unjustifiably extinguished (Hamid Ali Khan v. State of Uttar Pradesh). While quashing the notifications under challenge, the top court observed that it was nearly 12 years later that the case was finally being disposed of. In the meantime, the Land Acquisition Act was repealed and the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 has taken its place. Thus, the Bench found that there was no question of the matter being considered for an inquiry being held under Section 5A. Holding that the appellants were justified in contending that the notification under Section 17(4) dispensing with the inquiry under Section 5A was unjustified, the Court directed that the property be returned to the appellants. Reddy & amp; Reddy Law Firm is having team of advocates and will help you in all Land Disputes.