Supreme Court of India

Lal Bahadur Shastri Educational Society & Anr. v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors.

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Reported as [2023] 11 S.C.R. 835
Bench A. S. Bopanna and Prashant Kumar Mishra JJ.
Decided 5 September 2023

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the aforesaid is a fair suggestion and in case the petitioners succeed in the petition, the question of refund of amount with interest would be examined at that stage.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Issue for consideration: Claim for payment of interest on refund of the amount deposited by the appellants-charitable institutions with the respondent to avail the benefi t of the construction based on additional FAR, if justifi ed. Interest – Claim for, on refunded amount – Propriety: Held: On facts, as on the date when the writ petition was fi led and the petitioner had voluntarily off ered to deposit the amount, the a mount was to be paid and recoverable under the notifi cation dated 10.10.2008 and 23.12.2008 if the benefi t of additional FAR was to be availed – Petitioners being desirous of

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