https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284378 Promissory estoppel cannot validate a representation or lease made without legal authority, and it cannot prevent the State from objecting where nazul land was never notified or transferred to the public body. The governing scheme required an affirmative act of vesting or transfer before the body could lease the land; mere knowledge of the auction by the State did not confer competence. As no lawful transfer to the public body was shown, the lease was ultra vires, unenforceable against the State, and the State was free to proceed in accordance with law. en-us Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:23:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284378 Promissory estoppel cannot validate a representation or lease made without legal authority, and it cannot prevent the State from objecting where nazul land was never notified or transferred to the public body. The governing scheme required an affirmative act of vesting or transfer before the body could lease the land; mere knowledge of the auction by the State did not confer competence. As no lawful transfer to the public body was shown, the lease was ultra vires, unenforceable against the State, and the State was free to proceed in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284378