RAJESH BINDAL, PIYUSH AGRAWAL
Runwell India Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttar Pradesh – Respondent
The legal document pertains to a series of writ petitions concerning the allotment of developed land in lieu of land acquired by the government for industrial development. The core issue revolves around whether landowners are entitled to 10% of developed land, subject to a maximum of 2,500 square meters, as a benefit following land acquisition.
The court's analysis indicates that such claims are not legally tenable under the current statutory framework and judicial precedents. It emphasizes that benefits previously granted in specific, unique circumstances do not establish a right for future cases, especially when subsequent rulings clarify that such directions are not to be treated as binding precedents. The court also highlights that landowners who have executed sale deeds in favor of authorities do not have an automatic entitlement to the allotment of 10% developed land, particularly when the relevant orders and approvals have not been obtained from the appropriate authorities, including the State Government.
Further, the court notes that the directions for allotment of land are subject to approval and sanction by the State Government, and the absence of such approval renders claims invalid. The court also considers that the benefits granted in earlier judgments were based on specific facts and circumstances and cannot be extended universally or as a matter of right. As a result, the petitions seeking such allotments are dismissed, reaffirming that the legal position does not support an automatic entitlement to the claimed benefits.
In summary, the court concludes that the claim for allotment of 10% developed land, under the conditions specified, does not have a legal basis in the current legal and factual context, and the petitions are accordingly dismissed.
ORDER:
PIYUSH AGRAWAL, J.
1. The following writ petitions filed by different land owners are being decided by this common order:
GREATER NOIDA:
WRIT - C No. 21825 of 2015,
WRIT - C Nos. - 14116, 36842, 36844, 39385, 40061 and 40153 of 2017;
WRIT - C Nos. 14568, 36494 and 37044 of 2018;
WRIT -C Nos. 493, 852, 6205, 8242, 13121, 13248, 13258, 13662, 13677, 13682, 13924, 14505, 14820, 15076, 15077, 15083, 21197, 23221, 23234, 23240, 23329, 23362, 23579, 23853, 23883, 24141, 24143, 24147, 24501, 24654, 25215, 25496, 25533, 25641, 25645, 25668, 25839, 25859, 26233, 26307, 26471, 26674, 26724, 26727, 27076, 27079, 27081, 27296, 27336, 27337, 27346, 27349, 27378, 27390, 27394, 27500, 27514, 27524, 27540, 27552, 27560, 27803, 27882, 27883, 27962, 27976, 27996, 28009, 28058, 28069, 28094, 28100, 28235, 28249, 28260, 28296, 28297, 28391, 28397, 28447, 28480, 28508, 28510, 28547, 28552, 28632, 28644, 28648, 28649, 28663, 28675, 28696, 28699, 28701, 28702, 28704, 28705, 28708, 28711, 28714, 28716, 28717, 28770, 28804, 28840, 28852, 28886, 28893, 28946, 29024, 29032, 29099, 29105, 29114, 29278, 29280, 29284, 29289, 29293, 29313, 29323, 29324, 29342, 29354, 29587, 29591, 29637, 29665, 29852, 298
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