Supreme Court on Liability for Highway Accidents Due to Environmental Damage: NHAI vs. Aam Aadmi Lokmanch (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Liability for environmental damage and highway safety. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law, Tort Law, Highway Law Case Name: The Director General (Road Development) National Highways Authority of India vs. Aam Aadmi Lokmanch & Ors. Judgment Date: 14 […]
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Order on Aurangabad Development Plan Date of the Judgment: 17 April 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 244 Judges: Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J. Can a development plan be valid if it’s not prepared within the statutory time limit? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in the case
Supreme Court Upholds Open Space Reservations in Mumbai Layout: Anjuman E Shiate Ali vs. Gulmohar Area Societies LEGAL ISSUE: Whether plots designated as open spaces in a sanctioned layout plan can be used for construction based on a subsequent development plan. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Town Planning Case Name: Anjuman E Shiate Ali & Anr.
Supreme Court Upholds Land Reservation for Public Use: Mohandas vs. State of Maharashtra (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a land reservation for a public purpose lapses if the land is not acquired within a specified time, and the effect of a revised development plan on such reservations. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition and Town Planning Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds TDR Policy in Mumbai Slum Rehabilitation Scheme (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Transferable Development Rights (TDR) policy in Mumbai, allowing increased Floor Space Index (FSI) for slum rehabilitation, is constitutionally valid. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation concerning urban planning and slum rehabilitation. Case Name: Janhit Manch Through Its President Bhagvanji Raiyani &
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government body can privately negotiate the sale of public land after a public auction process has commenced and a change in land use has occurred. CASE TYPE: Civil (Land Auction Dispute) Case Name: Jaykrishna Industries Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra and Others [Judgment Date]: November 13, 2017 Introduction Date of the
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a government body can privately negotiate the settlement of land after a public auction process has begun. CASE TYPE: Land auction dispute. Case Name: Jaykrishna Industries Ltd. vs. State of Maharashtra and Others. Judgment Date: 13 November 2017 Can a government body bypass a public auction and privately settle land with a
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning building concessions should be transferred to the Supreme Court when related Special Leave Petitions (SLPs) are already pending. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Civil Case Name: Janhit Manch & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. Judgment Date: 31 July 2017 Introduction Can a Public Interest
Can a land owner develop a reserved land if the authorities fail to acquire it within a stipulated time? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a dispute between Satellite Developers and the State of Maharashtra. The core issue revolved around the acquisition of land reserved for public purposes under the Maharashtra Regional and Town
Date of the Judgment: 25 July 2013 Judges: G.S. Singhvi, J. and H.L. Gokhale, J. Can a city’s development regulations compromise public safety? The Supreme Court of India recently examined this question in a case involving building construction in Mumbai. The court addressed concerns about recreational space, traffic impact, and fire safety in high-rise buildings.
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the modification of a development plan to change land use from “school and cultural center” to “playground” was valid under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. CASE TYPE: Town Planning Law Case Name: MIG Cricket Club vs. Abhinav Sahakar Education Society & Ors. Judgment Date: 5th September 2011 Date of
