Supreme Court of India
Dr. Abraham Patani of Mumbai & Anr v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
Before parting that the rights of the individual must only be watered down when the necessary circumstances demanding such a drastic measure exist.
Judgment, page 48
From the headnote
Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966 – ss. 37( 1), 126- Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888 - ss. 6 1(m), 63, 90(1) & (3), 91, 291, 296- Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – ss. 4 , 5A, 6, 11-Land Acquisition – Conflict between two statutes – Harmonious Construction – Public Interest – Colourable exercis e of power- Appellants opposed the construction of road on thei r land by Respondent No. 2 (Municipal Corporation of Mumbai) proposed in Development Plan (DP) - Respondent No. 1 issued a directive under S. 37(1) of Act, 1966 acknowledging the need for a connecting road but stating that it
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- 1992 C.B. Gautam v. Union of India and Ors.
- 1996 S. Gopal Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- 2007 M/s. Girnar Traders v. St Ate of Maharashtra and Ors.
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- 2012 Bihar Public Service Commission v. Saiyed Hussain Abbas Rizwi & Anr.
- 1984 Ghanshyam Dass and Others v. Dominion of India and Others
- 2018 Manimegalai v. The Special Tahsildar (land Acquisition Officer) Adi Dravidar Welfare
- 1961 Sonapur Tea Co., Ltd. v. Must. Mazirunnessa
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