Supreme Court of India

State of Maharashtra v. Pravin Jethalal Kamdar (dead) by Lrs.

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Reported as [2000] 2 S.C.R. 134
Bench S. Saghir Ahmad and Y.K. Sabharwal JJ.
Decided 7 March 2000

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, the appeal is dismissed leaving the parties to bear their own costs.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 : Section 27(1). Landowner-Agreement of sale by-Property within ceiling limit-Per­ mission under section 27( 1) sought by landowner-Refusal by State Govern­ ment-State instead exercising right of pre-emption-Consequently order passed by competent authority to buy the landowner's property-Pursuant to said order sale deed obtained from landowner and possession of land taken by State Government-Suit filed by landowner for declaration and possession-limita- tion period and maintainability of-Held order of competent authority was void ab initio-Sale

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