Supreme Court of India

Shrirampur Municipal Council, Shrirampur v. Satyabhamabai Bhimaji Dawkher and Others

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Reported as [2013] 2 S.C.R. 664

Bench G.S. Singhvi, H.L. Gokhale and Ranjana Prakash Desai JJ.

Decided 1 April 2013

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the E majority judgment in Gimar Traders (II) lays down correct law and does not require reconsideration by a larger Bench.

Judgment, page 44

From the headnote

Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966: s. 127 rlw s. 126 - Land reserved not acquired/no steps commenced towards acquisition within six months of service of notice uls 127 - Held: The reservation shall be deemed to have lapsed and the land shall be deemed to have been released from such reservation so as to enable the owner to develop the same - Steps towards acquisition would really commence when State Government takes active steps for acquisition of particular piece of land which leads to publication of declaration uls 6 of 1894 Act - Expression "no steps as aforesaid" used in s.

Authorities it was built on

2011 Girnar Traders v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. cited by 17

Where later benches applied it

2022 The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation & Ors. v. Vasant Mahadev Patil (dead) through L.r.s & Ors. relied on
2020 B. K. Ravichandra & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2020 M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2019 Associates through its Partner v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors. relied on
2020 Mohandas and Others v. The State of Maharashtra and Others referred to
2018 Chhabildas v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. referred to
2014 Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation & Anr. v. Ahmedabad Green Belt Khedut Mandal & Ors. referred to
2025 Nirmiti Developers through its Partners & Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. mentioned
2015 Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing.co.ltd. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. mentioned

Of those, 4 relied on · 3 referred to · 2 mentioned

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