Supreme Court of India

Girnar Traders v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 3 S.C.R. 1

Decided 11 January 2011

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From the headnote

Maharash(ra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 (MRTP Act): Purpose of - Held: The principal object of the MRTP Act is planned development of the State of Maharashtra by preparing development plans for regions and town planning 0 schemes and constitution of various authorities to achieve the said purpose - It includes the function of acquisition of land but for a very limited purpose - Acquisition of land takes place only where the land is reserved, designated or required for eomplete qevelopment in the view of the Planning, ~ve/Qpment pr Appropriate Authority as the case may be. Scheme

Authorities it was built on

1998 U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad v. Jainul Islam and Anr. cited by 19
1973 Hukumdev Narain Yadav v. Lalit Narain Mishra cited by 13
2005 Church of North of India v. Lavajibhai Ratanjibhai and Ors. cited by 11
2002 Munithimmaiah v. State of Karnataka and Ors. cited by 8
1998 Mariyappa and Ors. v. State of Karnataka and Ors. cited by 7
1967 B. Shama Rao v. The Union Territory of Pondicherry cited by 4
1962 Chairman of the Municipal Commissioners of Howrah v. Shalimar Wood Products & Another. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2021 G. Mohan Rao & Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. relied on
2020 Pandurang Ganpati Chaugule v. Vishwasrao Patil Murgud Sahakari Bank Limited relied on
2013 Shrirampur Municipal Council, Shrirampur v. Satyabhamabai Bhimaji Dawkher and Others relied on
2020 Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia v. State of Gujarat and Ors. followed
2014 Bankatlal v. Special Land Acquisition Officer & Anr. followed
2024 Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India and Ors. referred to
2024 Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Anr. v. Bimal Kumar Shah & Ors referred to
2023 M/s Trimurthi Fragrances (p) Ltd. Thr. its Director Shri Pradeep Kumar Agrawal v. Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi through its Principal Secretary (finance) and Ors. referred to
2022 Dr. Abraham Patani of Mumbai & Anr v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. referred to
2020 Mohandas and Others v. The State of Maharashtra and Others referred to
2017 M/s. Innoventive Industrles Ltd. v. Icici Bank & Anr. referred to
2016 Ravindra Ramchandra Waghmare v. Indore Municipal Corporation & Ors. referred to
2015 Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing.co.ltd. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. referred to
2013 G.M. Siddeshwar v. Prasanna Kumar referred to
2012 Jayesh Dhanesh Goragandhi v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors. referred to
2019 Union of India & Anr. v. Tarsem Singh & Ors. distinguished
2017 State of Maharashtra & Ors. v. Reliance Industries Ltd. & Ors. distinguished

Of those, 3 relied on · 2 followed · 2 distinguished · 10 referred to

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