Supreme Court of India
State of A.P. and Ors. v. N. Audikesava Reddy and Ors.
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We hold that the master plan prepared as per law in force even subsequent to enforcement of the Act is to be taken into consideration to determine whether a particular piece of land is vacant land or not and, to this extent, Atia Begum is not correctly decided.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
c Urban Development and Town Planning : Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulations) Act, 1976-Vacant land-Jn excess of ceiling limit-Quantification of-Master plan-Applicability of-Held: Master plan prepared even subsequent to enforcement of the Act is to be taken into consideration for determination of vacant land. Words and Phrases: "Master plan"-Meaning of-In the context of S. 2(h) of the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulations) Act, 1976. "Commencement of the Act"-Meaning of-In the context of S.6(1) of the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulations) Act, 1976. In this appeal the following question-arose before
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