- Question of public purpose cannot be determined by the High Court in exercise of writ jurisdiction because it is always the Collector Land Acquisition who determines u/s 4 of the Land Acquisition Act as to whether a purpose is a public purpose or not — Whether a purpose amounts to public purpose is a matter for Govt. and not for the High Court to decide. Administrator Municipal Committee Kotli and Anther v. Muhammad Abdullah and 3 others 2001 SCR 128 (C)
- —Determination of—it is only the Collector who has authority to determine the suitability of the land and not the land owners as to whether any land is suitable for the proposed project or not. Development Authority v. Malik Attique-ur-Rehman 2017 SCR 96 (A) 2001 SCR 128, rel.
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