Supreme Court of India · 2018-10-31
NAGPUR IMPROVEMENT TRUST vs SHEELA RAMCHANDRA TIKHE (DEAD) THROUGH LRS
- Citation / case number
- SC 2017/17054
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- NAGPUR IMPROVEMENT TRUST
- Respondent
- SHEELA RAMCHANDRA TIKHE (DEAD) THROUGH LRS
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the trial court, restoring its decree in favor of the respondent regarding the re-allotment of land under the Nagpur Improvement Trust Act, 1936. The Court clarified that the statutory provisions under Section 39 of the Act and the Nagpur Improvement Trust Land Disposal Rules, 1955, were properly applied in the re-allotment process. The Court emphasized that the Trust's decision to re-allot the land was valid and binding, thus rejecting the appeal by the Nagpur Improvement Trust.