https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198631 A statutory housing board may dispose of land only within the limits of its parent Act and Rules, namely where the land vests in the Board and falls within a sanctioned housing scheme. Section 22(g) does not create an independent power of sale, and government directions under Section 79(1) cannot authorise action contrary to the Act. On the facts noted, the land was outside any sanctioned scheme, so the government order and sale deed were beyond power and void. Delay, laches and lack of locus standi were also rejected because the challenge concerned ultra vires action and public injury, and no intervening third-party rights were shown. en-us Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 15:55:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198631 A statutory housing board may dispose of land only within the limits of its parent Act and Rules, namely where the land vests in the Board and falls within a sanctioned housing scheme. Section 22(g) does not create an independent power of sale, and government directions under Section 79(1) cannot authorise action contrary to the Act. On the facts noted, the land was outside any sanctioned scheme, so the government order and sale deed were beyond power and void. Delay, laches and lack of locus standi were also rejected because the challenge concerned ultra vires action and public injury, and no intervening third-party rights were shown. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198631