Supreme Court of India

Yazdani International P. Ltd. v. Auroglobal Comtrade P. Ltd. & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 17 S.C.R. 801
Decided 17 December 2013

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the allotment of plots in dispute is only by way of a licence, as defined under Section 52 of the Easements Act, 188214 •.

Judgment, page 32

From the headnote

MAJOR PORT TRUSTS ACT, 1963: s. 49 rlw s. 111 - Conditions for use of land belonging to c Board - Held: Board is bound by policy directions given by Government of India from time to time u/s 111 - Land Policy guidelines, 2004 forbid sale or lease of land and enable the Board only to grant or renew a licence - The 2010 policy guidelines restrict the authority of the Board to renew the licences for only two terms - The tenure of any licence is stipulated to be for a maximum period of 11 months - Thus, the policy only enables the Board to renew licences granted but does not create any vested

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