https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199977 Property requisition under the Bombay Land Requisition Act was upheld where the Court found a legitimate public purpose in providing accommodation to homeless persons during an acute housing shortage. The absence of an express recital of purpose in the requisition order was not fatal because the public purpose was otherwise established on the record. The Court also held that a practical allocation policy for some vacancies to first informants did not negate the scheme's public character, since the real object remained housing the homeless. The requisition orders were therefore not ultra vires under Articles 19(1)(f) and 31(2). en-us Tue, 12 Oct 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 11:42:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199977 Property requisition under the Bombay Land Requisition Act was upheld where the Court found a legitimate public purpose in providing accommodation to homeless persons during an acute housing shortage. The absence of an express recital of purpose in the requisition order was not fatal because the public purpose was otherwise established on the record. The Court also held that a practical allocation policy for some vacancies to first informants did not negate the scheme's public character, since the real object remained housing the homeless. The requisition orders were therefore not ultra vires under Articles 19(1)(f) and 31(2). Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 12 Oct 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199977