Supreme Court cancels land allotment to judges, MPs and top officials in Hyderabad
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Supreme Court cancels land allotment to judges, MPs and top officials in Hyderabad

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the allotment of land parcels through state government memoranda within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to MPs, MLAs, top state officers, judges of courts, and journalists, to the extent that they were classified as a separate class for allotment of land at the basic rate. The court observed that the allocation of land at basic rates to select privileged groups reflects a “capricious” and “irrational” approach, and called it a classic case of executive action steeped in arbitrariness, but clothed in the guise of legitimacy, by stating that the ostensible purpose of the policy was to allot land to “deserving sections of society”. The court observed that government servants, elected legislators, judges in the Supreme Court and high court, and prominent journalists do not belong to the “weaker” or per se deserving sections of our society, warranting special state reservations to land allotment. The court observed that the category of people who have been identified as beneficiaries of this state largesse as “other deserving sections of society” like judges, MPs, MLAs, etc, are not those classes of people being allotted land preferentially, the price of such land is also discounted to the basic rate, instead of the prevalent market rate.

Policy Supreme Court Judges Court Land State Allotment Observed Land Allotment  land  mps  state  privileged  sections  society  officials  supreme  cancels  observed  judges  court  policy  allotment  hyderabad

History of this topic

'Land A Precious Resource, State Must Be Transparent In Distribution': Supreme Court Quashes Maharashtra Govt's Land Allotment To Pvt Doctors
1 week, 3 days ago

'Land A Precious Resource, State Must Be Transparent In Distribution': Supreme Court Quashes Maharashtra Govt's Land Allotment To Pvt Doctors

Live Law  

Citing arbitrariness in the allotment process, the Supreme Court set aside the allotment of land made by the Maharashtra Government in favor of the Medinova Regal Co-operative Housing Society to provide housing facilities to the doctors working at Tata Memorial Hospital. The bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah heard the appeal filed by a Proposed Vaibhav Cooperative Housing …

'Land A Precious Resource, State Must Be Transparent In Distribution': Supreme Court Quashes Maharashtra Govt's Land Allotment To Pvt Doctors
Trending News
1 week, 3 days ago

'Land A Precious Resource, State Must Be Transparent In Distribution': Supreme Court Quashes Maharashtra Govt's Land Allotment To Pvt Doctors

Live Law  

Citing arbitrariness in the allotment process, the Supreme Court set aside the allotment of land made by the Maharashtra Government in favor of the Medinova Regal Co-operative Housing Society to provide housing facilities to the doctors working at Tata Memorial Hospital. The bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah heard the appeal filed by a Proposed Vaibhav Cooperative Housing …

'Preferential Allotment To A Few Elites Promotes Inequality': Supreme Court Quashes Land Allotment For MPs, MLAs, Judges Etc In Hyderabad
4 weeks ago

'Preferential Allotment To A Few Elites Promotes Inequality': Supreme Court Quashes Land Allotment For MPs, MLAs, Judges Etc In Hyderabad

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today quashed the preferential allotment of lands to the housing societies of MPs, MLAs, civil servants, Judges, defence personnel, journalists etc. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta quashed the Andhra Pradesh Government Memoranda of 2005 classifying MPs, MLAs, officers of the AIl India Service/State Government, Judges of the Constitutional Courts, …

​All or any: on resources and Supreme Court verdict
1 month, 2 weeks ago

​All or any: on resources and Supreme Court verdict

The Hindu  

That the Constitution has an economic philosophy rooted in socialist principles, mainly embodied in its Directive Principles of State Policy, is well understood. The state’s obligation to ensure that the ownership and control of “material resources of the community are so distributed as to subserve the common good” and to prevent the working of the economic system to the common …

HC Dismisses Harish Rao’s Plea on Land Allotment to Anand Cine Services
7 months ago

HC Dismisses Harish Rao’s Plea on Land Allotment to Anand Cine Services

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by BRS leader T. Harish Rao challenging the allotment of five acres of land at Banjara Hills at Rs 8,500 per acre to Anand cine services by the then government in 2008. 744, the instructions of the year 2002 were withdrawn and the corporation was directed to execute sale deed …

Legal Briefs | Telangana HC junks challenge to allotment of land to IHS
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Legal Briefs | Telangana HC junks challenge to allotment of land to IHS

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Thursday affirmed that they would not interfere with the allotment of a public health campus in the state. A writ plea was filed by V. Ravi Babu contending that proceedings were issued by the revenue department to an extent of 16 acres of an alleged market value of Rs 1 …

Legislation Relating To Single Individual Permissible: Telangana High Court Upholds Law Cancelling 800 Acres Land Allotted To IMG Academies
9 months, 1 week ago

Legislation Relating To Single Individual Permissible: Telangana High Court Upholds Law Cancelling 800 Acres Land Allotted To IMG Academies

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has upheld the validity of the Telangana Government Property Act, 2007 by way of which, the government of Telangana resumed 800 acres of land alienated in favour of IMG Academies Bharata Private Limited. The bench relied upon the precedent State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Kailash Chand Mahajan to hold: “Thus, from aforesaid enunciation of law, it …

Telangana Govt allots 100 acre land of agri and horticulture varsities for construction of new High Court Building Complex
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Govt allots 100 acre land of agri and horticulture varsities for construction of new High Court Building Complex

The Hindu  

Telangana Government has issued orders allocating 100 acre land for the construction of the new High Court Complex. The Government has allotted the land pertaining to the State Agriculture and Horticulture Universities located in Premavathipet and Budwel villages of Rajendranagar mandal in Rangareddy district for the purpose. The development follows the request made by the Law department and the High …

Pay up for unauthorised constructions: Telangana HC
1 year, 2 months ago

Pay up for unauthorised constructions: Telangana HC

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N V Shravan Kumar on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the demand notice of the District Collector towards regularization fee. Harender Prasad, Special Government Pleader contended that if an application is made for regularization of unauthorized construction by encroaches and a sum is deemed …

TS to answer on Rs 1-land to society
1 year, 3 months ago

TS to answer on Rs 1-land to society

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Telangana High Court on Monday sought the response of the state government to a PIL challenging the allotment of five acres in Hyderabad to the Raja Bahadur Venkata Rama Reddy Educational Society at Rs1 per acre. The bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice T. Vinod Kumar directed the Chief Secretary, special chief …

Differences Between State And Its Entities Ought To Be Resolved On A Separate Platform, Not In Courts: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Differences Between State And Its Entities Ought To Be Resolved On A Separate Platform, Not In Courts: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has referred the petition moved by Special Agricultural Produce Market Committee, raising a dispute regarding the quantum of compensation to be paid for acquisition of its land for construction of a metro line, to a committee headed by the Chief Secretary of the State. A Single judge bench of Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav remarked, “Differences between …

Telangana High Court Upholds State Decision To Allot 5 Acres Of Land To Director N Shankar For Studio In Rangareddy District
1 year, 5 months ago

Telangana High Court Upholds State Decision To Allot 5 Acres Of Land To Director N Shankar For Studio In Rangareddy District

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has upheld the allotment of land by State to Film Director N. Shankar for setting up of a technical film studio at a nominal consideration, saying it was just and proper and warrants no interference. The division bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji pronounced its decision on Friday on a plea challenging …

HC questions government policy on land allocation
1 year, 8 months ago

HC questions government policy on land allocation

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday asked the government whether or not it had a policy in place to allocate state land whenever anyone makes an appeal. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Bollam Vijaysen Reddy asked the question while dealing with a batch of PILs and petitions, challenging GO 59 of 2018, through which …

Supreme Court To Hear Andhra Pradesh Plea For Division Of Assets With Telangana In January 2023
2 years ago

Supreme Court To Hear Andhra Pradesh Plea For Division Of Assets With Telangana In January 2023

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the petition filed by the government of Andhra pradesh seeking a fair, equitable and expeditious division of assets and liabilities of the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh between the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, in terms of the Apportionment made under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, and ordered it to be listed …

HC upholds Special Court verdict in Phool Bagh land case
2 years, 2 months ago

HC upholds Special Court verdict in Phool Bagh land case

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: After a 16-year protracted battle between the government and private parties, the Telangana High Court recently upheld the Special Court ruling that the land measuring 2,257 square yards at Phool Bagh of Nampally mandal in Hyderabad, which was given to the Central Revenue Department, belongs to the government. In 2005, the Special Court, while hearing an application by the …

Only civil court can decide land titles: Government to HC
2 years, 3 months ago

Only civil court can decide land titles: Government to HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Claiming the title over a piece of land measuring 84 acres 30 guntas in Survey number 46 of Raidurg village under Serilingampally mandal, the state government argued before the High Court on Monday that the title over the said land should be decided by the civil court. These arguments were in the recall petition filed by the state government …

Telangana High Court slams unusual haste' by state in Etala probe
3 years, 7 months ago

Telangana High Court slams unusual haste' by state in Etala probe

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday found fault with the Medak district collector and other officials in conducting a survey and inspection in the lands of Jamuna Hatcheries, which belongs to the family members of former minister Etela Rajender, without issuing notices or intimation to them. Stating that prima facie there has been a serious violation of the principles …

Telangana High Court questions government's move to take over assigned land
3 years, 9 months ago

Telangana High Court questions government's move to take over assigned land

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday expressed apprehensions over the state government taking possession of land from the owners of assigned lands by applying the provision of ‘Unconditional Razinama to the lands’ by farmers or landowners, which is prescribed in Rule 16 of A.P. Chief Justice Hima Kohli sought a detailed affidavit from the Collector of Siddipet on a …

All Courts In This Country Are Bound By The Judgment Of The Apex Court, Says Supreme Court [Read Order]
4 years, 1 month ago

All Courts In This Country Are Bound By The Judgment Of The Apex Court, Says Supreme Court [Read Order]

Live Law  

All Courts in this country are bound by the judgment of the Apex Court, the Supreme Court remarked while disposing a special leave petition on Thursday.Justice RF Nariman led bench was considering an SLP filed against a Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment in a land acquisition matter. All Courts in this country are bound by the judgment of the Apex …

Discover Related