Article 300A Archives

Right to property| Calcutta High Court directs payment of compensation under Article 300A despite substantial delay

Calcutta High Court held that the Municipality’s possession without proper acquisition procedures is deemed illegal, and the State is directed to initiate proceedings and pay compensation.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Unless there’s a written instrument declaring land was voluntarily relinquished for no consideration, State cannot deny payment of compensation: Supreme Court

Supreme Court | The Division Court of Vikram Nath* and Dinesh Masheswari, JJ. held that the State’s act of taking the appellants’

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Right to Property under Art. 300 A – A Human and Constitutional Right? Court decides in a dispute of construction of National Highway [Land Owners v. State]

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of S.V. Gangapurwala and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., expressed that, In a welfare State, statutory authorities

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Govt sits over land for 33 years without authority. SC directs handing over of land to owners within 3 months; says such lawlessness cannot be condoned

“The courts’ role is to act as the guarantor and jealous protector of the people’s liberties: be they assured through the freedoms, and the right to equality and religion or cultural rights under Part III, or the right against deprivation, in any form, through any process other than law.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Courts are duty bound to issue a writ of Mandamus for enforcement of a public duty: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Indira Banjerjee and Indu Malhotra, JJ that the Courts are duty bound to issue a writ of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

However laudable be the purpose, the Executive cannot deprive a person of his property without specific legal authority: SC

Supreme court: The 2-judge bench of Indira Banerjee and Indu Malhotra, JJ has held that Section 88 of Maharashtra Regional and Town