Jaipur Development Authority Act, 1982

The Supreme Court examined the Jaipur Development Authority’s attempt to regularise illegal land allotments in the Lal Kothi Scheme, which were based on a letter dated 6 December 2001 purporting to be a government policy. The Court held that the letter was not a valid policy order under Article 166 because it was not i…

The National Institute of Medical Sciences University (NIMS) claimed that the State of Rajasthan had failed to respond to its repeated representations for the allotment of Khasra No. 526 and, relying on this silence, constructed extensive buildings on the land. The State, invoking the Jaipur Development Authority Act, …

The appellants' land was compulsorily acquired in 1981 for an Indian Army field firing range under the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act, 1953, and although compensation was awarded, it was never fully paid. The State Government issued a series of policy circulars, culminating in the circular dated 13 December 2001, promi…