Allahabad High Court
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“It is a classic case where the land of NHAI has been encroached upon by the petitioner and Madarsa along with Masjid and certain other constructions have been raised and the property is being claimed to be a ‘waqf’.”

Bombay High Court
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The Gram Panchayat’s permission/NOC has no relevance, and the required permission ought to have been obtained from the Collector in the absence of any Authority.

Gujarat High Court
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The Court stated that since the land was a notified water body and no construction could be permitted on it, the constructions carried out by the residents was illegal.

Bombay High Court
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It is necessary for the law enforcers to imbibe in the minds of the citizens that the violation of law and/or opposition to implement the law by the State will not be countenanced and/or tolerated.

High Court Weekly Roundup
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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

Bombay High Court
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“We have seen the rise in slums and illegal constructions in the State of Maharashtra over a period of time and no action has been taken to raze them. It is this inaction by the state authorities that fuels the desires of the persons like petitioners.”

Punjab and Haryana High Court
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“It is amply clear that a powerful lobby of certain groups/land mafia, are ruining the very basic character of the developed colony in active connivance with the local administration.”

National Green Tribunal
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Pollution Control Board to prevent illegal plotting in the area falling in floodplain zones in the Villages.

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: Holding that Geopmapping is the answer to issue of the illegal constructions, the bench of Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose,