Supreme Court of India

Bangalore Medical Trust v. B.S. Muddappa and Ors.

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Reported as [1991] 3 S.C.R. 102

Decided 19 July 1991

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that, apdrt from the fact that the scheme has not been validly altered by the BDA, it was not open to the Government in terms of section 65 to give a direction to the BDA to defy the very object of the Act.

Judgment, page 31

From the headnote

Town Planning. Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976: Sections 2(b), 2(bb), 15, 16( l)(d), 17, 19(4), 38, 38A and 65-Approved Scheme for development of the City-Space reserved for public park-Diversion and allotment to a private Trust for construction of hospital-Whether valid-Exercise of power to alter the Scheme-Whether valid-Power of the Government to issue directions to the statutory authority regard ing the user of the site and allotment to a private body-Whether unres tricted-Whether statutory authority bound by Government's directions. Constitution of India, I950: Articles 32,

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2015 Rajendra Shankar Shukla & Ors. Etc. v. State of Chhattisgarh & Or$. Etc referred to
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2014 State through C.B.I., Anti Corruption Branch, Chandigarh v. Sanjiv Bhalla & Anr. mentioned
2014 Jaipur Shahar Hindu Vikas Samiti v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. mentioned
2014 Nanak Ram v. State of Rajasthan mentioned
2013 Purushottam v. State of Karnataka & Ors. mentioned
2003 Federation of Railway Officers Association and Ors. v. Union of India mentioned
2001 Smt. Vijayalakashmamma and Anr. v. B.T. Shankar mentioned

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