Supreme Court of India · 2010-11-30
Arun Lal & Ors vs Union Of India & Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2011 SUPREME COURT 506
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Arun Lal & Ors
- Respondent
- Union Of India & Anr
- Author
- T.S. Thakur
- Bench
- Markandey Katju, T.S. Thakur
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that execution proceedings regarding 2.792 acres of land resumed by the Government of India were not maintainable, as per the resumption notice dated 23rd September 1970. The Court emphasized that the execution of decrees concerning land resumed by the government is impermissible without proper authority. The ruling clarified the legal standing of resumption notices under relevant land laws, affirming the High Court's order to dismiss the execution proceedings.