MOHANDAS . vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS. URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THROUGH ITS SECRETARY

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the Writ Petition by the High Court, affirming that the reservation of land for a shopping complex and vegetable market under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, specifically Section 127, remains valid. The Court established that the appellants' claim of the reservation ceasing to exist due to inaction was not substantiated, and the final Development Plan was legally enforceable. Consequently, the appellants were not entitled to develop the land contrary to the reservation in the Development Plan.