BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs AIR CRAFT EMPLOYEES COOP.SOCIETY LTD&ORS

The Supreme Court upheld the Karnataka High Court's decision declaring Section 32(5A) of the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 as violative of Article 14 of the Constitution, thus void and inoperative. The Court affirmed the quashing of conditions imposed by the Bangalore Development Authority requiring payment of various charges for residential layout plans, and directed the refund of amounts collected under such conditions. This judgment reinforces the principle of equality before the law and the prohibition of arbitrary state action in matters of land development.