Bombay High Court dismisses challenge against Mahalunge-Maan Town Planning Scheme by calling it as a ‘premature petition’
The 55 petitioners in the instant matter claimed that they were denied compensation of lands acquired for public purposes.
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Supreme Court February 2023| Full strength of 34 judges; AIBE; Decriminalisation of adultery; Compensation for bad haircut; DNA test in Divorce cases; and more
This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on validity of AIBE; ex-communication of Dawoodi Bohras; decriminalisation of adultery; permissibility of DNA test of children to prove allegations of adultery; and more. It also covers reports on the career trajectory & important decisions of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Dutta and the newly appointed 7 judges of the Supreme Court; Explainers on important law points; and Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in the month of February.
‘Right to property not absolute; can be regulated under Town Planning laws’; Supreme Court upholds Rule mandating reservation of Open Spaces in Development Projects
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.
“Fragmentation/apartmentalisation of single dwelling units will injure the ‘Lungs’ of the city”; Supreme Court issues directions to protect Corbusian Chandigarh
Taking note of the sorry state of affairs as to how the city of Bengaluru, once considered to be one of India’s best cities, a ‘Garden city’ has been ruined on account of haphazard urban development, the Supreme Court observed that the warning flagged by the city of Bengaluru needs to be given due attention by the legislature, executive and the policy makers and proper balance needs to be struck between sustainable development and environmental protection.
No Corporation/Planning Authority can be compelled to acquire an unusable or unsuitable land and be compelled to pay compensation to landowners: SC
Supreme Court: In a case where the Bombay High Court had directed Kolhapur Municipal Corporation to acquire an unusable land under the
Ker HC | “Area of the building is extraneous for grant permission for residential/commercial use”; HC holds Rule 12(9) of Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules ultra vires the Act
Kerala High Court: The Bench of P.B.Suresh Kumar, J., held that the Rule 12(9) of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and