Supreme Court of India

Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited through its Constituted Attorney & Anr. v. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors

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Reported as [2023] 6 S.C.R. 56
Bench V . Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal JJ.
Decided 8 May 2023

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court was ri ght in recording a finding of fact that the appellants did not develop the amenity so as to be entitled to additional TDR. Once the finding of fact made by the High Court in this regard is upheld, the appeal s hould automatically meet with the fate that it deserves.

Judgment, page 29

From the headnote

Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 : s. 126 – Acquisition of land required for public purposes sp ecified in the plan – Appellant was the owner of the plot in second Developm ent Plan for Greater Mumbai, reserved for the purpose of ‘R ecreation Ground’– Application by the appellant no. 1 to surr ender land reserved for recreation purpose and for the grant o f Development Rights Certificate-DRC – Intention to develop the land sought to be surrendered expressed – Proposal accepted, appellan t undertook the development work and handed over the possession of the land – DRC issued to

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Of those, 2 referred to

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