Majidan Khatoon v. the Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court dismissed the writ application as not maintainable. It held that since the land acquisition was under Section 3-G of the National Highways Act, 1956, the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 applies, making the writ lie remedy unavailable and recourse must be to the Arbitration Act.
What did the court decide?
The writ application was dismissed as not maintainable as the remedy lies under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.