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Land Acquisition Act (I of 1894)--­----Ss. 4 & 17---Law Reforms Ordinance (XII of 1972), S.3---Intra Court Appeal---Acquisition of land---Special powers, exercise of---Acquisition of land scattered in pieces---Acquisition of selected land---Land was acquired by Government at public expense for a public purpose of construction of Water And Power Development Authority offices and, official residential colony---Notifications under Ss.4 and 17 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894, were issued and award for compensation was announced---Landowners contended that there was no urgency requiring issuance of Notification under S.17 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894; that the land was not acquired by the Government, rather the acquisition was for Water And Power Development Authority which was a corporation and that the acquisition was with mala fide intention as the land was in scattered pieces and land owned by some other pers6ns was not acquired---Contentions of appellants were partly repelled by High Court in exercise of Constitutional jurisdiction---Validity---Acquisition could not be rendered illegal on the ground that the land was in scattered pieces---Non-acquisition of land owned by some others did not, ipso facto lead to conclusion of any mala fide act on the part of land acquisition authorities---High Court had rightly affirmed the proceedings taken by land acquisition authorities for determination of compensation awarded to land owners---No new case could be set up in appeal nor the of High Court could be assailed on any such plea which was not taken before it---Division Bench of High Court declined to interfere with the passed by. High Court ---Intra-Court Appeal was dismissed. Federation of Pakistan through G.M. Telegraph and Telephone Department, Lahore Telephone Region, Lahore v. Province of Punjab through Land Acquisition Collector/Assistant Commissioner, 'Headquarters Lahore and 2 others 1993 SCMR 1673; Dr. Muhammad Nasim Javed v. Lahore. Cantonment Housing Society Ltd. and 2 others PLD 1983 Lah. 552; Muhammad Ishaq and others v. Government of Punjab and others 2002 SCMR 1652; Manubhai Jethalal Patel and another v. State of Gujarat and others AIR 1984 SC 120;…

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