Supreme Court of India

Masroor Ahmad Khan v. State of Uttarakhand & Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 14 S.C.R. 980
Bench Abhay Manohar Sapre and Indu Malhotra JJ.
Decided 3 December 2018

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the appellant was in possession of quarter No.6 as a trespasser since June 1990 and, therefore, he was liable to be evicted from the said quarter by the Nagar Palika.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Municipalities: Auction of residential quarters of Nagar Palika– Appellants claimed to be one of the partici pants in the auction proceedings and was also highest bidder – laim of appellant that he occupied quarter no.6 and started li ving therein since June 1990 – Appellant complained that in 2001, Nagar Palika instead of executing sale deed in his favour in rela tion to quarter no.6 passed a resolution to sell quarter no.6 along with other quarters in public auction – Application by appellant under s.35 of Municipalities Act praying for direction to Nagar Palika t o execute sale deed in his

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