Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995

The case concerned the expansion of the SAS (Nagar) Mohali township, where land for sectors 81, 88 and 89 was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The State of Punjab invoked Section 178(2) of the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 to exempt the acquired land from the provisions of Se…

The appellants challenged two land acquisition notifications issued under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for the construction of a road (Missing Link‑II) and a residential urban estate in Ludhiana. They argued that a large portion of the land was intended for commercial development, a purpose not disclosed in the notif…

The Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) advertised a housing scheme with a tentative flat price of Rs 6.3 lakh, stating that the price could be revised upward. Applicants, including the respondent, applied, signed a proforma undertaking to abide by all terms and to pay any higher cost due to material price fluctu…

In 1989 PUDA invited applications for higher‑income houses, requiring a Rs 4,000 earnest deposit and expressly stating that no interest would be paid on it. Unsuccessful applicants who did not request a refund of their deposit were later included in a second draw of lots in 1996, after which PUDA returned the deposits …

The appellants, a group of agriculturists and a nearby school, challenged a Change of Land Use (CLU) dated 13‑12‑2021 that permitted a cement‑related grinding unit on land classified as a rural agricultural zone in the Sangrur Master Plan. The High Court had upheld the CLU, relying on a subsequent approval recorded on …

The Punjab Government issued notifications under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act to acquire 9,354 acres for the proposed new town of Anandgarh. Writ petitions challenged the acquisition, arguing that the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995 required the Board constituted under Section 3 to …