Binabai Bhate vs State Of M.P.& Ors

The Supreme Court held that the State Government's action to include the appellant's ancestral land in the modified development plan under the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973, violated principles of natural justice as the government failed to provide an opportunity for a hearing after a committee had already resolved that the land was not required. The Court emphasized that the resolution of the committee should have been binding on the government, and the acquisition process was deemed a colorable exercise of power lacking public purpose. The appeal was allowed, overturning the High Court's dismissal of the writ appeal.