Supreme Court of India

Bhaskar Laxman Jadhav & Ors. v. Karamveer Kakasaheb Wagh Education Society & Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 11 S.C.R. 767

Bench Swatanter Kumar and Madan B. Lokur JJ.

Decided 11 December 2012

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that on an overall G consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, the High Court was perhaps left with no option but to pass the order that it did and accept the alternative prayer of respondent No.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950: s. 36 - Agricultural land belonging to a public trust - Alienation of by inviting bids - Transaction in favour of petitioners (highest bidders of first bid) not finalized - Fresh offers invited - Respondent no. 1 fumed to be highest bidder c in second bid - Petitioners and trustees entering into compromise and obtaining orders from High Court without impleading respondent no. 1 in the proceedings - Meanwhile another offer higher than that of respondent no. 1 also received - High Court directing to implead all the bidders of second bid in the proceedings before

Authorities it was built on

1989 R. Venugopala Naidu and Ors. v. Venkatarayulu Naidu Charities and Ors. cited by 8
1986 Chenchu Rami Reddy & Anr. v. Government of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. cited by 5
2010 Ramjas Foundation and Another v. Union of India and Others cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2018 Ambadevi Sanstha & Ors. v. Joint Charity Commissioner & Ors. relied on
2022 Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman, Mhow v. The Sub Divisional Officer/the Registrar of Public Trusts & Anr. referred to
2017 Cyrus Rustom Patel v. The Charity Commissioner Maharashtra, State & Ors. referred to
2021 Ganesh Ramchandra Jadhav v. Govardhan Sanstha (regd) Wai Pune and Others mentioned

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to · 1 mentioned

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