Haryana Urban Development Authority Act, 1977

Patasi Devi owned a 14-kanal plot on which she had constructed a house before the Haryana Government issued a Section 4 notification on 15‑12‑2006 for acquiring land for the development of Sector 36, Rohtak. The land was later declared acquired under Section 6 and an award was passed on 9‑12‑2009, after which the State…

The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) conducted an auction of a 9.527‑acre commercial tower in Gurgaon, where Orchid Infrastructure Developers (formerly Bhudeep Builders) submitted the highest bid of Rs 111.75 crore and deposited 10% on the spot. HUDA, through its Administrator, rejected the bid on the ground …

The Haryana Urban Development Authority allotted an industrial plot to Rabinder Nath, MD of M/s Shiva Dairy & Oil Mills, in 1984 with a condition to complete construction within two years and commence production. The allottee and later his legal heirs failed to start construction or production for about twenty years, p…

The appellants challenged the compensation awarded for 302.75 acres of land acquired by the State of Haryana under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, arguing that the market value should reflect the land's strategic location and potential. The High Court had restored the lower award given by the Land Acquisition Collector…

The appellant, a tenant, was evicted by decree for non-payment of rent. He sought relief on the ground that a subsequent event – the Haryana Urban Development Authority's (HUDA) resumption proceedings against the landlord – had been set aside, claiming that this extinguished the landlord's title and amounted to evictio…

The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) invited applications for school sites in Panchkula and allotted 11 of 23 plots, denying eight applicants. The denied applicants challenged the allotment procedure, leading to a single judge finding procedural faults but upholding the allotments because schools were already…

The case concerned the allotment of residential and commercial plots to land owners (oustees) whose land was acquired by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) in 1992 for a residential development project. The oustees filed suits under Section 39 of the Specific Relief Act seeking mandatory injunctions to comp…

The State of Haryana, through the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), acquired land in Gurgaon for industrial development under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and the Haryana Urban Development Authority Act, 1977. The landowners filed writ petitions and special leave appeals challenging the acquisition on sever…

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 orders to develop a co…

The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) lost a civil suit and its first appeal, and subsequently filed a second appeal in the High Court after a delay of 1,942 days. HUDA sought condonation of this delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, arguing that its lawyer’s negligence caused the lapse. The High Court …

The appellant applied for a residential plot from HUDA, received an allotment letter requiring payment of 15% of the price within 30 days and the balance within 60 days or in installments. He failed to make the required payment or communicate acceptance, leading HUDA's Estate Officer to cancel the allotment and forfeit…

The Supreme Court examined an allotment of free‑hold plots in Sector‑6, Bahadurgarh made under the Punjab Urban Estates (Development & Regulation) Act, 1964 and the Punjab Urban Estates (Sales of Sites) Rules, 1965. The allotment required an initial 25% payment and allowed the balance to be paid in instalments with 7% …

The appellants, landowners in Dharuhera village, Haryana, challenged the compensation awarded for their lands acquired under a 2008 notification of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, arguing that it should be enhanced to match the higher compensation granted for adjoining villages (Malpura and Kapriwas) acquired under a l…