https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279443 Statutory acquisition power cannot be used to divert acquired land to a private beneficiary, and doing so amounts to abuse of power and a colourable exercise contrary to constitutional guarantees of fairness and property protection. Where the acquisition process was later channelled through licences, release orders and sale deeds in favour of a builder who was not the owner at the relevant time, those downstream transactions were unsustainable and liable to be quashed. Relief may nevertheless be moulded to preserve the lawful acquisition, vest the land in the public authority, and make limited equitable provision for reimbursement, restitution and third-party protection. en-us Fri, 13 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 06:52:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279443 Statutory acquisition power cannot be used to divert acquired land to a private beneficiary, and doing so amounts to abuse of power and a colourable exercise contrary to constitutional guarantees of fairness and property protection. Where the acquisition process was later channelled through licences, release orders and sale deeds in favour of a builder who was not the owner at the relevant time, those downstream transactions were unsustainable and liable to be quashed. Relief may nevertheless be moulded to preserve the lawful acquisition, vest the land in the public authority, and make limited equitable provision for reimbursement, restitution and third-party protection. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279443