KANCHHI LAL Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned Counsel for the petitioner and Shri Ramendra Pratap Singh for the respondent Nos. 3 and 4. By this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing the notification issued under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 dated 8.11.2007 and notification issued under section 6 of the Act, 1894 dated 7.7.2008 with regard to Plot No. 474 situate in Village Khairpur Gurjar Pargana Dadri Tehsil Sadar District Gautambudhnagar.

(2.) IN Gajraj and others v. State of U.P. and others : (2011) 11 ADJ 1, the issue of delay in approaching the Court has been considered and it has been laid down that challenge to the land acquisition proceedings after considerable delay cannot be entertained.

(3.) THE writ petition having been filed with no satisfactory explanation, the writ petition cannot be entertained. In the writ petition, the petitioner himself has not stated any satisfactory reason for not challenging the land acquisition within a reasonable time. The, writ petition being barred by laches is dismissed.