Supreme Court of India

The State of Bombay v. Ali Gulshan

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Bench S. R. Das, Acting CJI, Bhagwati, Venkatarama Ayyar, Jafer Imam and Chandrasekhara Aiyar JJ.
Decided 4 October 1955

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons given above, the appeal is allowed and the order of Tendolkar J. is restored with costs payable to the appellant by the respondent throughout.

Judgment, Concluding paragraph, p. 871

From the headnote

Constitution of India—Article 31—Public purpose—Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948 (Bombay Act XXXIII of 1948), s. 6(4)(a)—Requisition for a public purpose of certain premises by the State of Bombay—For 'housing a member of the staff of a foreign consulate'—Whether the requisition was made for a 'public purpose' within the meaning of the Act. Held, that the Government of Bombay was entitled, under clause (a) of sub-section (4) of s. 6 of the Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948 (Bombay Act XXXIII of 1948) to requisition as for a public purpose, certain premises for 'housing a member of the staff of a foreign consulate'.

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