https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180038 An applicant for building sanction does not acquire a vested right to approval merely because the application was pending or because the Court directed prompt consideration. The statutory scheme required express sanction before construction and did not create any deemed approval on expiry of the disposal period; that time limit was only directory. Earlier court directions did not mandate grant of sanction, and a pending request for additional floors remained subject to the rules in force when sanction was decided. Amended building restrictions validly introduced in public interest and for civic convenience therefore governed the application, and no enforceable settled expectation could override the amended regime. en-us Fri, 19 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:57:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180038 An applicant for building sanction does not acquire a vested right to approval merely because the application was pending or because the Court directed prompt consideration. The statutory scheme required express sanction before construction and did not create any deemed approval on expiry of the disposal period; that time limit was only directory. Earlier court directions did not mandate grant of sanction, and a pending request for additional floors remained subject to the rules in force when sanction was decided. Amended building restrictions validly introduced in public interest and for civic convenience therefore governed the application, and no enforceable settled expectation could override the amended regime. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180038