https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184684 Section 9 of the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952, which allowed resumption of a site and forfeiture of amounts paid on default or breach, was held unconstitutional. The Supreme Court found that the Act already created a charge on the property and provided recovery remedies for unpaid dues, but section 9 gave an unguided and drastic additional power without indicating when it should be used or how relief against forfeiture could be obtained. That arbitrariness exposed the provision to unequal treatment and an unreasonable restriction on property rights, violating Articles 14 and 19(1)(f). en-us Wed, 06 Sep 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 12:16:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184684 Section 9 of the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952, which allowed resumption of a site and forfeiture of amounts paid on default or breach, was held unconstitutional. The Supreme Court found that the Act already created a charge on the property and provided recovery remedies for unpaid dues, but section 9 gave an unguided and drastic additional power without indicating when it should be used or how relief against forfeiture could be obtained. That arbitrariness exposed the provision to unequal treatment and an unreasonable restriction on property rights, violating Articles 14 and 19(1)(f). Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 Sep 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184684