Supreme Court of India · 2016-12-09
President,Vidya Prasarak ... vs Dy.Commr.,Belgaum Dist. & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2016 SC 319
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- President,Vidya Prasarak ...
- Respondent
- Dy.Commr.,Belgaum Dist. & Ors
- Author
- Pinaki Chandra Ghose
- Bench
- Amitava Roy, Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the legality of the High Court's order which set aside the Assistant Commissioner's grant of land to Vidya Prasarak Samithi under the Bombay Public Trusts Act. The Court held that the High Court erred in its judgment by not considering the findings of the Assistant Commissioner regarding the land acquisition by Basaveshwar Vidya Vardhak Sangha (BVVS) and the need for a shared playground arrangement. The Court reinstated the Assistant Commissioner's order, affirming the legal validity of the land grant to the appellant, thereby allowing the appeal.