LALA RAM (D) BY L.R. vs UNION OF INDIA

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the appellants' writ petitions challenging the notice for enhanced license fees under the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950. The Court found that the increase from Rs.21 to Rs.270 per sq. yard was justified despite prior disapproval by the Railway Minister, as the Minister's observations did not legally bind the Railway Administration. The Court emphasized that the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Urban Development regarding periodic fee revisions were not violated, affirming the legality of the fee increase.