Supreme Court of India
Powai Panchsheel Co-op Hsg. Society & Anr. v. Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority (mhada) & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the considered view that the decision to sale/dispose of the flats of Powai Project taken by the Board in its meetings held on 10/14.05.2003 (Resolution No.192) is vitiated as being unreasonable, arbitrary and violative of principles enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution of India.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Public allotment: State largesse – Disposal of, amo ngst the citizens – On facts, State Housing Board, by a resol ution accepted the offers of the three societies for purchase of fla ts of the Project, however excluded appellant No.1’s offer – Justification of – Held: Government, is not and should not be as free as an individual in selecting the recipients for its largesse – Governm ent would be subject to restraints, in its position in a democratic soc iety – In view thereof, the Board was not justified in considering only the offers made by the three societies without considering app ellant
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