#Compulsory Acquisition

The Bombay High Court has ruled that land reserved under the MRTP Act loses its legal status if the state fails to initiate acquisition within 10 years of final development plan sanction and an additional two years after issuing a Section 127 notice. This reinforces property rights under Article 300A and holds that technical flaws in notice or unilateral TDR offers cannot override constitutional protections for landowners.

Andhra Pradesh High Court holds that failure to mention landowner names in Section 3A notification or low newspaper circulation does not invalidate land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956.

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that private property cannot be demolished for road widening without acquisition and compensation, reinforcing constitutional safeguards under Article 300A.