Supreme Court of India

Bombay Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Bombay v. Gokak Patel Volkart Ltd. and Ors.

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Reported as [1994] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 485
Bench B.P. Jeevan Reddy and Suhas C. Sen JJ.
Decided 13 December 1994

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the point taken by the appellant is of substance.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Bombay Metropolitan Region Development Act, 197 4: Section 13. Development Plan-Approval by Metropolitan Authority-Time Limit of sixty days from the date of application-Deeming clause that permission shall be deemed to have been granted if not refused within sixty days­ Applicability of Deeming clause-Where Metropolitan authority passed the order within sixty days but was quashed by the appellate authority the deeming clause Held not applicable. Constitution of India, 1950: Article 226-Writ-High Court should not entertain writ where the petitioner has availed alternative statutory remedy of

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