#Section 6 declaration

Allahabad High Court rules that land acquisition proceedings under the repealed Land Acquisition Act, 1894 are invalid if Section 4 notifications were published after 01.01.2014, regardless of the notification date. The court directed recalculation of compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation Act, 2013, reinforcing the publication date as the decisive factor for initiation of proceedings.

The Bombay High Court has ruled that failure to publish the Section 6 declaration in all three prescribed modes - the Official Gazette, two local newspapers, and through physical notice at convenient places in the affected locality - renders the entire land acquisition process void. This strict compliance standard reinforces procedural due process and protects landowners from arbitrary state action, affecting all pending and future acquisitions under the old Act.