Supreme Court of India

Mig Cricket Club v. Abhinav Sahakar Education Society and Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 11 S.C.R. 141
Bench Markandey Katju J.
Decided 5 September 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that town planning requires high degree of expertise and that is best left to the decision of State Government to which the advise of the expert body is available.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966: ss.31(1), 37(2) - Sanction to draft development plan - Held: Development Plan existing prior to the coming into force of the Act shall be deemed to be a sanctioned Development Plan u/s.31(1) of Act - In the instant case, the Development Plan existing prior to the commencement of the Act showed the area in question as reserved for "playground" which was modified to "school and cultural society" by State Governn:ient in exercise of its power u/s.37(2) and earmarked for the "school and cultural centre" by notification dated 25th April, 1985 -

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