Supreme Court of India

M.D., H.S.L.D.C. and Ors. v. M/s. Hari Om Enterprises and Anr.

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Reported as [2008] 9 S.C.R. 821

Bench S.B. Sinha and V.S. Sirpurkar JJ.

Decided 16 May 2008

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that in the event, respondents offer the prevailing price as on the date of judgment of the High Court, the plot, in question, shall stand re- allotted and should be subject to the same terms and conditions.

Judgment, page 49

From the headnote

Industrial development: Power of the Corporation allotting industrial plots to re- sort to resumption of plot or forfeiture - Held: Ordinarily such c power should be exercised only as a last resort - Keeping in view fact that the Corporation is under obligation to comply with the principles of natural justice, Corporation is required to assign reasons as to why plot had to be resumed - While do- ing so it evidently is required to take into consideration its own conduct - Construction over a plot can commence only when ... physical possession is handed over or plan for construction of the

Authorities it was built on

2007 Bharat Petroleum Corpn. Ltd. v. Maddula Ratna Valli and Ors. cited by 10
2006 Ku. Rashmi Mishra v. Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission and Ors. cited by 9

Where later benches applied it

2022 Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (exemptions) v. Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority referred to
2013 Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. & Ors. v. Partha Sarathi Sen Roy & Ors. referred to
2022 New Okhla Industrial Development Authority v. Ravindra Kumar Singhvi (dead) Thr. Lrs distinguished
2023 Aman Semi-conductors (pvt.) Ltd v. Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. & Anr. not applicable

Of those, 1 distinguished · 2 referred to · 1 not applicable

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