Urban Land Ceiling Act, 1976

The appellant, S. Kesari Hanuman Goud, filed a suit for specific performance of a 1977 agreement to sell land, asserting that he was always ready and willing to fulfil his part of the contract. The respondent, Anjum Jehan, contended that the appellant lacked the financial capacity and therefore was not ready, subsequen…

Gwalior Sugar Co. Ltd., a private limited company, was granted 215 bighas of land in 1941-42 for setting up a sugar factory, with pattas prohibiting agricultural use. Facing financial difficulties, the company sold about 9 bighas of surplus land, leading to a public interest litigation alleging violation of the patta c…

The petitioners, heirs of the deceased CG Kadam, entered into a 1992 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with developers, granting the developers rights to develop part of a 42,669.40 sq m plot while reserving a 37,865 sq ft floor‑space index (FSI) for the petitioners. The developers obtained a No‑Objection Certificate a…