Supreme Court Upholds State’s Land Possession Under Urban Land Act: Gopalbhai vs. State of Gujarat (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State’s possession of land under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, can be challenged after the prescribed procedures have been followed and compensation has been paid. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Land Acquisition […]
Supreme Court Upholds State’s Right to Surplus Land Under ULC Act: State of M.P. vs. Ghisilal (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court can entertain a suit challenging orders passed under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, after the competent authority has declared land as surplus and taken possession. CASE TYPE: Civil Law
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition: Kapilaben Ambalal Patel vs. State of Gujarat (2020) Date of the Judgment: 6 May 2020 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 6380 of 2012 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J. Can a land acquisition be challenged after a significant delay, especially when the authorities claim to have taken possession years prior?
Supreme Court Upholds Land Vesting Despite Repeal of Urban Land Ceiling Act: Madhusudan Bhanuprasad Pandya vs. State of Gujarat (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the vesting of land under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 is valid even after the Act’s repeal if possession was taken before the repeal. CASE TYPE: Civil Law Case
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition Under Urban Land Ceiling Act: Competent Authority Calcutta vs. David Mantosh & Ors. (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a civil court has jurisdiction to adjudicate matters related to land acquisition under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition, Urban Land Ceiling Case Name: The Competent Authority
