Supreme Court of India

Padma v. Hiralal Motilal Desarda & Ors.

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 179
Bench G.B. Pattanaik and R.C. Lahoti JJ.
Decided 9 September 2002

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Urban Development-Housing-Allotment of land by bulk sale by CIDCO-Petition challenging allotment-Treated as Public Interest Litigation-Irregularities in allotment found and allotment held to be null and void by High Court-In appeal plea of want of necessary pleadings and denial of opportunity of defending by non-petitioners raised-Plea rejected and finding of High Court upheld-However, relief modified. Constitution of India, 1950, Articles 32, 226-Public Interest litigation-­ Technicalities do not deter the Court in wielding its power to do justice, enforcing the law and balancing the

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