https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460741 A public-spirited citizen could maintain a writ petition to challenge alleged misuse of public land, because land held by a public authority is a public trust asset and the grievance concerned arbitrary allotment in public interest. The allotment in favour of an educational institution was invalid as it was made without public notice, objective criteria, or a transparent policy, and was treated as impermissible largesse contrary to Article 14. Although the Division Bench used different reasoning in separate but concurring orders, both reached the same operative result, so no real difference of opinion requiring further reference was shown. en-us Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:05:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460741 A public-spirited citizen could maintain a writ petition to challenge alleged misuse of public land, because land held by a public authority is a public trust asset and the grievance concerned arbitrary allotment in public interest. The allotment in favour of an educational institution was invalid as it was made without public notice, objective criteria, or a transparent policy, and was treated as impermissible largesse contrary to Article 14. Although the Division Bench used different reasoning in separate but concurring orders, both reached the same operative result, so no real difference of opinion requiring further reference was shown. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460741