Supreme Court of India

Gajanan Kamlya Patil v. Addl. Collector & Comp. Auth. & Ors.

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Reported as [2014] 1 S.C.R. 1032

Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan J.

Decided 14 February 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that so far as the present case is concerned, the word "vesting" takes in every interest in the 8 property including de jure possession and, not de facto but it is always open to a person to_ voluntarily surrender and deliver possession, under Section 10(3) of the Act.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976: s.10(3), (4), (5), (6) - Notice issued under the ULC Act to the appellants-land owners to hand over possession of the land in question and in case of failure, authorities would take necessary action for taking possession by application of necessary force - Meanwhile, Act repealed - Notice challenged by land owners - Held: Nothing to show that land owners had voluntarily surrendered or authorities had taken peaceful or forcible possession of land in question - It was always open to the authorities to take forcible possession and, in fact, in the

Authorities it was built on

2013 State of U.P. v. Hari Ram cited by 9

Where later benches applied it

2026 Dalsukhbhai Bachubhai Satasia and Ors. v. State of Gujarat and Ors. referred to
2025 M/s A.P. Electrical Equipment Corporation v. The Tahsildar & Ors. Etc. referred to
2021 State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. v. M. S. Viswanathan & Ors. referred to
2020 Kapilaben Ambalal Patel & Ors. v. State of Gujarat & Anr. referred to

Of those, 4 referred to

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