https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275654 Land reserved as open space under an approved town planning scheme must be used consistently with that scheme, especially to preserve open space, sanitation, recreation and ecological balance. A State Government's general power of direction cannot be used to divert such land to a private trust for a different purpose, and a lease over land the Government did not own or was not entitled to deal with was without authority of law. The text links preservation of open spaces to environmental protection and the right to a healthy life, and states that delay or expenditure by the trust could not legalise an otherwise unlawful allotment. The allotment, lease and construction were invalid. en-us Thu, 24 Nov 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:27:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275654 Land reserved as open space under an approved town planning scheme must be used consistently with that scheme, especially to preserve open space, sanitation, recreation and ecological balance. A State Government's general power of direction cannot be used to divert such land to a private trust for a different purpose, and a lease over land the Government did not own or was not entitled to deal with was without authority of law. The text links preservation of open spaces to environmental protection and the right to a healthy life, and states that delay or expenditure by the trust could not legalise an otherwise unlawful allotment. The allotment, lease and construction were invalid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 24 Nov 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275654