Samant Property Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. Muncipal Corpn. and 6 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
This single-paragraph order addresses a writ petition where the petitioner had an Occupation Certificate. The court ruled that the Railways must serve a 2-month prior written notice before acquiring the land for railway purposes. It also held that the petitioner's earlier undertaking is not enforceable without such notice and reserved the petitioner's right to challenge the legitimacy of condition
What did the court decide?
Railways to give 2 months prior notice before acquiring land; petitioner's undertaking under interim order not enforceable without notice; petitioner's right to challenge conditions kept open.