Supreme Court of India

The Commissioner, Bangalore Development Authority & Anr. v. Brijesh Reddy & Anr.

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Reported as [2013] 1 S.C.R. 853
Bench P. Sathasivam and Jagdish Singh Khehar JJ.
Decided 8 February 2013

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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908- s. 9 - Jurisdiction of civil court - To adjudicate on the dispute contemplated under Land Acquisition Act - Land acquired by Development Authority - Subsequently purchased from the original owner - Suit by the purchaser for permanent injunction against the Authority - Trial Court held that suit was not maintainable - High Court remanding the matter to trial court to adjudicate the suit on merits - On appeal, held: Civil court is devoid of jurisdiction to give declaration or grant injunction on the invalidity of the procedure contemplated under Land Acquisition

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