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Kalya Dharma Patil and Ors. v. the Maharashtra State, through Its Department of Urban Development and Anr.
Bombay HCWP/3277/2009
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court of Bombay, relying on the precedent in Voltas Ltd., declared that proceedings under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act regarding land at village Gharivali had abated or lapsed since actual possession of surplus land was not taken by the respondents. The petition was accordingly made absolute.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 1/7/1985 and consequential notifications dated 14/11/2005, 16/11/2006 and 20/2/2007 were quashed; proceedings declared to have abated/lapsed.