Jabalpur Development Authority vs V.V. Shrivastava & Anr

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of Town Planning Scheme No. 14 framed by the Jabalpur Development Authority, focusing on compliance with Sections 50 and 56 of the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973. The Court held that the Scheme lapsed due to non-implementation within three years of its final publication, as mandated by Section 50(7) of the Act. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's decree that the land acquisition was invalid.