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Government Grants Act, 1895

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UNION OF INDIA & ANR.versusS. NARASIMHULU NAIDU (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND ORS.

2021 INSC 425Disposed off

The legal heirs of the late S.V. Srinivasulu Naidu claimed that Union of India had illegally grabbed 7,128.5 sq. yards of land that their father had purchased, relying on a prior suit where the plaintiffs were declared owners of 4,971.5 sq. yards. The Union appealed the Tribunal's order under the …

STATE OF ODISHA & ORS.versusBICHITRANANDA DAS

2019 INSC 1403Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Odisha granted a 90‑year lease of a plot in 1981. In 2003 it issued a policy allowing conversion of such leasehold plots to freehold, subject to the condition that the lessee must not be encroaching on any government land. The respondent applied for conversion on 15 September 2003, but …

M/S AJAR ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITEDversusSATYANARAYAN SOMANI AND ORS.

2017 INSC 806Disposed off

The Supreme Court examined the renewal of a 30‑year lease granted by the Ujjain Development Authority (UDA) to Mis Ajar Enterprises Private Limited (Ajar) after the leasehold interest was acquired from the liquidated IISCO. The Court held that Rule 24 and Rule 25 of the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha …

STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERSversusUNITED BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS

2015 INSC 867Disposed off

The State of Uttar Pradesh leased a Nazul (government) property at 19 Clive Road, Allahabad to a private company, which later mortgaged its leasehold interest to United Bank of India without obtaining prior State sanction. The Bank obtained a mortgage decree and later sought conversion of the …

TATA STEEL LTD.versusSTATE OF JHARKHAND & OTHERS

2015 INSC 1028Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Bihar (later Jharkhand) granted Tata Steel 350 acres of land in 1969 (Grant‑I) for a 99‑year lease, requiring use of the land for a specified industrial purpose within one year. Tata Steel utilized about 200 acres for its alloy and steel plants. In 1973 the State transferred 1,266 acres …

UNION OF INDIA & ANR.versusDINSHAW SHAPOORJI ANKLESARI & ORS.

2014 INSC 361Appeal(s) allowed

The dispute concerned a 0.90‑acre parcel of land in Pune Cantonment held under an 1827 government grant. The respondents had purchased the lease‑hold rights and the superstructure on the land, while the Union of India (Pune Cantonment Board) issued a resumption notice in 1971 claiming the land …

AZIM AHMAD KAZMI AND ORS.versusSTATE OF U.P. & ANR.

2012 INSC 286Disposed off

The Supreme Court examined a dispute where the Uttar Pradesh Government, under a lease deed dated 19 March 1996, cancelled the lease of a plot in Allahabad and resumed possession for public purposes such as extending the High Court building. The lessees challenged the cancellation, alleging …

PRADEEP OIL CORPORATIONversusMUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI AND ANR.

2011 INSC 278Dismissed

Pradeep Oil Corporation was granted land by the Government under the Government Grants Act to erect petroleum storage tanks and related structures. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi assessed property tax on the tanks, treating them as "buildings". The corporation argued the grant was a lease, …

M.P. HOUSING BOARDversusSHIV SHANKAR MANDIL & ORS.

2008 INSC 1218Dismissed

The respondents applied to the District Industries Centre for a parcel of Nazul land (Survey No. 462) to set up an industrial unit. The Collector transferred the land to the Industries Centre on 27 July 1991 and later, after the Madhya Pradesh Housing Board objected, ordered a status‑quo restraining …

M/S. HAJEE S.V.M. MOHAMED JAMALUDEEN BROS. AND CO.versusTHE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

1997 INSC 189Dismissed

The appellant, a private firm, obtained a three‑year licence from the Government of Tamil Nadu to collect chank shells from coastal sites, the agreement containing Clause 7 which allowed the government to terminate the licence at any time without cause. After commencing operations, the government …

M/S ANAMALLAI CLUBversusTHE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU AND ORS.

1996 INSC 1208Disposed off

The Anamalai Club held a licence for 28.70 acres of government land for sports and recreation. The State of Tamil Nadu terminated the licence under Section 3 of the Government Grants Act, 1895 and resumed possession with police assistance on the same day, without issuing a notice under the Tamil …

RAGHUBAR DAYAL (DEAD)versusSTATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

1995 INSC 330Dismissed

The appellant, Raghubar Dayal (deceased), was granted parcels of land in 1956 under the Government Grants Act, 1895 for personal cultivation, subject to lease‑like covenants. In 1974 the prescribed authority, invoking the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960, issued a notice …

KANWAR LALversusIIND ADDITIONAL DISTT. JUDGE, NAINITAL AND ORS.

1995 INSC 284Dismissed

The appellant, Kanwar Lal, succeeded to a 1920 lease of 4,805 acres granted under the Government Grants Act, 1895, which was later taken over by the Uttar Pradesh Government Estates Thekedari Abolition Act, 1958. The State amended the Grants Act and later enacted the Validation Act, 1970 to revive …

GULZARA SINGHversusTHE COLLECTOR, LUDHIANA AND ORS.

1995 INSC 168Appeal(s) allowed

Gulzar Singh was granted 25 kanals 4 marlas of Nazool land by the Collector, Ludhiana, on 17 June 1968 subject to paying Rs.1,520 as redemption of a possessory mortgage. He paid the amount on 30 June 1968 and took possession, but the Collector cancelled the grant on 13 September 1968, claiming that …

STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ORS.versusKRISHNARAO SHINDE AND ORS.

1991 INSC 19Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Madhya Pradesh sought to evict Gwalior Dairy Limited (the Company) for failure to pay rent under a lease originally granted for one year and later extended for ten years, and subsequently renewed in 1971. The Company argued it was not a "Government lessee" within the meaning of Section …

EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS PVT. LTD. & ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

1985 INSC 238Disposed off

The petitioners, Express Newspapers Pvt. Ltd. and others, challenged two notices: one issued by the Engineer Officer, Land & Development Office, for re-entry upon forfeiture of lease, and another by the Zonal Engineer (Building), Municipal Corporation of Delhi, for demolition of the Express …