Jaipur Development Authority Act

The Supreme Court examined the validity of a 100‑acre lease granted by the Rajasthan government to Jal Mahal Resorts for 99 years to develop the Mansagar Lake precinct. It held that the lease was not obtained through mala‑fide conduct, that only 8.65 acres classified as lake‑bed must be returned to the government and 1…

The State of Rajasthan auctioned a 10,490 sq m plot to H.V. Hotels for a hotel, stipulating a floor‑area ratio (FAR) of 1.0 and requiring surrender of land for road widening. The sale deed allowed the buyer to obtain any additional FAR if permitted by future building bye‑laws. After the Jaipur Development Authority (JD…

The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) issued a notification under Section 52 of the Rajasthan Urban Improvement Act, 1959 in 1979 and later, after the JDA Act came into force, issued a fresh notification in 1984 to continue land acquisition under the repealed Act. Several writ petitions challenged the validity of the …