Development plan reservation cannot continue indefinitely
Case BriefsHigh Courts

If there is neither acquisition of the land nor initiation of revision proceedings within the prescribed period of 10 years, and despite service of the statutory notice the authority fails to acquire the land or commence acquisition proceedings within 6 months, the reservation is deemed to have lapsed by operation of law.

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Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an owner of land may not have an absolute and unqualified right which is the idea which not unnaturally comes to mind when the idea of ownership is under consideration.

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where the Development Plan was finalized in the year 2002, but the same was never implemented nor

Case BriefsForeign Courts

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: Full Bench of Lady Hale (President), Lord Reed (Deputy President), Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales and Lord

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: Stating that sections 305, 306 and 387 of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 are quite reasonable, the Court

Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Providing a huge surge of relief to the appellant whose land was reserved in a development plan for acquisition by