PUNE CANTONMENT BOARD vs M.P.J. BUILDERS

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of a building sanction under Section 181 of the Cantonments Act, 1924, where the respondent failed to complete construction within the stipulated time. The Court held that the failure to complete the building within the prescribed period, coupled with the absence of a timely extension request, resulted in the lapse of the building sanction. Consequently, the Court ruled that the respondent's applications for extension made after the deadline were ineffective, affirming the lower court's decision to deny the extension.