CHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
Goutam Bhaduri, J
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited – Appellant
Versus
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. implications of land leases by public sector. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. existence and nature of government grants. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 3. exemptions under the government grants act. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. independence of government grant conditions. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 5. registration act application in government leases. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 6. final ruling based on the above legal interpretations. (Para 22 , 23 , 24) |
1. Both the petitioners i.e. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (for short ' Power Grid' ) and National Thermal Power Corportion Limited (for short ' NTPC' ) are Public Sector undertakings. They have preferred the present writ petitions seeking quashment of the orders passed by the State authorities directing them to execute the lease and get it registered in accordance with the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short ' the Registration Act' ). The petitioners have further prayed for restraining the respondents from charging or deducting the amount of registration fees and stamp duty.
2. The petitioner Power Grid has been allotted Government land admeasuring 53.68 acres at Village Janjgiri, R. I. Circle Ahiwara, Tehsil
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