'Private Interest Has To Give Way To The Larger Public Interest': Allahabad High Court In A Land Acquisition Matter
2 years, 11 months ago

'Private Interest Has To Give Way To The Larger Public Interest': Allahabad High Court In A Land Acquisition Matter

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The Allahabad High Court has recently held in a case challenging land acquisition proceedings that private interest has to give way to the larger public interest. Upholding the proceedings for construction of a railway over-bridge, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Piyush Agarwal observed,"Private interest has to give way to the larger public interest. Upholding the proceedings for construction of a railway over-bridge, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Piyush Agarwal observed, "Private interest has to give way to the larger public interest. On the other hand, the Additional Chief Standing Counsel Suresh Singh argued that minimum possible land was acquired to construct railway over-bridge, which is required to take care of the traffic problem on the spot, facilitating larger public interest.

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