Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973

The Indore Development Authority (IDA) allotted a 7‑acre parcel of land to Mangal Amusement Park Ltd. for a children's amusement park under a document labeled a "license" for 15 years, with a provision for renewal. The State of Madhya Pradesh later changed the land‑use from "commercial" to "regional park" and directed …

Sri Ram Builders entered into a BOT agreement with the Madhya Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (MPRTC) to construct a bus‑stand‑cum‑commercial complex on land leased by the Indore Development Authority (IDA). The High Court ordered MPRTC to hand over possession of the land and directed specific performance, but the o…

The case concerned the authority of the Indore Vikas Pradhikaran (the appellant) to declare its intention to prepare a town development scheme under Section 50 of the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, when the development plan for the area had not been finalized. The appellant argued that a draft develo…

The Ujjain Development Authority issued a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in 1985 to acquire land for Scheme No.23 framed under the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973. The respondents challenged the notification before the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which annulled i…

The appellant challenged the allocation of two parcels of land in Jabalpur—one to a newspaper proprietor and another to YMCA—arguing that the State of Madhya Pradesh, acting under a purported policy decision, had exceeded its statutory authority and violated the Master Plan prepared under the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha…

The Supreme Court examined whether the Indore Development Authority could lawfully approve Town Development Scheme No. 78 after the earlier Improvement Trust had invited objections under the Trust Act. The Court held that the Authority duly complied with the procedure prescribed by the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram N…

The Supreme Court examined the acquisition of over 600 hectares of land in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, where a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act was re‑issued on 21 August 1985, a declaration under Section 6 on 25 July 1986 and an award on 22 July 1988. The High Court had annulled the 1985 notific…

The appellant, a public‑spirit organization, challenged the State of Madhya Pradesh's reservation and allotment of 20 acres of Nazul land to the Shri Kushabhau Thakre Memorial Trust (later respondent No.5) on the ground that the process violated Article 14 of the Constitution. The land was allotted without any public a…

The appellant's land was included in a draft development plan under the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973, for a mela. After objecting, a committee recommended that the land not be required, but the State Government later incorporated the land in the final plan without a hearing. The appellant soug…

The Indore Development Authority (IDA) prepared Scheme No. 97 under the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973 and published the final scheme on 8 June 1984. Within three years it negotiated with landowners, failed, and then sought acquisition of the land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, leading to…