https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193279 Land acquired for a public purpose vests in the State free from encumbrances, and once the land is no longer required, it should ordinarily be disposed of by public auction to secure the best value for public benefit. An executive order directing alienation of such surplus land to the erstwhile owner, contrary to the governing land assignment law, is legally invalid. The challenge to the order therefore failed, as the Court held that the State could not bypass the prescribed legal mode of disposal absent a lawful public purpose justifying a different course. en-us Mon, 05 May 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:51:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193279 Land acquired for a public purpose vests in the State free from encumbrances, and once the land is no longer required, it should ordinarily be disposed of by public auction to secure the best value for public benefit. An executive order directing alienation of such surplus land to the erstwhile owner, contrary to the governing land assignment law, is legally invalid. The challenge to the order therefore failed, as the Court held that the State could not bypass the prescribed legal mode of disposal absent a lawful public purpose justifying a different course. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 05 May 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193279