The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) sought to acquire 952.18 acres of land in Panchkula for a mixed‑use development, but the landowners objected under Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, claiming exemption for fruit trees and alleging that their structures were authorized. The …
The appellants, joint owners of a 23‑kanal property, entered into two sale agreements with the respondent, requiring the sale deed to be executed by 16‑08‑2004 and making earnest money forfeitable if the deadline was missed. The respondent paid part of the consideration as earnest money but failed …
The case concerned several civil appeals and writ petitions challenging National Green Tribunal orders that restrained non‑forest activities on lands in three villages of Faridabad district, Haryana, on the ground that these lands were covered by special orders issued under Section 4 of the Punjab …
The Supreme Court examined the State of Haryana's practice of granting licences for group housing colonies on a "First Come First Serve" (FCFS) basis under the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975. The Court found that neither the public notice nor the Final Development Plan …
The Supreme Court dealt with a contempt petition filed by the Seth Group against the Mittal Group arising from a joint‑venture dispute over land development, license renewal and EDC liabilities. Both parties had executed a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) on 4 May 2015, which the Court incorporated …
The Okhla Enclave Plot Holders’ Welfare Association filed a writ petition alleging that the Colonizer (Durga Builders Pvt Ltd) failed to honour the terms of the plot‑allotment agreement and that many allottees had not paid the development charges required by the Supreme Court. The Court referred …
The Supreme Court examined whether land in Kant Enclave, notified under the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLP) on 18 August 1992, should be treated as forest land and thus subject to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. It held that the notification unequivocally designates the area as forest, …
The Haryana Government issued a notification under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to acquire land for an industrial township, after which many landholders sold their land to private builders at inflated prices. The State later dropped the acquisition on 24 August 2007 and again on 29 January 2010, …
The Supreme Court examined a land‑acquisition case where the Haryana Urban Development Authority had notified acquisition of land for a public purpose, but a private builder, Uddar Gagan Properties Ltd., entered into agreements with farmers after the notification and obtained licences and release …
The apartment owners of Silver Oaks Apartments filed a writ petition seeking to quash DLF Limited's declaration under the Haryana Apartment Ownership Act, alleging that the declaration omitted certain community and commercial facilities as "common areas and facilities". The High Court held that the …
The appellants, DLF Universal Ltd. and another, were licensed under the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 to develop residential colonies and entered into private agreements with plot and flat buyers that included clauses for extension fees and maintenance charges. The …
Ansal Properties & Industries Ltd., a colonizer, was directed by the Director, Town and Country Planning, Haryana to pay Rs.61,000 per gross acre as part of external development charges, allegedly for internal community buildings. The appellant contended that the demand was unauthorized because the …
DLF Universal Ltd. and its trust, the colonizers of a Gurgaon colony, were directed by the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Commission to execute a fresh lease deed with a complainant who alleged unfair and restrictive trade practices in the allotment of school sites. The appellants …
The State of Haryana and others appealed against a writ petition filed by Mis. AGM Management Services Ltd., which the Punjab and Haryana High Court had dismissed by relying on an earlier decision in Ramesh Chand v. Registrar‑cum‑Deputy Commissioner, Jind. The appellants argued that the High Court …
The DLF Qutab Enclave Complex Educational Charitable Trust (the appellant) challenged State of Haryana's circulars that barred the transfer of community sites earmarked for schools and other amenities to third or fourth parties. The High Court had held such transfers illegal, but the Supreme Court …
B.P. Jain & Associates, owners of 24.25 acres in Faridabad, applied for a licence to develop a group housing colony under the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975. The application was conditioned on compliance with Rule 11, including execution of an agreement on stamp paper …
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