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Virat Paradise Private Ltd filed a writ petition alleging that the Public Works Department placed red marks outside its campus, ostensibly to facilitate demolition of its boundary wall. The petitioner claimed no encroachment existed, supported by a PWD report dated 26‑02‑2026, and sought a direction …
Anand Kumar Agarwal filed a writ petition challenging remarks made by a respondent regarding alleged encroachment on a road adjacent to his plot, which he claimed was not his responsibility as the land belonged to the Public Works Department. The Varanasi Development Authority produced an order …
The petitioners challenged a demolition order dated 2 December 2021 that was preceded by a final notice on 31 July 2021 and a subsequent notice on 13 August 2021. They argued that the Prayagraj Development Authority’s inaction from 2021 to 2026 amounted to a waiver of the notice and the order, and …
The petitioner, Omwati Widow, challenged a demolition order dated 3 April 2026 issued by the Noida Authority. The respondents argued that the appropriate remedy was a revision petition under Section 41(3) of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973, as empowered by Section 12 of …
Bhagat Singh filed a revision petition under Section 41(3) of the U.P. Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973, seeking a speedy decision. The respondents agreed that the revision should be decided expeditiously. The Court, without examining the merits, directed that the revision be decided as soon …
The petitioner filed a public interest litigation seeking a court direction to remove illegal encroachments on three parcels of land in Village Sultanpur, Noida Authority area. The court examined an instruction from the Tehsildar indicating that, under the amendment to sub‑section 6 of Section 59 of …
Sarnam Singh filed a writ petition challenging a notice issued by the Kanpur Development Authority under Section 26Ka(4) of the U.P. Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973, seeking a direction that his reply to the notice be decided promptly and that no coercive action be taken against him. The …
Petitioner Mohammad Niyamat Ali Khan filed a writ petition challenging a notice issued by the Varanasi Development Authority under Section 27 of the U.P. Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 and another notice under Section 331(1)(2) of the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959. The …
Petitioner Qazi Tavassul Husain filed a writ petition seeking mandamus to compel the Uttar Pradesh Development Authority to approve his map, halt demolition of his construction, and issue a reasoned order on his representations. He argued that his small holding does not require permission under the …
Petitioner Veena Gupta filed a writ petition challenging two orders of the Aligarh Development Authority issued under Sections 28A(4) and 28A(1) of the U.P. Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973. The petitioner later informed the Court that she does not wish to pursue the writ and intends to use …
Petitioners Tanuj Jain and another filed a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court challenging a decision of the Meerut Development Authority. The respondents argued that the petition was not maintainable because the petitioners could obtain relief under Section 41(3) of the Uttar Pradesh Urban …
The petitioners, owners of several land parcels in Ghaziabad, filed a writ petition seeking mandamus directing the Development Authority to pay compensation under the 2013 DPR scheme and to decide an objection filed on 11.11.2023. They argued that their earlier petition (Writ No. 5673 of 2020) was …
The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking mandamus to halt alleged illegal commercial construction on Khasra Nos. 1030 and 1063 in Ghaziabad, to order demolition of the structures under Section 27 of the U.P. Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973, and to direct an inquiry into a purported …
The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) allotted hotel plots for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which were later cancelled and the matter litigated. The Supreme Court, in its 2011 judgment, allowed the allottees to continue their leases by paying a higher premium of Rs.70,000 per square …
The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) appointed respondent No.4 as Project Engineer (Electrical) on deputation from the U.P. Power Corporation in February 2014 and later absorbed him in May 2015. The appellants, who were Assistant Project Engineers, challenged the appointment and …
The Supreme Court examined whether the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority could allow banks, nursing homes and other commercial activities in plots designated as residential under the Master Plan, lease deeds and the U.P. Industrial Area Development Act, 1976. The appellants had let their …
The Noida Entrepreneurs Association filed a writ petition alleging that the former CEO of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA), Shri Ravi Mathur, IAS, misused his position between 1993-94 by awarding contracts without tender, evading conversion charges, and illegally converting a …
The case concerned allotments of land acquired under the 1894 Land Acquisition Act and the applicability of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973. The State Government, acting as a revisional authority, directed the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) to allot land to both …
The Uttar Pradesh government acquired land for a "Transport Nagar" project to alleviate traffic congestion in the National Capital Region. Under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, it invoked Section 17(4) read with Section 5-A, dispensing with the requirement that affected persons file objections under …
The Bareilly Development Authority (BDA) ran a self‑financing housing scheme in which the brochure stated only an estimated cost of flats, with final costing to be determined later. After construction was altered from four storeys to two, the BDA raised the price of the flats based on actual …
The Lucknow Nagar Mahapalika entered into a one‑sided agreement with M.I. Builders to construct an underground shopping complex on Jhandewala Park, a historic public park, without inviting tenders or obtaining required statutory approvals. The High Court held the agreement illegal, arbitrary and …
The State of Uttar Pradesh acquired 7.334 hectares of land in Agra for a fruits and vegetables market yard, invoking Section 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to dispense with the Section 5‑A inquiry on the ground of urgency, despite a one‑year gap between the notification and the declaration. …
Mohan Karan, an Assistant Architect who was promoted to Executive Officer (RBO) on 7 February 1983, challenged the promotion of the second respondent to Chief Town Planner on the ground that he was senior in the feeding cadre. The High Court dismissed the writ, holding that the appellant's post was …
The Supreme Court examined whether the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 empowers a development authority to levy a development fee on applicants for plan sanction. The High Court had held that no such power existed, but the Supreme Court read Sections 14, 33, 41, 56 and related …
The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) engaged several workers on daily‑wage contracts for its development projects. The workers filed a writ petition seeking regularisation of their services and parity in pay with regular employees. The Allahabad High Court single judge denied regularisation but …
The Bareilly Development Authority (BDA) advertised housing units with estimated costs and reserved the right to alter terms in its brochure. Applicants registered, paid deposits, and later received notices that the cost and instalment rates were substantially increased. Most applicants gave written …
The petitioners, a cooperative housing society, applied to the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) for permission to develop their land under the Authority's building bye‑laws, but NOIDA refused, citing its statutory duty to prepare a master plan for the industrial‑urban township. …
The State of Uttar Pradesh and the Meerut Development Authority sought to acquire about 412 acres of arable land on the outskirts of Meerut for a housing scheme, invoking section 17(1) and (4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to dispense with the inquiry under section 5‑A. A notification was issued …
