GRAHAK SANSTHA MANCH vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of requisition orders under the Bombay Land Requisition Act, 1948, specifically examining the case of H.D. Vora v. State of Maharashtra. The Court held that requisition orders must serve a public purpose and cannot be sustained indefinitely without justification. The Court reaffirmed that property owners can challenge such orders regardless of the time elapsed since the requisition, thereby clarifying the legal standing of property rights under Section 6(4)(a) of the Act. The writ petitions were allowed, and the State was directed to reconsider the requisition orders.