Supreme Court of India

M/s. Real Estate Agencies v. Govt. of Goa & Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 8 S.C.R. 278
Bench P. Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi JJ.
Decided 10 September 2012

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the Respondents should be permitted to complete the remaining work on the land and the petitioner should be left with the option of raising a claim before the appropriate forum for such loss and compensation, if any, to which he may be entitled to in law.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Art.226 - Writ petition seeking interference of High Court in proposed developmental work at the instance of State Government and Municipal Corporation on the land claimed by petitioner - Dismissed by High Court on the ground of alternative efficacious remedy, i.e. a suit for injunction - Held: o Writ Court exercising jurisdiction under Art. 226 is fully empowered to interdict the State or its instrumentalities from embarking upon a course of action to detriment of the rights of the citizens, though, in the exercise of jurisdiction in the domain of public law such

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