encroachment
[Right to Way] Delhi High Court permits demolition of parts of Mandir and Masjid to make the pedestrian pathway uniform
The Delhi High Court held that places of worship could not encroach on public land and therefore, permitted demolition of parts of Mandir and Masjid to make pedestrian pathway uniform.
State obligated to remove unauthorized constructions from public land, but if it is a religious structure, can State still be obligated to do so? Del HC addresses
Delhi High Court: Expressing that, the mere fact that certain encroachments represent religious structure cannot possibly detract State from its obligation, Yashwant
Bom HC | Negligent approach of Govt & a cascading effect: Mere right of rehabilitation will be equivalent to right of ownership? Detailed report on how slum dwellers encroached public land and claimed their right
Bombay High Court: While emphasizing the aspect of encroachment of public land, the Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and G.S. Kulkarni,
Illegally occupying Government/Panchayat Land? Supreme Court says you cannot claim regularization as a matter of right
Supreme Court: In the case where two petitioners had encroached upon the Panchayat land and had constructed houses on it, the bench
Monitoring Committee appointed vide 2006 order does not have the power to seal residential premises on the private land; SC
Supreme Court: Dealing with the authority of the “Monitoring Committee to seal the residential premises on the private land” particularly when they
MP HC | Incorrect to state that right to hold property is a fundamental right; writ petition against a private individual not maintainable
Madhya Pradesh High Court: G.S. Ahluwalia, J. dismissed a writ petition filed by the petitioners claiming that the Additional Director General of
Jhar HC | Chairman, Lohardaga Municipality, held incompetent to direct Hindalco remove their boundary wall on account of alleged encroachment
Jharkhand High Court: Rajesh Shankar, J. quashed and set aside the impugned order issued by the Chairman of Lohardaga Municipality. The had
HP HC | Provision to ‘issue a Commission to make local investigation’ is not a tool to create evidence in favor of parties; order made under Or. 26 R. 9 set aside
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ajay Mohan Goel, J. entertained a writ petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, where
J&K HC | Writ under Art. 226 admissible only if there is allegation of violation of a statutory duty on the part of statutory authority
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J. dismissed a writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus against official respondents for
Raj HC | Petitioner directed to approach District Collector in PIL concerning encroachment causing hardship
Rajasthan High Court: The Bench of Mohammad Rafiq and Goverdhan Bardhar, JJ. disposed of a petition with the direction to the petitioner
Madras HC | Rule of law cannot be diluted for religious institutions encroaching on public spaces
Madras High Court: A Bench of S.M. Subramaniam, J. while addressing a writ petition stated that “If a deity in a temple
Karnataka HC declines to entertain PIL pertaining to encroachments on public roads holding that the same required determination of questions of fact
Karnataka High Court: A Division bench comprising of Dinesh Maheswari and S.G. Pandit, JJ. while hearing a civil writ petition declined to
Conserving environment is duty of the State; ‘Bugyal’ must be resumed to nature to provide for whom it was meant: Uttaranchal HC
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Rajiv Sharma, ACJ. and Lok Pal Singh, J., gave directions to the State Government against
Constitution of an independent cell to check land management policies
Delhi High Court: The 2-Judge Bench comprising of S. Ravindra Bhat and S.P. Garg JJ., directed the constitution of an efficient cell
SARFEASI Act, being the Parliamentary legislation, prevails over the Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960
Supreme Court: Dealing with the matter where it was contended that a Sale Notification issued under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial
Cantonment Board is not authorized to include the encroachers in the voters list
Supreme Court: Taking note of the very disturbing fact of encroachments on defence land, the Court said that the legislative policy and
No Encroachment on Public Roads in the Name of Religion
Allahabad High Court: Deciding on the matter of whether construction of a religious structure (Temple) and attempting to encroach upon the public
Illegal encroachments need to be acted upon stringently
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Taking suo motu cognizance of the news item in the Hindi daily ‘Amar Ujala’ in its edition dated 30.10.