Supreme Court of India

Nagpur Improvement Trust v. Sheela Ramchandra Tikhe

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Reported as [2018] 10 S.C.R. 1074
Bench A. K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan JJ.
Decided 31 October 2018

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the law can be summarised that once the land is acquired, it vests in the State free fr om all encumbrances.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Nagpur Improvement Trust Disposal Rules, 1988: s.5(2) – Disposal of surplus land – Policy decision in the year 1968 by appellant-Trust to dispose of 44.61 acres of land to the owners of the land from whom it was acquired b y way of acquisition proceedings – Respondent (the owner from whom the land was acquired) filed application dated 3.9.1975 for re-allotment of entire 44.16 acres – On 6.10.1975 decision was taken to re-allot the 44.61 acres of land on lease to the respondent on certain t erms and conditions – The decision was communicated to the respondent on 16.10.1975 – The respondent

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