NARAYANRAO JAGOBAJI GAWANDE PUB.TRUST vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA .

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of various writ petitions by the Bombay High Court concerning the Nagpur Improvement Trust Act, 1936. The Court emphasized that the land in question, originally owned by Narayanrao Gawande and later transferred to the Narayanrao Jagobaji Gawande Public Trust, was subject to a development agreement that mandated the reservation of land for public utility purposes, specifically a primary school. The Court affirmed that the trust must comply with the conditions of the development agreement, reinforcing the principle that land designated for public utility cannot be diverted for private use.