Article 300-A Constitution

measures under Disaster Management Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In writ petitions challenging notices issued under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 restraining landowners from obstructing drainage work, the Court held that the action constituted a statutory flood mitigation measure backed by law and did not amount to deprivation of property under Article 300-A, thereby rejecting the challenge.

systemic failure in land acquisition proceedings
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A large number of cases disclosed unjustified delay of nearly three decades in completing land acquisition proceedings even after taking possession of the petitioners’ lands which resulted not only in grave prejudice to the landowners but also in substantial and avoidable financial burden on the public exchequer.”

illegal demolition of community centre
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The use of demolition as a tool of enforcement, absent procedural compliance and judicial finality, transforms what should be a lawful act into a coercive one.”